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Posts tagged “tables & desks”

Tempo Chair: A Grown Up Version of a Child Desk Chair

You know the ones I am talking about? The little plastic chairs with the chrome frame and a writing surface built into it? The Tempo chair designed by Andrea Ruggiero reminds us of that but with flexi...

SOLo Lounge Table: Solar Power Desktop

Hmm, using electronic displays in bright sunlight is usually something we avoid, but maybe if we could afford a SOLo Lounge Table from Intelligent Forms we'd think differently. The whole tabletop is c...

Flickr Finds: Multitasking Wallunit

While perusing Flickr for décor ideas we came upon a New Yorker's solution for packing a media center, library, and home office in one wall within her small bedroom. Using Ikea's Ivar shelving unit...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 5

This year's Small Cool contest has brought in a lot of great ideas for hiding technology. Dave and Rob of San Francisco are no exception. They used vintage furniture and accessories to help balance t...

Super Sized NES Controller Coffee Table

Now this is one retro-tastic DIY coffee table. Kyle Downes measured the proportions of an NES controller and super sized it into one gigantic working control pad that doubles as a coffee table. Made o...

TrekDesk Chair: Exercise For the Cubicle Set

Between this and the Wii Fit one could see some physical fitness improvements without every leaving the house. Personally we prefer just taking a simple run around the neighborhood (supplemented with ...

Schulte Design's Workstation 1

The Kitchen Workstation 1 by Schulte Design acknowledges more and more people are now utilizing computer equipment in the kitchen, both for cooking and non-cooking resources or entertainment ("Wanna c...

DIY Project: Use Contact Paper to Fake Multiple Wood Texture

Not all media centers start off looking rad. Sometimes you need to get creative with that MDF unit and make it look a little less like college dorm furniture. Using contact paper can be a great way to...

How To: Cram an Office into a Pax Wardrobe

We have seen a home office hidden in a Pax wardrobe before but it is always good to see other interpretations of an idea. Keeping with our May theme of organizing, Ikeahacker shows us how a Pax ward...

Marcel Breuer Writing Desk: Small and Simple

Small desks are great when you're trying to milk that square footage to the last inch, and the Marcel Breuer has just enough to keep it light, yet still functional. The tiny desk comes complete with l...

LAX Series Entertainment Shelf

We've seen the LAX storage solution before when we featured remote control storage, but did we mention they also have TV stands? Or well.. "entertainment shelves" are what the LAX folk call them. Well...

DIY Project: Options for Eye Catching Monitor Stands

As I continue planning my move from vertical to horizontal workspace I've been trying to figure out how I want to raise my computer monitor. This image from Monica, one of AT:SF's Small Cool 2008 entr...

Look! Highlighted Ikea Table

We love Ikea hacks and this one may be the geekiest and easiest to date. How it was made after the jump... ...

Anthropologie Intelligentsia Desk

Made from elegantly forged steel, polished wood, and textured glass surface, the Intelligentsia desk may is looks like it would be perfect for laptop users, allowing them to tuck it away above the woo...

Flickr Finds: Zen Media Center

If you've ever gone to a spa you've probably noticed that pebbles and rocks play a large part in the décor. There's something relaxing about carefully arranged rock gardens, so it makes sense that yo...

VU.VU.VU Modern Computer Desk

If the desk doesn't catch your attention, we're sure the name will. The VU.VU.VU desk by Emmemobili features a suspended wooden space to give an illusion of a floating PC, a keyboard pullout tray, and...

Look! Simple and Clean Floating Desk

We brought you a floating minimalist desk yesterday and are bringing you another one today. ...

Look! Minimalist Desk With Tons of Space

This great DIY project comes to us via Design*Sponge. While the desk as shown seems to be used for storage and crafts, this could easily be modified to be an office desk or TV stand......

Roundup: Etsy Finds

Etsy is a goldmine for gadget and geek accessories you didn't know you needed. Every month we'll be rounding up the best finds from craftsters from around the world. This month we found a rad needle...

One Less Desk: Saves Space, Adds Style

Comprised of two independent decks that give you plenty of room to arrange things the way you want, the stainless steel beauty is a unique design that complements Apple's products very well. The back ...

DIY Project: Turning a Home Office on Its Side

Our recent survey on vertical and horizontal workspaces got us thinking, what if you're working in the wrong direction? Could this hinder your productivity? My theory, based on my own office space, is...

Anthro eNook Compared to the Ikea PS

The eNook and the Ikea PS are two very nice wall mounted desks with once very big difference, price. ...

Flickr Finds: A Built In With A View

We keep noticing desks with dramatic lighting lately. The lighting in this photo doesn't disappoint, but we are loving the built in desk even more....

Green Office: In With The Knú

Whether you're looking for a great desk for your laptop, green design, or something with an industrial grade keyboard tray, Knú has you covered....

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