This dark wooden desk combines a vintage appeal with a more contemporary presence, featuring a green carpeted top and a simple structure. The green plastic detail on the metal handle structure adds a graphic touch, while the Scandinavian-style handles on the drawers highlight its meticulous design. With its central drawer and three side drawers, it offers functional storage for papers, notebooks, and work accessories. Its height allows for the comfortable installation of a chair or office armchair, in a dedicated workspace or in a bedroom. Dressed with a work lamp and a few folders, it creates a structured yet elegant office corner. Length: 100 cm Depth: 55 cm Height: 74 cm Drawer height: 6.5 cm Clearance under the top: 60 cm A brief history of the desk It all starts with “bure,” the thick brown wool fabric that covered the tables of copyist monks to protect their precious manuscripts. By extension, the table itself eventually took the name of the fabric that covered it: the desk. Unlike a secretary, it is defined by its wide fixed top and visible legs, offering a space for reflection without artifice. Also called a “flat desk,” it remains the centerpiece for anchoring a workspace with character.