Black Desirè ceramic surface detail on the Monolith director table

Monolith director table — Italian design for the new-economy corner office

Las Mobili

Orlandini Design

Executive desk only
Monolith Most chosen configuration Executive desk only
₹ 595.080

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There is a generation of Indian companies whose offices no longer imitate the boardrooms of their bankers — technology firms, design-led consultancies, new-economy corporates. The Monolith director table by Las Mobili, designed by Orlandini Design, is built for that cabin: a thin, shaped top carried on V-shaped legs of 4 mm steel plate, with the frame finished in Rust, Terracotta or Black. Authority through geometry, not bulk.

For Indian working conditions the marble-effect ceramic top is the specification that earns its keep: 6 mm of fired ceramic bonded to the wood core, indifferent to tea rings, spilled coffee and the daily traffic of a working MD cabin — with the White Calacatta face bringing the marble language Indian corporate interiors already speak, at furniture weight. The 3d-foil tops in six finishes, and the versions with an eco-leather writing insert, cover cabins that want warmth over stone.

A system, not a single table

Cables climb inside the legs through built-in risers into a steel tray under the top — no cable spine crossing the cabin floor. The service unit works as a structural support or freestanding storage; columns and low cabinets up to 240 cm complete the back wall in the same finishes. One material decision covers the director table, the meeting table and the storage behind the video-call frame.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Monolith
Manufacturer: Las Mobili
Design: Orlandini Design
Category: director table / executive office system

Top versions:
Single 3d-foil top
Single marble-effect ceramic top (6 mm ceramic bonded to the wood core)
Top with 3d-foil insert: Grey Elm 12, Black 56 or Grey Beige 83
Top with eco-leather insert: Black or Mud

Wooden tops:
Two coupled 18 mm MDF panels with shaped perimeter edges
3d-foil visible face, melamine counter-facing underneath
Finishes: Grey Elm 12, Bali Walnut 30, Slate 55, Black 56, Wenge 60, Grey Beige 83
Optional top-access with soft-closing flip-top; bilateral opening for meeting tables

Ceramic surfaces:
White Calacatta over Grey Beige 83, or Black Desirè over Black 56

Metal structure:
Rectangular steel frame 50 x 25 mm, 1.5 mm gauge
Press-folded steel cable tray, 0.7 mm
V-shaped legs in 4 mm sheet steel with built-in cable riser
Epoxy powder coating: Rust, Terracotta, Black

Service units:
Structural support for the top or freestanding
Push-open doors; drawers on metal guides with nylon bearings, stop and self-closing
Interiors in melamine board, Black 59 or Stone Grey 44; folding open inserts in 3d-foil
Height-adjustable nylon feet

Storage:
Columns and low cabinets W 180–240 cm, composable or freestanding
Reversible push-open doors; 110° hinges with 3D adjustment — titanium-coloured on black, nickel-plated on stone grey structures
Concealed shelf hardware at 32 mm pitch; modular units with open inserts W 60/120 x D 35 x H 22.3 cm

Modesty panels (optional):
Two shapes, W 90–124.5 x H 55 cm, 3d-foil on sheet steel in the frame colours

Coffee tables:
3d-foil or marble-effect ceramic tops on V-shaped legs

Warranty declared by the manufacturer:
5 years on the furniture
3 years on worktops faced with 3d-foil
2 years on sockets, cables, control panels and motor drives
Spare parts available for 5 years

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When it is the right choice

  • Director cabins that prefer the table light on the eye: thin top on V-shaped legs in 4 mm sheet steel, cable riser inside the leg.
  • Cabins where the table doubles as the meeting table: 6 mm marble-effect ceramic top, White Calacatta or Nero Desirè.
  • Material-led interiors: frame powder-coated in Rust or Terracotta as well as Black.

When another solution serves you better

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FAQ

Tea, coffee and twelve-hour days — which Monolith top survives an Indian MD cabin?

The marble-effect ceramic, without hesitation. It is a fired 6 mm surface bonded to the wood core: cup rings, spills and heat do not mark it, and it wipes clean without ritual. White Calacatta suits cabins that speak the marble language of Indian corporate interiors; Black Desirè suits darker, denser rooms. Where the cabin is air-conditioned and the use is lighter, the 3d-foil tops in six finishes bring more warmth at a lower spend.

Our client's brand guidelines are strict. How do we match Monolith to a corporate identity?

Work from the metal first. Black steel is the neutral that fits any identity; Rust and Terracotta belong to brands confident enough to put design in the foreground. Then set the top: Calacatta for prestige-led identities, Grey Elm or Grey Beige for light international palettes, Bali Walnut or Wengé where the brand reads established and warm. The storage wall shares the same finish codes, so the whole cabin holds one line. We map finish codes to the brand book before you specify.

How is the cabling handled? Indian fitouts fail on this more than on furniture.

Monolith carries its own wiring: risers built into the V-legs, a steel tray under the top, and an optional flip-top access on the surface. What the fitout must still deliver is one feed point near a leg — raise it with the MEP consultant at electrical design stage, not at snag. The top-access cut-out is prepared with the top at order stage, finished in the frame colour, so decide it before the order is confirmed.

What technical documentation supports a multi-cabin specification?

Dimensioned drawings, 3D models from the Las Mobili download area, a component-level bill of materials with product codes for each cabin, and the product certifications available among the downloadable documents on this page. Requirements specific to your project — environmental criteria, emissions data, client audit formats — are confirmed project by project before the order, so the FF&E schedule and the delivered goods match exactly.

Is a light desk on steel legs stable enough for a director who leans, writes and holds court?

The lightness is visual, not structural. The top is two coupled 18 mm MDF panels; the legs are cut from 4 mm steel plate — plate, not tube — and the frame is a welded 50 x 25 mm rectangular section. Specified with the service unit as a structural support, the composition is as planted as any closed-volume desk. What disappears is the bulk, not the engineering.

Specifying Monolith for an Indian corporate project

Five steps for Indian A&D teams and procurement heads — palette, top, storage wall, MEP alignment and samples — from concept to a clean approval file.

Position the cabin in the company's hierarchy of spaces

Monolith reads contemporary; confirm that is the statement the organisation wants at the top. In a new-economy corporate, the MD cabin in Monolith and the senior cabins in a quieter programme create a clear hierarchy. In a traditional group, Monolith often fits the CEO's private office precisely because it breaks with the boardroom's weight. Decide the register first — the finishes follow it.

Fix the palette in one meeting: metal, top, storage fronts

Three decisions, one sitting: frame colour (Black, Rust or Terracotta), top family (ceramic Calacatta or Desirè, single 3d-foil, or insert versions), and the storage-wall finish from the same six 3d-foil codes. Because Monolith shares finishes across desk, meeting table, columns and low cabinets, one approval covers the whole cabin — and the client signs once, not four times.

Draw the storage wall with the video frame in mind

The columns and low cabinets behind the MD are the background of every video call the cabin will ever host. Closed push-open fronts keep it disciplined; one or two open inserts in contrasting 3d-foil give it depth without clutter. Check the camera line from the MD's seat before finalising heights — the wall should end cleanly inside the frame, not cut through it.

Align the MEP consultant before the order, not during snag

Monolith needs one power feed near a V-leg; the riser inside the leg and the under-top tray do the rest. Mark the floor box on the electrical drawing, orient the desk so a riser leg meets it, and confirm the top-access cut-out at order stage. The USB and data provisions of the fitout stay in the building's scope — the desk's job is to make them invisible.

Put physical samples under the site's actual light

Calacatta ceramic under warm Indian office lighting reads differently than under a showroom's neutral white. We dispatch physical samples of ceramic, 3d-foil and eco-leather to the studio or site; the sample cost is credited in full against a confirmed order. For multi-cabin campuses, have the client's interior head approve samples under site lighting — it is the cheapest revision insurance available.

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