Rachel How

Self-taught Product Designer, Content Creator, Webflow Developer, Community Builder

Issue #75 August 7, 2021

About

Rachel How is a self-taught Product Designer, Content Creator, Webflow Developer, Community Builder.

She is currently a Sr. Product Designer at Fave. She is also helping junior designers learn about design, self-development and productivity with her growing YouTube channel.

This is her minimalist laptop-only setup that allows her to do her best work.

Note: She was more recently featured in edition #322 in mid-2023 with her setup that moved beyond just a laptop. She was also featured in edition #542 in August 2026.

Photos

6 images

Gear

12 items

Desk I'm using the minimal IKEA LILLÅSEN Desk

Accessories Gallery wall of random memories I've collected over the years

Chair Herman Miller Aeron Buy

Lighting Xiaomi Mi LED Desk Lamp Buy

Computer Not the M1 Macbook Pro

Mouse Apple Magic Mouse that I seldom use Buy

Tablet iPad Pro Buy

Headphones Apple AirPods Pro Buy

Accessories Essential oil with wood diffuser

Accessories Aesop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel

Accessories Fake IKEA plant

Accessories Rubber cable organiser that is not properly set up

The census

Rachel’s Herman Miller Aeron is on 10% of the desks we’ve published.

Ranked across all 516 setups that list their gear.

MacBook Pro 64%

iPad Pro 17%

Apple AirPods Pro 14%

Herman Miller Aeron 10%

See top 50 gear items ›

Interview

2 questions

› What is on Rachel’s bucket list?

- To make product design education accessible to the world via Youtube.- To impact 1B people with my skillset.- To build an indie product that drives positive impact.

› What is on your desk?

I'm using the minimal IKEA LILLÅSEN Desk Gallery wall of random memories I've collected over the years Herman Miller Aeron Chair Xiaomi Mi LED Desk Lamp Not the M1 Macbook Pro Apple Magic Mouse that I seldom use iPad Pro AirPods Pro Adorable cat phone holder: For testing design prototypes on my phone A random book of the week that I usually don't read Essential oil with wood diffuser Aesop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel Fake IKEA plant Rubber cable organiser that is not properly set up Dyson Airwrap hung on the wall, with a DIY holder by my dad Fun fact: I change my desk orientation all the time, depending on what video I'm filming.