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Vella Leather Desk
Leather tailoring shaped into a desk.
$4,195at Design Within Reach
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The Ocean Modern take
Precise exposed stitching runs along every seam of the Vella, a leather desk on tapered legs from designer Michele di Fonzo. His family has worked with leather since 1921, drawing on fashion and luggage design, where structure matters as much as aesthetics. In buff or saddle, it brings tactile warmth to a calm workspace.
Style itSet the buff version in a bedroom corner as a writing desk, with a linen-shaded lamp.
Details
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- Desks
- Brand
- Design Within Reach
- Designer
- Michele di Fonzo
- Materials
- Leather
- Color options
- BlackBuffPortobelloRumSaddleSienna
- Price checked
- October 4, 2026
From the maker
The Vella Desk (2013) is a modern desk that features tapered legs and precise exposed stitching along all seams, making each and every one truly unique. Designer Michele di Fonzo celebrates and builds upon the leather traditions that his grandfather started in 1921. For nearly a century, this family of designers has been transforming leather into a versatile and modern product, drawing inspiration from other fields like fashion and luggage design, where leather is as much about structure as it is about aesthetics.— Design Within Reach
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