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This beautiful wooden desk has subtle ways for you to organize your things

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A desk doesn’t have to be barren and featureless to be considered minimalist, though some purists might argue that to be the case. Paring the furniture down to its essentials doesn’t necessarily mean there will be no room for the things you need to be on your desk, whether all the time or in passing. Of course, an owner has the freedom to make their minimalist desk as clean or as messy as they need it to be, but it will definitely be a big help if the desk itself helps in keeping things tidy. Minimalist desks are great at sneaking organizational features into hidden nooks and crannies, but this striking work table has those compartments and spaces hiding in plain sight.

Designer: Joao Teixeira

Given the desk’s simple yet beautiful appearance, it might come as a surprise to learn that its form is actually inspired by three very different people with very different personalities. Or, to be more precise, the desk is named after the famed Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa, whose different “heteronyms” (he doesn’t want to call them pseudonyms) have different and sometimes extremely conflicting ideologies. But almost like a metaphor for that situation, the Pessoa table still retains a unified appearance and beauty, just as all of Pessoa’s seventy-five heteronyms spring from the same man.

The desk has a subtly vintage look, with its clear, flat surface and a panel that runs around its sides and back. That perfectly complements its natural beauty provided by the wooden material and simple lines and contours of the desk’s form. If not for the two containers that seemingly float on the back panel, the Pessoa desk would have been passed off as typical and ordinary wooden furniture.

The table, however, has a few non-obvious places to keep things that would otherwise clutter the top of your desk. Of course, there is a drawer that you might not have noticed until you see the seem that separates it from the rest of the desk. There is also a curved gap between the top of the table and the panel surrounding it, creating a space for objects like books, cables, and other trinkets. It’s supposed to be a metaphor for how the present connects the past and the future, but it could also be a metaphor for the unknown valleys where most of our stuff vanishes into.

The most interesting part of the desk might actually be the one that violates the principles of minimalism. That wooden tray and canister actually slide across the back panel thanks to a cutout. In theory, it could accommodate other accessories that fit that slot, opening the doors to more organizational containers and, to some extent, a less minimalist appearance. That unique rail system was meant to convey indecision, expansion, and breaking the rules, and it definitely projects a sense of contrariness when considered against the entire theme of the desk.

Already beautiful and functional on its own, the Pessoa writing desk becomes even more fascinating when you hear about the different and almost conflicting themes that informed its design. Those themes continue to the practical level, where the owner gets to decide whether to utilize all those secret containers and compartments or to keep the table completely clean of any unnecessary artifacts.

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This WFH desk concept bucks the trend to offer some peace of mind

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Sometimes, the traditional and the familiar can offer a calming refuge against a stressful storm of changes.

The past two years have forced many changes in the world, not all of them warmly welcomed. Work, in particular, has taken on a new form, one that finally proved that some work could actually be done at home. But as the world changed rapidly, so did the need for resources and tools that adapted to that new world order. This sea of changes gave way to a flood of new products in dizzying variety and numbers. One idea, however, tries to swim against the current to offer something with a familiar face that inspires confidence and offers a bit of tranquility.

Designer: Can Türker

As more and more people worked and studied at home, the venerable home desk was no longer enough to support the added demands. This gave birth to a new breed of desks and office equipment that boasted creative ways to improve productivity or maximize space, some of them bordering on the gimmicky. While a lot did lean more towards minimalist aesthetics, more offer advanced features that ironically complicated life and added to the mental burden of already stressed-out people.

The Bold Desk concept is bold in two ways. The designer’s expressed intent is to make the desk inspire boldness in facing the unknown of new work from home arrangements. Intentionally or not, the desk is also bold for eschewing complex features and gimmicks to present something immediately familiar and comfortable.

Nothing says familiar better than a wooden desk, and the Bold Desk’s choice of material scores points for both sustainability and design. It offers an immediate connection between the desk and the user, and its organic origin evokes feelings of warmth and life compared even to wood that’s been painted over with unnatural hues. The drawer and the bottom side also have a soothing effect, thanks to their curved edges. Rather than cram everything into a space-efficient area, the wide surface of the desk also gives some space to breathe.

That’s not to say that the Bold Desk is plain and unremarkable. It puts an emphasis on storage space to help hide away the clutter, even if temporarily. The inconspicuous gap on its back also offers a way for cables and power cords to snake out of sight and out of mind. The Bold Desk, despite its name, focuses on being subtle and unobtrusive, putting an equal value on people’s mental health as much as their productivity.

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This sleek modern desk finds versatility and simplicity through a system of organizational wooden bars!

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Bars is a Scandinavian-inspired desk design that finds versatility and simplicity through an organizational system of wooden beams.

Desks do it all for us. Not only do we work there, but they become our storage bins, our mail sorting cabinets, our coffee tables. With all of their versatility, these different uses aren’t typically put into consideration when designing desks.

When desks are built too simply, they run the risk of not being able to handle all of the supplemental uses we impose on them. The more complex the desk, the less likely we are to intuit all of its uses. Product designer, João Teixeira understood the assignment when he designed Bars, a minimalist wooden desk that’s built on intuitive design principles to balance versatility with simplicity.

Aptly named, Bars is a modern desk that finds multiple uses through an overlapping system of wooden bars. Designed to help organize our work and off days, the system of bars provides clever, integrated storage options to keep our writing utensils and smartphones in designated areas and keep our working space free of clutter. Carved along each one of the wooden beams, Teixeira incorporated narrow, sunken storage bins that are just the right size to keep our erasers, pens, and stationery.

Along the desk’s rear wooden beams, Teixeira hollowed out a lengthy slot that fastens our smartphones into place while we work, keeping the threat of endless scrolling at arm’s length. Teixeira also envisioned the bars working as a sort of resting place for bulkier work-related items like over-ear headphones. Wrapping around three sides of Bars, the organizational system of wooden beams helps keep the desk’s working space free of mess so our workdays can be too.

Designer: João Teixeira

Bars is a simply built, yet versatile desk that keeps a modern, minimalist profile.

Inspired by Scandinavian design, Bars is minimalist by design and keeps a natural, polished wooden look. 

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This 19th century-style desk with modern aesthetics is a great alternative to your regular workstation

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In the growing work from home culture, a workstation at home has become a must for every individual. There are scores of options on the market you can find. However, all the workstations have a similar table chair combo – whether you go in for a sophisticated material or an ordinary choice. Taking us back into the 19th-century households, a designer has conceived a contemporary version of the pre-modern day desk, called the Floor Desk, that by the mere look instantly reminds us of the era it belongs to.

The desk constructed with a combination of high-end wooden material is distinguished by its appearance and exquisite details that celebrate the urbaneness of the ancient-style desk. The young Korean designer behind the rendition, informs that a desk in the 19th century catered as a tool for reading and writing. Since the rooms at home were usually small, the desks were made low and small to not look overwhelming in the room. The desks back then were more like chests with storage under the tabletop. For a modern twist to the wooden desk, the designer has scrapped the storage from underneath the tabletop to create space for the user’s legs and has instead incorporated it as an open shelf on the left side. Our method of using the workstation may have changed, but with its subtle innovative approach, the Floor Desk does give us a new way to work.

Aesthetically, the Floor Desk offers both legroom and storage. It has baton-style sturdy legs that hold on a thickish top. The left legs are attached to a small plank –with a set of short legs – which functions as a small storage space for instance to keep your notepad while working on the laptop. Standing desks are gaining popularity. and there is no doubt, people will appreciate the idea of sitting on the floor and working, without compromising the comfort of a table and chair.

Designer: Kyungah Sohn