Executive desk in solid wood: the ArcPURE L-shaped desk

An executive desk in solid oak or walnut stands free in the room and stays for many years. This piece is mainly about the ArcPURE, a corner desk with a 120-degree angle for large rooms. We’ll also show you the DeskPRO with its two drawers.

Finishes: oak or walnut, oiled or lacquered

Four finishes, each with its own character. Here is the same ArcPURE in all four.

The top is 26 mm solid oak or walnut, finished with the Swiss edge: it tapers to a 5 mm line at the front, 26 mm behind. That long bevel makes the desk look slim, though there is nothing slim about it.

• Golden Timber: light oak, oiled.
• Midnight Noir: oak, stained black and lacquered.
• Smoked Amber: oak, stained and lacquered in a smoked-oak tone.
• Deep Walnut: solid American walnut, oiled.

The difference shows in the care. Oiled surfaces you can re-oil yourself, which freshens up small marks. Lacquered surfaces are sealed: wipe them dry or with a barely damp cloth and clear water, and leave the rest alone. If you’re not sure, order the wood samples first and hold them up to the light in your own room.

Features: cables gone, storage where you need it

On the ArcPURE, cable management comes as standard. Under the top sits a compartment with a solid oak or walnut flap in the same finish as your desk. Inside is a 6-way power strip with 2 x USB-A and 2 x USB-C. Power adapters, chargers and spare cable all disappear in there. One black fabric cable runs to the wall, and that’s all you see.

Cables come up through cut-outs in the top, on the left-hand working side as standard. A monitor arm bolts in there too, with no clamp on the edge. The desk arrives with the cable management already fitted.

If you need more, add it when you order:

• CenterDRAW pull-out tray: a slim soft-close tray under the top, usable area around 80 x 47 cm, for a laptop, keyboard or papers.
• SideDRAW: a drawer on the left wing, in your wood, flush under the top. Internal dimensions 39 x 46 x 6 cm, 900 €.
• SmartCHARGE: a MagSafe charging pad set into the top, charges your iPhone at 25 watts.
• PowerLINK: a finely machined USB-C charging port in aluminium, up to 140 watts.
• PowerPORT: a quick-access socket at the front of the desk.
• SoftGLOW: indirect LED light under the top.
• CableSLOT: the fabric cable runs down inside the leg.

The ArcPURE in real life

Renderings show the idea. Videos show the desk: once in black with a monitor arm, once in oak, and once as a mood piece with close-ups.

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What makes a good executive desk in wood

An executive desk in solid oak or walnut is a decision for many years. It stands in the room where you lead, negotiate and think. Most people looking for one compare shape, size, wood and price. From many conversations with managing directors and owners we know that, in the end, other things decide it.

• The room. The first question is almost always: will it fit? A large desk only works when there’s air around it.
• The cables. Nothing spoils a beautiful desk like a bundle of cables. Clean means power, chargers and adapters disappear, without you tidying up every evening.
• The wood. A solid top feels different from veneer. You notice it every day, when your hands rest on it.
• Decide once. An executive desk is meant to stay. Better to specify it properly now than to retrofit later.

One wing for work, one for the conversation

The ArcPURE follows a simple principle. You sit in the crook of the angle. On the left, longer wing you work: monitor, laptop, papers. The right side stays clear for conversations. Whoever sits across from you sees you, not the back of your monitor.

The 120-degree angle is more open than a classic 90-degree corner desk. Both ends run out into the room instead of ending at two walls. So the desk looks light despite its size, and you reach both sides with a turn of the chair.

Who the ArcPURE is for: space and the 120-degree angle

The ArcPURE is for rooms where a desk is allowed to be the centre. It stands free in the room or with the short end of the long wing against the wall, but never in a corner. Worth knowing when you plan: the size names the two wings, not the footprint. Because of the 120-degree angle, the desk is a good deal wider end to end.

The desk is 76 cm high. For a 210 x 210, allow around 5.3 x 3.5 m, roughly 18 m², for the desk, the chair and room to move. For it to feel free-standing, we recommend a room from about 5 m wide. On all three sizes the work area is on the left, and the right side stays for conversations. The room planner in our article on corner desks shows you in seconds how much space each size needs, free-standing or against the wall.

Is your office smaller, or would you rather put the desk in front of a window? Then a straight desk like the DeskPRO is usually the better fit. More on that in a moment.

DeskPRO: the classic executive desk with drawers

Not every room has space for an L-form. The DeskPRO is a straight desk in 26 mm solid oak or walnut with two soft-close drawers, left and right behind a single front. Five sizes from 160 x 80 to 240 x 108 cm, the same four finishes, cable compartment as standard, from 5.400 €.

See the DeskPRO, the executive desk with drawers
Configure your DeskPRO

ArcPURE, DeskPRO or DeskPURE: which executive desk is right for you?

The three desks side by side:

If you like it fully reduced, the DeskPURE is the purist’s desk: cable compartment, no drawers.

Delivered and set up where it will stand

Every desk, ArcPURE or DeskPRO, is built after you order it, in our workshop in Germany. Right now that takes 12-14 Wochen. Before it leaves, the desk is checked and packed by the people who built it.

It doesn’t travel with a carrier. A removals company that drives only for EDELHOLZ brings it direct, never unloaded on the way. The team carries the desk to where it will stand and sets it up there. The ArcPURE comes in two parts and is joined on site. Do check beforehand that your doorways and stairwell are wide enough for the two parts. Within Germany, delivery is free. We also deliver to Austria and Switzerland, into the room and assembled. Delivery to the UK on request, we’ll quote door to door.

Frequently asked questions about the ArcPURE executive desk