This desk comes with a rollable OLED screen, haptic touchscreen and built-in speakers

Posted on 28/03/2024 by Gaurav Sood

When I first laid my eyes on the LG Signature rollable TV, I knew it was going to be the future of modern living rooms. The idea of a rollable display is practicality at its best, and can have so many applications. One of them could be in the form of a smart desk with an in-built display that hides from plain sight when not needed.

Yes, this concept design dubbed Mindset: Built-In Computer Desk is the most elegant working space a minimalist could long for. The idea here is to focus on the productivity of work and minimize distractions. Another resounding benefit is the space-saving aspect as big displays take up a chunk of the usable desk space.

Designer: Designer Dot

When you’re done with the day’s tasks on your PC, the 40-inch ultrawide OLED screen with webcamera can retract back into the frame (remember it is a rollable display) and you can engage in digital detox activities like reading, sketching, or reading books. In the second mode, since there is no screen in front of you, the urge to watch video content or scroll mindlessly through websites is not there. All you’ve got is an empty desk space to engage in wind-up routines for a healthy lifestyle.

The smart desk has built-in wireless speakers right behind the display housing for optimized aesthetics. When the rollable display retracts back into the housing the Bluetooth 5.3 capable speakers move forward to cover the gap. This prevents any dust or other foreign matter from entering the space. Not only this, the desk comes with a touchscreen keyboard with haptic feedback and a touchpad, so you don’t need to worry about working on your desk. There’s a wireless charging pad underneath the surface that keeps your gadgets juiced up. The only thing you need to bring along is your laptop to connect to the plug-and-play desk.

All the cables are concealed inside the legs and the ports are hidden from direct view to one side of the desk. The cable management system is designed in a way that it automatically adjusts the wire lengths when adjusting the height. The concept seems very useful for people who love to have a clutter-free working space that turns into a personal creativity space with minimum fuzz.

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This height adjustable smart table with customizable modules keeps your WFH space organized

Posted on 19/01/2022 by Gaurav Sood

The hybrid work lifestyle is scaling new highs as work from home continues to be a way to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Considering the altering furniture demands of users confined to their homes, designers and brands are creating smart tables integrated with features to make working from home easier. This is exactly what the new Rune Modular Table intends to do as well, in a way not imagined before.

We have seen IKEA step up to transform the entire work desk into a wireless charger and Razer design a conceptual table with separate modules users can swap and install as they desire. Continuing in the same space, designer Mok Zijie foresees an intelligent table with cleaver features like height adjustment and modules that fit seamlessly into the sockets concealed in the table’s surface.

With the Rune table and its accompanying modules, the designer intends to create a new standard of productivity for a hybrid work population that is continuously juggling – day in a day out – between different roles resulting in a cluttered table every time they set out for a new task. If you have been working from home or know someone who is caught up in the act, you will instantly relate to the problem of clutter on the table. Wires, stationary, smart devices all piled up on your work desk is a problem that needs a solution, and Rune sets out to provide that through a good quality minimalistic desk.

The Rune smart table has a slim form factor, yet holds cutouts on the surface with magnetic sockets to accommodate various modules for a lamp, speaker, wireless charger, stationery container and more. Users can customize the table – with modules of choice – from the Rune website. These modules flush right into the slots on the smart table allowing seamless visual experience. Onboard is the Rune Controller module that provides users complete control over the table and its configuration. When a new module is connected to the magnetic socket, the controlled automatically detects the installed module and offers options to control and uninstall it to make space for a new module.

If you’re struggling with a cluttered desk and storage is a primary focus, the Rune Modular Table is conceptualized to adjust to your requirements and minimize unnecessary pile up on your workstation to make it look light and clean at all times.

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Your leftover food powers this smart WFH desk!

Posted on 01/05/2020 by Ruchi Thukral

Furniture ideas are really evolving during quarantine and I am loving that a table brings a lot more to the table than being a table. Never did I think I would come across a clock that was also a table but the world of design always surprises us! Functional furniture is an essential as our lifestyles become more flexible, especially after the pandemic that has taught us to optimize our resources to serve more than one purpose – just like this conceptual work station.

This table is called a Clock and I want you to keep that in mind for the rest of this story. Clock was designed to be compact and fit in the growing trend of smaller living spaces. The designer wanted to create something that seamlessly blended into our workdays (especially when working from home!) without disrupting our office hours or eating habits. The hybrid station converts food waste into energy to power itself wirelessly but also includes the systems to be plugged into a wall if needed. It is an innovative product that combines technology and functionality to sustainably manage waste and encourage more people to shift to natural/renewable energy sources.

When you aren’t working, simply slide the parts back and close the product into a slim bench. In its closed state, only the power icon and energy levels are visible, simply tap the power icon to light up the panel. The smart furniture appliance also has defined heating and cooling areas that are touch-controlled. You can sync your phone with Clock to receive all the important updates and statistics about your hi-tech table. This is an award-winning project that gives us a glimpse of a better future where multi-functional, sustainably powered, and aesthetically sleek products give us the flexible life we crave.

Designer: Yeg Design Studio