Johan Viladrich Collection - AL Desk
by Studio Johan Viladrich
Material
Waxed Aluminum
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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.
W 150 x D 60 x H 75 cm
W 59.06 x D 23.62 x H 29.53 in
Materials: Waxed Aluminum
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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