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Nanoleaf’s Smart LED Monitor Stand brings ambient lighting and desk organization together

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Nanoleaf has expanded its ecosystem with a Smart LED Monitor Stand that combines ergonomic monitor elevation, workspace organization, and customizable lighting in one. Developed in collaboration with FANTAQI, the stand brings the brand’s signature smart lighting experience to the desk while maintaining a clean, understated appearance with a multilayered solid wood construction and natural walnut veneer.

Measuring 100 × 22.5 × 12.1 cm, the stand raises a monitor by about 4.5 inches, positioning the screen closer to eye level for a more comfortable viewing angle. Its dual-layer design also creates additional storage space underneath the monitor, allowing keyboards and other desk essentials to be tucked away when not in use. The main platform can support up to 28 kg without the center support column and up to 70 kg with it installed, making it suitable for a range of monitor setups.

Designer: Nanoleaf

The stand’s modular design is another practical feature. It incorporates 23 standard 1/4-inch threaded mounting holes, allowing users to attach compatible accessories such as cameras, webcams, microphones, mini tripods, and ring lights. This gives users more flexibility to customize their workstation without filling the desk with separate stands and mounts. Lighting is divided into two independently useful zones. The forward-facing task light uses high-quality white LEDs with a CRI of 97, delivering up to 550 lumens and a tunable color temperature ranging from a warm 1,700K to a cool 6,500K. The light is also designed with an anti-glare output of UGR<10, making it better suited to focused work and longer sessions at the desk.

At the rear, an RGB ambient light uses a 160-degree wall-washing beam to cast colorful illumination across the surrounding space. The ambient lighting features 102 individually addressable zones capable of producing more than 16 million colors, allowing for smoother gradients and dynamic lighting effects. Users can choose from Nanoleaf’s lighting scenes or create their own combinations, while the stand can also respond to music through Rhythm Music Visualization. With Screen Mirror enabled through the Nanoleaf Desktop App, the lighting can match colors and activity displayed on the computer screen, adding a more immersive layer to gaming and movie watching.

Controls are available through the Nanoleaf app on Android and iOS, the desktop app for Windows and Mac, integrated capacitive touch controls, and compatible smart home platforms. Matter support enables integration with Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, and Home Assistant, including voice control and scheduling when connected through a compatible smart home hub.

The Smart LED Monitor Stand connects over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Thread, or Bluetooth Low Energy and supports firmware and Matter over-the-air updates. It requires a 15W or higher USB-C PD/QC power adapter, which is not included in the box. Priced at $169.99, the smart stand is a mindful combo of monitor elevation, accessory mounting, task lighting, and ambient smart illumination in one compact desktop solution.

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Freely organize every device and reclaim your desk space with this Modular Monitor Stand

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I struggle every day to keep my desk organized. I’ve added a monitor arm, a phone stand, a laptop cooling stand, and even a cable organizer clipped to the edge of the tabletop. Despite all these accessories, my desk still ends up feeling cluttered; earbud case is lying unattended somewhere, while the pens are all over the place. My problem isn’t lack of organizers: it’s that I’m not really sure how to use each accessory effectively or how they should work in tandem.

That may be exactly why this modular monitor stand from designer Lorenzo Vega caught my attention. Instead of adding yet another standalone accessory, it reimagines how desk organization should work. The modular stand is designed with various parts that interconnect to feel more intuitive and form an easier layout to keep things on the work desk organized.

Designer: Lorenzo Vega

The design concept of a modular monitor stand comprises a base stand and five different sectional trays which can be interchanged to accommodate the user’s preferences and workflow. The base stand, which the designer calls the main rack is designed to clamp to the back of a table. It is similar to how other monitor stands secure themselves to the table. The clamps, however, are adjustable and should work securely with tabletops of varying widths.

Since the rack attaches to the back of the table and remains almost six inches clear of it with a pair of legs – one on each side – it can free up space below to keep your notepad or the reference books you require in the vicinity. The tray modules can be placed on the two parallel rails of the rack running horizontally. They fix seamlessly to the base rack and, in addition to holding the monitor on top, are designed for common uses. A tray for organizing stationery, one to hold the phone/tablet, or even to hold papers upright.

The designer suggests that the modular monitor stand – which appears to be made ground up from aluminum – is a working concept at the time of writing. The build quality feels solid, and it can easily support a monitor. In the future, the designer intends to include wireless charging and magnetic cable organizers below the interchangeable racks. This addition will uplift the design into a feasible category, which should have tech enthusiasts intrigued.

If you’re trying to clean up your desk without adding more clutter, Vega’s idea of a modular stand for the monitor is worth appreciating for how customizable it is. Built as a modular system, it allows you to add things like a phone stand, stationery holder et al, depending on how you use your desk. So, instead of stacking accessories everywhere, everything stays integrated.

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