Am I the only one who still loves the design qualities of the classic roll top desk?  Just found this one while on my quest for a new office desk.  The All American Cherry Emerson Cylinder Roll Top Desk II (could they have named it something longer?) has one pullout writing surface, one utility drawer, and three drawers behind the rolltop.

The desk is available from  Computer Desks N More for $1049.

Nowadays most desks are designed to accommodate the various electronics that seem to run our daily lives, and as a result have lost much of the charm which is found in this lovely Yves Writing Desk by Russel Pinch.

The piece is made of solid walnut, with a leather top, and two drawers.  And while this desk may have been designed as a return to mid-century aesthetics, I think it would still function well as a small computer desk, the top shelf housing a monitor, and the small drawer in the middle being a perfect hiding place for a wireless keyboard.

The Yves Writing Desk is available for $3268.

Ok so for most of my office desk series I have shown you guys a bunch of great desks, all of which I really like, but most of which aren’t really all that practical.  So to change things up I wanted to show you this gorgeous black desk which has more of a classic design as opposed to the more modern minimalist designs I have shown you up until now.

The Portofino Decorative Desk is made by Stanley Furniture, and offers an aged appeal with extreme antiquing and the Portofino’s signature rub-thorough finish.  It features a center keyboard drawer, two utility drawers, and one file drawer, and comes in either ivory or basque black.

You can buy the desk at Black Lion Furniture for $1179.

If my morning coffee routine ever stops giving me the energy boost I need to get work done fast, it looks like simply sitting in the vicinity of this office desk will accelerate my work flow to the speed of light…which is not surprising when considering the fact that it was inspired by space shuttles.

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Next up in my office desk series is the MILK desk by designer Soren Kjaer. The desk aspires to appear smart but not overly sophisticated, to unite simple form with practical function, and is truly one of the more visually appealing computer desks I have come across.

Aside from making your Mac look even more pretty, the MILK desk features a built in fish tank, garbage bin, pen holder, file cabinets, height adjuster, cable drawer, and an iPod storage box. It measures 55.12′ by 31.49′ and comes in a white high gloss lacquer with a massive aluminium or chrome foot.

You can buy the MILK desk HERE.

More pics after the jump.

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Did you get a big raise recently, along with a new bigger office? Then perhaps you are on the market for a new office desk that will properly exemplify your new elevated status in the company. Well if if your raise involves a new sign on your office that reads CEO then I may have found your what you’re looking for.

The Executive Desk is a fully functional visual and kinetic desk by artist Dale Mathis that is perfect for the man who needs to see the bigger picture of how things work, and who doesn’t mind spending a measly $21,000. Aside from the fancy woodwork and intricate moving gears, the desk also features trays for your keyboard and mouse, which in my opinion in simply not incorporated into enough desk designs.

The desk machine by Dale Mathis

If you’ve been looking for ways to organize your office, the Daily System from Pottery Barn might be a good look. Its made of modular components that slide onto wall-mounted stainless-steel rods, so you can easily move or add pieces. Aside from featuring a whiteboard, a corkboard for photos & notes, and a letter bin that doubles as a magazine rack, there is also a module designed to not only organize your gadgets, but charge them as well!

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So I just discovered that the chair I have been sitting in at my desk for the past 8 months, a Herman Miller Aeron chair, won “Design of the Decade” by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and Business Week magazine. Apparently it promotes healthier posture and enhanced lower-back comfort through an ergonomic solution named PostureFit, and a Pellicle suspension system that distributes weight and conforms to each person’s shape.

There are a few things that come to mind given this recent discovery:

1. Considering how absurdly expensive these are, I am both shocked, and pleasantly impressed by the fact that my employer supplied our entire office with these.
2. Considering how absurdly expensive these are, the awards it has won, and the fact that it is promoted as an ergonomic chair that promotes ‘healthier posture’, I am wondering why I constantly leave work with a back-ache.
3. Why, after 8 months, has my chair yet to conform to my shape?

To be fair, I will admit that the chair is extremely comfortable, and I probably wouldn’t trade it. Does anybody else use one of these? What’s your experience?

It was brought to my attention that last week marked the 40th birthday of the cubicle.  I’m not celebrating, obviously. While it is difficult to rejoice over a creation eventually lamented by its own inventor, Robert Propst, who called it a contribution to “monolithic insanity, I did find myself excited about discovering that in 2001 Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, teamed up with design firm IDEO to create the “ideal cubicle”. The result was a cube I could only hope to be placed in sometime. Ditching the conventional office furniture normally stuffed into our cubes, Adams created a modern looking work space built around the basic needs of the employee, to “eat, sleep,[and] avoid the boss”. Aside from practical neccesities like a office chair, and computer, Adams included a hideaway hammock, punching bag, a screen that monitors your boss’s movements, floor modules that lift for storage, and several oddities like an accoustically activated mechanical flower that shudders with happiness when you are present. Sadly the whole thing is far too unpractical for any company to install, but I can always dream.

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