Industrial Big City Workspace

The desk is often the biggest highlight of a workspace . That’s certainly the case with Flickr user localArc’s Steelcase tanker desk, a midcentury sturdy tank of a desk.

localArc has designed the rest of the room’s decor to fit in with the gray, industrial desk. The walls are gray, the artwork sports a New York City and transportation theme, and other accessories evoke that midcentury era in American history. (Even the fan in the photo below has been restored and polished.)

 

 

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The Apple Mac-Mini Setup

The Apple Mac Setup

• Mid-2010 Apple Mac mini (OS X 10.8.4)
• 3TB Seagate external HDD (hidden)
• Dell SX2210 22 in. monitor
• Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard
• Apple Magic Trackpad
• 16GB iPhone 4S
• 32GB iPad mini
• Doxie scanner (not shown)
• Brother HL-2270DW wireless laser printer (located on credenza)

Check out John Megadeth’s full setup on Flickr

iPad Writing Station

“As a writer, the iPad along with a proper bluetooth keyboard, and the app or apps that work for me, is all I need. And although I long for an e-ink typewriter, I’m still amazed how powerful the iPad is, and how extremely useful it is “-  Thord Daniel Hedengren

Check out more about Thord’s blog here!

The Minimalist Studio

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The Organized Illustrator’s Workspace

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Keeping great organization along with subtle style, Korean illustrator and painter Redwhale combines both digital and analog in a grid-like fashion. While practical, this workspace doesn’t avoid having fun.

The Locker Workspace

Lockers provide a lot of great storage and a nice, industrial look, but we tend to forget about them after high school. Casting director Patti Karnes made an arch out of them for her home workspace.

Not only did the lockers add extra storage, but they also saved a lot of space so the office could double as a guest room… [Read more at LifeHacker]

The Futuristic Audio Mixing Workspace

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If you’re going to make music on your desktop, you can’t make it look much better than this. Flickr user Caroline di Paola combined blacks, whites, and lots of lights and knobs to create a stylish and futuristic audio mixing workspace.

The Unusual, Concrete and Wood Workspace

Old meets new in this eclectic, multimedia library. Industrial lighting climbs concrete and wood panel walls, while retro accessories (hey, that’s a typewriter!) accompany more modern hardware.

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The Custom Standing Workspace

IKEA offers a variety of recipes for standing desks and reader meeper3000 decided to employ one to create this highly organized, custom standing workspace… Read more at LifeHacker.com

The DIY Dry Erase Workspace

Coat your desk with whiteboard paint and you’ll always have a place to jot down quick notes, plan your workweek, or doodle.

That’s what software engineer and maker Bob Clagett did with his huge, custom-built desk. Make sure the surface is nice and smooth before applying primer and the dry erase paint, Clagett advises in his very detailed post about this desk.

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