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Studio Johan Viladrich
AL Desk by Johan Viladrich
Desks · Collection Johan Viladrich Collection · 2023
€8.000
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The label
W 23.6 × D 59.1 × H 29.5 in
The story
The AL Desk is a two-tier workspace piece from the Johan Viladrich Collection, designed by Johan Viladrich in Montpellier.
Two elongated horizontal surfaces, a primary top and a lower shelf, are supported by two stout U-shaped legs in the same brushed silver-grey metal. The open space between the two planes and the clearance beneath the lower shelf give the piece a layered, architectural quality. The U-shaped leg form is structurally direct: no taper, no ornamental joint, just the profile necessary to carry the load.
The entire piece is fabricated from brushed aluminium, with a consistent matte silver-grey finish across all elements. The uniform material treatment turns the desk into a composition of horizontal planes and vertical anchors, read as a single architectural object.
The AL Desk belongs to the Johan Viladrich Collection, extending Viladrich's interest in two-tier structures and the spatial quality that open layering produces within a room.
About Studio Johan Viladrich
Johan Viladrich works from his studio in Montpellier, France, designing furniture and spatial structures that treat metal as a primary formal language. His practice centers on brushed aluminium and steel, materials he approaches not for their industrial connotations but for their capacity to hold geometric precision at scale.
Viladrich's process is architectural in its logic: each piece is built from flat planes, cylindrical volumes, and intersecting sections, assembled with visible fasteners the design does not conceal. The construction method reads as surface texture rather than something to be hidden. This directness gives his work a durability of intent that resists trends in contemporary French furniture design.
The Johan Viladrich Collection, available through Monde Singulier, demonstrates this language across seating, storage, and working surfaces. Pieces such as the LAC Low Aluminium Chair and the Float cantilevered shelf distill his formal research into objects that function as furniture while reading as spatial propositions. His working surfaces, including the AL Desk and the RC03 Console, pair brushed-metal structures with glass, introducing transparency without softening the material character.
Based in Montpellier, Viladrich works outside the established French design centres, developing a practice focused on furniture design with architectural scale ambitions. His work on Monde Singulier extends his reach to collectors and interior architects seeking contemporary French furniture with a distinct material voice.
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Delivery and terms
Every piece is packed and shipped under insurance, from the workshop to you. White glove delivery (unpacking, installation, packaging removal) is available on request. Delivery is not charged at checkout: we send you a quote within 24 business hours of your order. You have 5 days to accept and pay it (secure payment link or bank transfer), otherwise your order is cancelled and fully refunded.
Tax-free export price. Import duties and local taxes, if any, are paid by the buyer. Delivery quoted within 24 business hours.
As our pieces are made to order or one of a kind, they cannot be returned or exchanged.