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The executive pages of the Lay catalog do something American corner offices rarely dare: they put the boss at a blue desk. The 12 mm CDF top is blue, the die-cast aluminum joint and the oval steel legs are painted to match, the 82.7-inch side cabinet is lacquered blue and anthracite, and the bookcases behind repeat blue open compartments under anthracite doors. One color, from the floor up, in a room that usually asks for walnut. The walnut version exists too, with an anthracite frame; the point is that the choice is yours.
Whichever designer desk you pick, the structure is the same U-shaped die-cast aluminum joint where two diagonal legs meet, offered in white, red, blue, green or anthracite. Tops come in 18 mm melamine, 12 mm CDF or, on the executive desk, Canaletto walnut veneer. The concept and creative direction are by Margherita Rui, the product design by e-ggs. The same frame carries the manager’s desk resting on a storage unit, the staff desk and bench for two to six, and the meeting tables in soft, rectangular, high and round versions.
La Mercanti puts the blue and the walnut executive compositions of Lay side by side on your floor plan, checks clearances in inches, and ships to the United States with the cabinet hung on the side you specify.
Collection: Lay, Archiutti (Treviso, Italy) — concept, creative and design direction Margherita Rui (dogtrot), product design e-ggs.
Type: designer office desk program for staff, meeting, executive and breakout areas.
Versions: executive desk 70.9 / 78.7 / 86.6 in (180 / 200 / 220 cm) × 35.4 in (90 cm), also as an executive table without side cabinet; manager’s desk 55.1–70.9 in (140–180 cm) × 31.5 in (80 cm) resting on a 63 × 15.7 in (160 × 40 cm) storage unit; staff desk 39.4–78.7 in (100–200 cm) × 31.5 in (80 cm), or 23.6 in (60 cm) deep; bench for 2, 4 or 6, 55.1–212.6 in (140–540 cm) × 64.6 in (164 cm); meeting tables.
Height: 29.5 in (75 cm); height-adjustable legs from 26.4 to 33.5 in (67–85 cm) in 0.8 in (20 mm) steps on the 47.2–70.9 in (120–180 cm) desks.
Structure: U-shaped die-cast aluminum joint, epoxy powder coated in red, blue, anthracite, olive green or white; tubular steel legs with 2 × 1 in (50 × 25 mm) oval section, coated to match; ABS leveling foot with 0.2 in (5 mm) travel; joint cover and plastic end cap in the same finish.
Tops: melamine 0.7 in (18 mm) in white, light gray, dove gray, light oak, Canaletto walnut, blue, green or anthracite; CDF (Compact Density Fibreboard) 0.5 in (12 mm) in white, blue, green or anthracite; Canaletto walnut veneer 0.7 in (18 mm) on the executive desk. Tops longer than 110.2 in (280 cm) are made in two pieces.
Cable management: powder-coated steel duct with ABS end caps, repositionable under-top cable tray, optional sliding-top kit with five-position spring pin, optional top access in black or white, cable sleeve, desktop power unit with 2 sockets, power tower with 3 sockets and 2 USB ports.
Storage modules: 0.7 in (18 mm) melamine, 15.7 in (40 cm) high and deep, 15.7 / 23.6 / 31.5 / 63 in (40 / 60 / 80 / 160 cm) wide, open or with door (lock on request), stackable and reversible; niches 7.9 or 15.7 in (20 or 40 cm) deep; finishing top in 0.5 in (12 mm) lacquer or CDF, or 0.7 in (18 mm) melamine; three bases (staff bench, support bench, feet); without wall fixing up to three 15.7 in (40 cm) modules or one 15.7 in plus one 31.5 in (40 + 80 cm).
Executive storage: side cabinet 82.7 × 23.6 × 25.6 in (210 × 60 × 65 cm) with doors, drawers and technical compartments, right- or left-handed; low credenza 78.7 × 19.7 × 29.5 in (200 × 50 × 75 cm) with niche or with two drawers; executive bookcases 63 / 78.7 / 94.5 in (160 / 200 / 240 cm) wide, 41.3 or 56.7 in (105 or 144 cm) high, push-pull doors.
Meeting tables: soft-shaped six-seater 96.1 or 116.9 × 50.4 in (244 or 297 × 128 cm) with double joint; rectangular 78.7–118.1 in (200–300 cm) × 42.1 / 50.4 / 55.1 in (107 / 128 / 140 cm); high table 63–78.7 in (160–200 cm) × 31.5 in (80 cm), 37.4 in (95 cm) high; round 55.1 or 63 in (140 or 160 cm).
Finishes: lacquer in white, blue, green, anthracite or red; metal in white, anthracite, red, blue, green (plus aluminum gray on executive pieces); screens in melange fabric; bench lamp in painted MDF in the structure colors.
Accessories: pedestal with tray, painted metal drawer, document rubber band, pencil holder, paper tray, oval and round trays; desk screens 47.2–78.7 in (120–200 cm), screen on legs 64.6 in (164 cm) high; break cabinet with compartment for an optional refrigerator.
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