15 collections · 551 desks
Collections
Curated sets of workspaces, organized by role, gear, and aesthetic.
Real desk setups and home offices from 551 Workspaces interviews, grouped by profession, by the gear on the desk, and by the room.
By who works there
Designers 219 desks How product, brand, and graphic designers set up the rooms they work in.
Developers 85 desks Engineers, indie hackers, and open-source contributors, and where they write code.
Founders 154 desks Where founders actually work, from bootstrapped spare rooms to funded home offices.
Creators 150 desks The desks behind the videos, podcasts, and streams. By what’s on the desk
Apple 440 desks Desk setups built around Apple hardware, from the Mac to the Studio Display.
Standing Desks 191 desks Home offices built around a sit-stand desk, and the frames people chose.
Herman Miller 104 desks Home offices with a Herman Miller chair, usually an Aeron or an Embody.
Mechanical Keyboards 92 desks Desk setups with a mechanical or custom keyboard, from Keychrons to hand-built boards.
IKEA 164 desks Proof a great setup does not need a big budget. Built from IKEA parts.
Ultrawide 84 desks Setups built around one very wide screen instead of two.
Multiple Monitors 43 desks Two screens or more, and how people arrange and mount them.
Single Monitor 79 desks One screen and nothing more, from people who tried running several. By the room
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