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Theatres understood it long ago: a stage is only as good as its lighting desk. Lux brings the same logic to the front-of-house. In the counter designed by Gianantonio Perin and Monica Fernandes for Bralco — the house of the Arche executive desk —, the steel supports of the shelves carry low-voltage LEDs at 4000 K, softened by plexiglas into a continuous perimeter glow — and a row of dimmable buttons works as the console. Side buttons cue the side LEDs; the central one runs the centre lights and the horizontal blade below. Morning arrival, evening event: each gets its own scene.
The stagecraft sits on sober carpentry. Fronts and legs in thick melamine are mitred at 45 degrees with steel joints; a chrome-effect aluminium plinth with adjustable feet grounds the whole; widths run in three modular spans from 140 to 400 cm, and the sit-stand version rises on a three-stage electric column. The shelf tops at 111.2 cm come in melamine, wood veneer edged in solid timber, or glass-ceramic — a ceramic sheet bonded to glass, bevelled at 45 degrees on every side.
Backstage is equally rehearsed: top access units with sockets and USB A/C, a fabric cable vertebra, lockable drawer units that double as anti-tip ballast, antibacterial melamine surfaces. La Mercanti scripts each Lux composition on a dimensioned drawing — spans, shelves, light zones — confirmed in writing before the order. Opening night deserves a rehearsal.
Collection: Lux — RE.AC line (reception & accessories)
Manufacturer: Bralco Srl, Susegana, Italy
Design: Gianantonio Perin and Monica Fernandes
Counter: h 75 cm (29.5 in), depth 74 cm (29.1 in); modular widths 140÷200, 220÷280, 320÷400 cm (55.1÷78.7, 86.6÷110.2, 126÷157.5 in); fronts h 90 cm (35.4 in)
Structure: fronts and legs in 2.5 cm (0.98 in) melamine with ABS edges, mitred at 45° with steel joints; chrome-effect aluminium plinth with adjustable feet
Shelves: counter-top level at h 111.2 cm (43.8 in); 80, 120 and 160 cm (31.5, 47.2 and 63 in) elements in melamine (1.2 cm (0.47 in)), wood veneer with solid-timber edge, or glass-ceramic (0.6 cm (0.24 in) ceramic bonded to 0.6 cm (0.24 in) glass, 45° bevel); hooked to legs or fronts with steel brackets
Lighting: 4000 K low-voltage 12 V LEDs inside the painted steel supports, perimeter diffusion through plexiglas; zoned dimmable buttons (side, centre + lower horizontal LED); plug-in wiring
Electrification: aluminium top access, socket block with 3 outlets + USB A + USB C, 2-outlet block with USB A/C, fabric cable vertebra, cable vertebra, vertical sheet-metal riser, chromed-wire cable guides
Accessories: drawer units with 4 drawers or 2 + metal filing drawer (soft close and lock as standard; bracketed to the underside they act as anti-tip ballast for the whole structure), paper tray; 3-stage electric column h 847÷1497 mm (33.3÷58.9 in) (EN 527-1:2011 dimensional conformity, TÜV-certified electrics, 10,000 cycles, 80 kg (176 lb) capacity, 39 dB, optional battery kit)
Counter finishes: antibacterial-surface melamine — black, white, traditional oak, titanium grey, Lux walnut, canaletto walnut, turtledove, natural oak
Shelf finishes: melamine; 7 oak veneers (black lacquered, grey, Carbon, natural, tobacco, white lacquered, dark grey); printed glass in black or white
Recyclability: metal 100%, plastic 99.5%, melamine 100%
Certification: melamine products can be FSC certified on request (feasibility and costs confirmed at order stage)
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How to plan a reception counter the way a stage manager plans a show — spans, scenes and a written running order.
