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Another take on the "desk with a gutter" is the My Writing Desk, from Lithuanian design couple Inesa Malafej and Arunas Sukarevicius. I love the form of this one, with its bent plywood wings, and the more modernist worksurface that's pure form-follows-function—the rectilinear shape accommodates two drawers.
Function follows form, too: Because the corners are negative space, cut out of necessity for the steam-bending, you've got a handy notch to both hang a bag and route cables.
Malafej and Sukarevicious, by the way, run their Design Studio Etc.Etc. out of Copenhagen.
If they're reading this—and I hope they're not because they're too busy trying to get this table into production—I have something to say to the duo: English is presumably a second or third language for you, but are you familiar with the phrase "Shut up and take my money?"
Thanks Jason!
Comments
Looks more like bent lamination. Certainly lends itself better to production than steam-bending.
This is such an obvious design feature for most desks, it provides so much more space with such a small extension of material. PLUS it eliminates those annoying occasions when your pencil rolls off the desk too!