Avatar executive desk by i4Mariani in a director cabin

Many shapes, few rules: how far an Avatar configuration can go

i4Mariani

Umberto Asnago

Most executive programmes offer a desk and a matching cabinet. Avatar is described by its maker as «a game of assemblies to create the favourite office, many shapes and few rules», and the component list backs the claim: front extensions of 100 by 100 centimetres, side sideboards of 228,5, fixed pedestals, low cabinets up to 284,5, a medium unit with a flip-up door, high cabinets with open shelves, plus rectangular and round conference tables.

For a corporate project spanning several cabins that flexibility is the practical argument: one collection, many layouts, a single finish family. Tops measure 220, 240 and 265 cm by 120 deep at six centimetres thick, carried by legs in moulded polyurethane covered in leather. Design Umberto Asnago, 2015. La Mercanti supplies Indian corporate offices where the same specification has to work in rooms of different size.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Avatar
Manufacturer: i4Mariani
Design: Umberto Asnago, 2015
Type: contemporary executive desk, conference tables and storage
Desk sizes: 220 · 240 · 265 cm, depth 120 cm, top thickness 6 cm
Front extension: 100 × 100 cm, h 74 cm
Fixed pedestal: 60,5 × 110 cm, h 68 cm
Sideboard: 228,5 cm, h 68 cm
Low cabinets: 172,5 · 228,5 · 284,5 cm, h 82,5 cm, depth 50 cm
Medium cabinet: 228,5 cm, h 119,5 cm, with flip-up door
High cabinets: 118,5 and 228,5 cm, h 198,5 cm, with open units
Legs: rigid polyurethane formed in a mould, covered in saddle leather or leather, on a black painted steel plate
Tops: black melamine coated panel (leather) or particleboard (veneered)
Top options: saddle leather · veneer with leather writing pad · veneer with crossed grain
Standard veneers: striped black walnut, ebony type
Handles: solid black walnut or lacquered to match the leather
Modesty panels: 89 · 109 · 134 cm
Low tables: 60 × 60 and 120 × 60 cm, height 40,5 cm
Conference tables: rectangular and round

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FAQ

How many configurations does the collection really allow?
The manufacturer speaks of many shapes and few rules, and the component list supports it: three desk sizes, a front extension, pedestals, a sideboard, low cabinets in three widths, a medium unit and high cabinets, plus rectangular and round tables. A cabin can be built from these without custom joinery.
Can the same specification cover cabins of different size?
That is its practical strength. The desk sizes and the storage widths vary while the finish family stays constant, so a floor of cabins can share one material specification and still fit rooms of different proportions.
What does the front extension add?
A surface of 100 by 100 centimetres at 74 high, attached at the front of the desk, which seats visitors without moving to a separate table. In a cabin that also hosts short meetings, it often replaces a second piece of furniture.
Which storage heights are available?
82,5 cm for the low cabinets, 119,5 for the medium unit with its flip-up door, and 198,5 for the high cabinets with open units. Widths run from 118,5 up to 284,5 depending on the type.
Are the conference tables in the same language as the desk?
Yes, rectangular and round, with tops available in saddle leather with symmetrical stitching, in plain leather, or in veneer with a leather under-top. The leg follows the same moulded construction as the desk.

How to configure an Avatar cabin

Five steps from the room dimensions to the finish schedule, using the collection as a kit.

Start from the cabin size
Three desk lengths at 120 deep. Plot the door swing and the visitor chairs before choosing, as the front extension will add another metre in front.
Decide whether meetings happen at the desk
If they do, specify the front extension. If they need a separate table, take the round or rectangular conference table from the same collection.
Build the storage wall
Low cabinets at 82,5, medium at 119,5 with flip-up door, high at 198,5 with open shelves. Mixing heights keeps a long wall from reading as a single block.
Fix the finish family once
Saddle leather, leather, striped black walnut or ebony type. Setting this at floor level rather than per cabin is what keeps a multi-room project coherent.
Confirm on physical samples
Leather category, veneer figure and handle type. La Mercanti provides the samples, since none of the three reproduce reliably on screen.

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