Prix Prix compasso d'oro pour System of office tables and writing desks “Nomos” (1987) “Chromium-plated or powder-painted steel fused to aluminum, glass, rubber” (Byars, 1999, p. 184) Foster Associates, Tecno, MilanThe raw, glossy materials accentuated the trim lines of this flexible table and shelf system. Initially, Tecno promoted the product as a “'machine' capable of interpreting ‘surface' functions in the office, at home or in community surroundings” (Tecno Projects Centre, 1988, p. 108). It appeared as a dining table in Italian design magazines, but it undoubtedly was going in the direction of office systems furniture.