Category: Desk

Milk

Danish designer Søren Rose Kjær gave us Milk, a smart desk to keep your workspace clutter free.

Inside the large table top, Milk holds a cable drawer, cable exits, and an integrated front file.

The most interesting however, ate the four eye-atching square modular spaces. These can be customised into garbage bins, pencil holders, an iPod drawer with in-desk cable routing, and even as an aquarium.

The Milk will be produced by Holmris, a Danish manufacturer of office furniture; the price is yet to be released.  (Thx, Colm!)

Globus

No world globe this time but a beautiful, multifunctional, space-saving work station that’s equally at home in a public environment or an office.

The Globus has a cast aluminium base on wheels supporting a moulded plastic globe with two sections. Once it is opened, the wheels are blocked. One half of the globe is a comfortable seat. The seat’s swivel action makes sitting down and standing up very simple. The other half of the globe hides a small table that can be easily adjusted for height.

This personal mobile workstation is made by Dutch designer Michiel van der Kley for Gispen and Artifort

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Saint-Étienne Collection

This is the furniture for the new building of the School of Arts and Design in Saint-Etienne, France.

The set of different types of seats and work tables are designed by Francois Mangeol and Sophie Francon, both from France. The modular system allows a variety of configurations within the space.

Minimalist, yet with plenty of style. I’d love to have this furniture at my office, or one pair of those chairs at home!

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Tab

During the day, Tab is an office desk, with various compartments for office supplies: paper, pens, and even a USB-hub.

But when the work is done, you simply close the compartments, and you have a dining table suitable for 6 people. How smart!

The Tab is designed by design duo Razy2, comprised of architect Paulina Krauza and designer Jacek Ryn from Rumia, Poland.

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Hundreds Tens Units

Hundreds Tens Units is formed by designers Matt Bassett, David Horan and Tom Nelson.

This British threesome graduated from UK’s Coventry University last year. Their aim: to design and manufacture simple, beautiful and useful products utilising local resources and expertise.

Their portfolio is eclectic and full of surprises. Yay!

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Decarus

These simple pieces of modern furniture produced by Austrian design group Decarus are more than just good design: they tell a story.

While most designers paint their pieces to increase aesthetics, Decarus allows the wood to speak for itself resulting in a collection who’s features reflect the history of its 150 year old source wood.

Through their refined approach, Decarus hopes to impart their core philosophy: that life is based on timeless values.

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Bluelounge

Wow, these guys are unstoppable! Bluelounge constantly comes with new solutions for the horror that is cable clutter, and all designs look equally slick.

Check out The Sanctuary, CableBox, and SpaceStation, just to name a few.

And recently, Bluelounge introduced StudioDesk: a desk optimised for a clutter free working environment, while still connected to all your peripherals. Cool!

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Zen & Lola

Beat Glässer runs the aptly named Glässer design firm in Zurich, Switzerland. Two pieces in his current design portfolio are truly minimalist: coat rack Zen and desk Lola.

Both designs are based on an idea that is as simple as it is brilliant: Glässer recognized that he could reduce the number of legs to two, by leaning the furniture to the wall. The result is of a beautiful elegance.

All of Glässer’s designs are manufactured by Mox.

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