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I Want To Work On This Vespa Workstation

2:00AM January 24, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

I want to work on this Vespa workstation made with half a 1968 Vespa half of the day. Then chill out the other half of the day on the chair made with the other half of the Vespa. A brilliant mashup. More »

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Watch This Earthquake-Proof Desk Shrug Off A 1000kg Block

3:30PM January 20, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

I don’t live in a high risk area for deadly tremors, but after watching this earthquake-proof table easily survive having a 1000kg block dropped on it, I think I still want one for my office — just in case. More »

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I Want Aston Martin’s Office Furniture More Than I Want Their Cars

10:30AM January 19, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The Vantage and DB9 are beautiful examples of automotive craftsmanship, but I’ve never really lusted over Aston Martin’s creations until I discovered the car maker’s line of office furniture, including this desk, which looks like it’s doing 200km/h just sitting there. More »

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Designer Sheds Make For Less Depressing Cubicles

4:00AM December 1, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Working in a shed doesn’t sound like an upgrade from a depressing cubicle. But the spired roof of this Tetra-Shed will make it feel like you work in a private alpine lodge, even without a fireplace or comfy bearskin rug. More »

News

Bartering Kindles, Biking Desks, And Other Stories We Didn’t Post

5:30PM October 21, 2011 | Brian Barrett

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. More »

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Would You Rather Stand Or Sit At Your Desk All Day?

3:09PM September 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The latest office trend sweeping the nation is stand up desks, according to the Wall Street Journal. A growing number of employees at companies like Facebook and Google are tossing aside their chair and asking to work while standing. More »

Gaming

How To Keep Your Phone From Getting Buried Under All The Crap On Your Desk

6:20AM August 20, 2011 | Joe Brown

No, someone else isn’t playing Ratatat at work (anywhere), that’s your phone ringing. But where is it? Under the napkins? Beneath that stack of TPS reports? Who knows. A problem with our ever-shrinking mobile phones is that they’re getting harder to find. More »

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The Elliptical Machine Office Desk: Out, Work Workout!

12:20PM June 29, 2011 | Brian Barrett

It’s a desk chair! It’s an elliptical machine! It’s an embarrassment! Ye gods, Hammacher Schlemmer, what have you unleashed this time? And who on earth is going to pony up $US8000 for it? More »

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The Compudesk: An Epic, Custom-Built All-In-One Desk

8:20PM May 20, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Today’s featured workspace actually has a computer built into a desk with a glass top, for some pretty incredible illumination. More »

Online

Stand Or Die! Tracks Your Time Spent In Front Of A Standing Desk

10:20PM May 17, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

Following hot on the heels of the previously mentioned “Sitting is Killing You” infographic, the Stand or Die! standing clock is meant to get people spending more time out of their chairs, and tracking their hours spent upright. More »