Baguette Desk

Overview

Baguette Desk is a desk by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Magis, dated 2021. The technical sheet describes a table of 130 x 65 cm with a frame in die-cast aluminium and a top laminated with Fenix on both sides.

Construction

The legs are die-cast aluminium painted in polyester powder, joined by an aluminium crosspiece painted in the same way. The top is MDF laminated with Fenix, 25 mm thick, with an edge in painted ABS. The Baguette catalogue notes that the Fenix top with ABS edges is available only for the desk version, and says the Baguette tops are supported by four chopstick-looking feet.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 130 x 65 x 71.5 cm (TV1708 / TV1740)
• Frame: die-cast aluminium legs and aluminium crosspiece, painted, in white 5108 or black 5140
• Top: MDF laminated with Fenix in beige, bordeaux or grey, with painted ABS edge
• Top thickness: 25 mm

A desk in the Baguette family

Baguette Desk, by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, is dated 2021. The Baguette catalogue describes the Baguette table as large and rectangular, in two parts, with an opaque top resting on a highly resistant yet delicate aluminium base.

Less aluminium, a lighter look

The catalogue says the designers focused on the structure so as to use as little aluminium as possible, and that the effect is visual: the heavy top is supported only by four chopstick-looking feet, so that it seems to float. For the desk, Magis pairs this base with a Fenix laminate top and an ABS edge painted white or black.