A pedestal is usually something you buy afterwards and push out of sight. On Uno the box is part of the drawing: a melamine-faced wood element, ABS edged, standing on its own chromed iron tripod beside the moulded shell. It was designed to be seen, which is why it has its own finish range instead of matching by default.
For a headquarters that has to look considered on day one, that changes the brief: the storage decision happens at design stage rather than at handover. The desk spans 220 by 103 centimetres at 75 high, the shell is high-density polyurethane, and the whole piece carries a GOOD DESIGN Award from 2008. Design by Karim Rashid. La Mercanti specifies both elements together for Indian corporate floors.
Collection: Uno, designer executive desk
Manufacturer: Della Rovere
Design: Karim Rashid, 2008
Box: melamine-faced wood agglomerate, ABS edged, declared as part of the desk
Box colours: dark oak · walnut 2 · white
Tripod: chromed iron, supporting the box
Shell: moulded self-supporting high-density polyurethane
Size: W 220 × D 103 × H 75 cm
Lacquering: gloss or embossed matt
Catalogue colours: Cloud white · Shy pink · Purple inspiration · Stormy black · Fresh & green · Orange blossom
Metallics: Golden morning · Water reflect · Liberation blue
Top option: top with customisable image
Custom colour: on request, quoting a RAL or NCS reference
Award: GOOD DESIGN Award 2008, Furniture category, Chicago Athenaeum
Twin project: Zero, same designer and same year
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