Arche executive desk by Bralco with oak top and mitred perimeter frame

Arche by Bralco — a desk framed like a painting

Bralco

Perin & Topan

Executive desk only
Arche Most chosen configuration Executive desk only
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The British know what a frame does to a picture: it declares that what sits inside matters. Arche by Bralco applies the same logic to the executive desk — the top is bordered by a mitred perimeter frame, corners joined like a gallery moulding, so the work surface reads as something worth framing. On portal legs of veneered solid wood — a 12×4 cm section tapering to a slender 1.8 — the whole desk stands like a piece hung at eye level.

Gianantonio Perin and Giorgio Topan drew the rest with the same editorial eye. A sliding leather pad glides open on nylon guides to reveal a concealed, electrifiable tray in the top — the phone can charge out of sight, beside keys, cables and papers mid-signature — and closes with one gesture. Front screens come in three heights, solid or louvred, deciding how much of the desk a visitor gets to see. Bralco calls it «a clever game of contrasts»; dark oak against pale lacquer, back-lacquered glass against timber, timber against steel.

The collection carries the frame across the whole floor: sideboards at 74 cm on feet, wardrobes to 270 cm, and a family of meeting tables from a ø 120 round to a 480 cm top seating eighteen — each distinguished by a leather insert set into the surface. Nine oak finishes include two lacquers exclusive to Arche, titanium and dove grey. La Mercanti configures the set to the project and coordinates delivery wherever the boardroom hangs its art.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Collection: Arche (EXE executive systems line)
Manufacturer: Bralco Srl, Susegana (Treviso), Italy
Design: Gianantonio Perin and Giorgio Topan
Desk: H 75 cm (29.5 in) — D 80 x W 160/180 cm (31.5 x 63/70.9 in) or D 100 x W 200÷240 cm (39.4 x 78.7÷94.5 in); mitred perimeter frame around the top; version with service unit on H 54 credenza (W 173.6/215.4); tapered portal legs in veneered solid wood, lacquered to match the tops
Sliding pad: leather or eco-leather on nylon guides, W 80 x D 54 cm (31.5 x 21.3 in) — glides open onto an electrifiable cable tray with a sliding stationery holder inside
Front screens: three heights, H 30 / 38.5 / 50 cm (11.8 / 15.2 / 19.7 in), solid or louvred, desk- or credenza-mounted
Tech units: flip-lid power modules on desk and meeting tops
Meeting tables: round ø 120 (4 seats) — square 120 (4) and 160 (8) — rectangular 240-276 (8/10) — 320 (12) — 480 cm (189 in) (18 seats); leather inserts; column round table on steel base
Storage: sideboards H 74 (W 175.4/217.2) on feet — credenzas H 54 — pedestals H 60.6 (mobile W 44.5 · W 133.5) — wardrobes D 46, H 78.6 to 270.6, W 50/100 — open shelving D 36.4 — coat stand H 160 — occasional tables H 40
Finishes: 9 oaks — Carbon, tobacco, dark grey, grey, natural, black and white lacquered, plus Arche-exclusive titanium and dove-grey lacquers; matt lacquers; ecomalta; back-lacquered tempered glass; 10 leathers, 11 eco-leathers; slim metal bar handle; 4 moods
Technical sheet data: wooden tops 38 mm (1.5 in) thick, low-emission class E1, 0.6 mm (0.02 in) veneer with rounded solid-wood edge; tempered glass tops 12 mm (0.47 in) with polished flat edge; water-based staining under clear acrylic finish; structural steel beams 40×40 mm (1.6×1.6 in), black; declared recyclability — wood 100%, plastic 99.5%, aluminium recyclable

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FAQ

What does the frame around the top actually do?
Visually, it closes the surface the way a moulding closes a painting — mitred corners, continuous line. Practically, it defines the desk's edge with a border that survives years of cuffs, files and coffee cups better than an open veneer edge.
How does the sliding leather pad work?
It glides forward over the top and opens a concealed compartment beneath — sized for a phone, keys and papers awaiting signature. One gesture closes it, and the desk returns to a clean surface with nothing on show.
What are the portal legs actually made of?
Veneered solid wood, lacquered in the same finish as the top — a 12×4 cm section tapered to 1.8 cm at the outer edge. Contrast comes from colour, not material: the nine oaks include the two Arche-exclusive lacquers, titanium and dove grey.
How large does the meeting family go?
From a ø 120 round for four to a 480 cm rectangular top seating eighteen, with squares and mid-sizes between. Every table carries the leather insert that Bralco calls the distinguishing touch of the Arche range.
Who handles specification and delivery for international projects?
La Mercanti configures sizes, screens and finishes with Bralco, prepares the technical documentation from the product page and coordinates shipment worldwide; delivery terms are confirmed in writing at order confirmation, and sample costs are fully credited then too.

How to specify an executive floor that hangs together

Five framing decisions with Arche by Bralco — edge, legs, screens, tables and palette — so desk and boardroom read as one collection.

Let the frame set the tone
The mitred border is the collection's signature: repeat it from desk to meeting top and the floor gains a single graphic line. Choose the oak first; everything else keys off it.
Pick the leg tone per room
Tone-on-tone portals for the chairman's office, titanium or dove-grey lacquer where the room wants contrast: same tapered geometry, two temperatures. Order the samples and judge them against the flooring — costs are credited at order confirmation.
Size the screen to the audience
Reception-facing desks take the 50 cm screen; internal offices may only need 30. The louvred version keeps light moving through while covering the working surface.
Plan the compartment's contents
Decide what should vanish when a visitor sits down — phone, keys, signature file — and the sliding pad becomes a habit, not a gadget.
Scale the boardroom honestly
Count real attendance: eight fit the 160 square, twelve the 320, eighteen the full 480. Technical sheets download from the product page for the specification pack.

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