Recommend a desk for me? - Page 2

It's actually a deliberate attempt to minimise the amount of "desky" stuff I have. One or two pens and pencils, an ink bottle, a lamp and my laptop are the only things I want to have living on my desk with any degree of permanency.


I actually find the majority of lawyers in firms, certainly, have very small bare desks, to discourage hoarding of files. The practice is to have everything you're not working on with any immediacy kept somewhere central so others can access it. This doesn't always work, of course.

For my part, I have a reasonably adequate filing system at home.


I have developed a bit of a hatred of the standard heavy desk with green top that seems to be ubiquitous amongst lawyers of a certain generation. I've seen some beautiful chambers furnished in such a way, but I'd find them a little claustrophobic for my purposes.

You're probably right on the Soft Pad chair - not quite as striking to look at, but a hell of a lot more comfortable.


I considered that, and it's a great design object, but the multiple nooks bode poorly for my no-clutter approach.

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I visited a number of stores yesterday, and was in general overwhelmed by the unhelpfulness of the sales staff. Typically, I had to engage them, rather than vice versa, and even then they provided little information.

While I am admittedly young, and wasn't wearing a suit (nice shirt and jeans, sweater tied around shoulders, mostly because my neck was cold rather than for style), I was still pretty appalled at how much I was stereotyped. I probably looked like a young creative professional rather than a young lawyer, admittedly, but that should make me even more of a potential buyer, if anything.

I was also surprised at how poor they were at picking up on my design literacy - I openly hinted at designers and styles I admired in the hope they would expand, which they seldom did. It may be that I actually knew more than the SAs did about their product.

All I've concluded so far is that I am still absolutely in LOVE with the (non-Monocle branded) Bracher for Fritz Hansen:



And I also like this B&B Italia Maxalto by Antonio Citterio:



Ironically, for an $11,000 desk, it's called the Simplice.

I couldn't get a price on the Hansen, but I'm sure the answer is too much. Even assuming a budget of, say, $2,000 (which might be generous), everything is coming in WELL over. I'm checking out some vintage stores this weekend, but I gather they're not cheap either...

Both lovely pieces, but a mile away from my tastes. I actually use a fold-down in the corner of my master's room, and while beautiful to look at (and matching the rest of his decor), it's miniscule, and gives me little room to work.

EDIT: removed repeat of picture. Minimalism and whatnot...