When I shoot photos for the Desk, I always show you the pretty parts, namely the photo studio surfaces or maybe my glass desktop from Ikea. Today I present to you the chaos that follows me around the house. This right here is my ink swatching spot. It’s our dining room table, just adjacent to…
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Desk Accessory Review: Rickshaw Bags Valet Tray
Review by Tina Koyama I’m a huge fan of Rickshaw Bags. Ever since my first daily-carry Zero Messenger Bag (now 10 years old and still looking great), which has traveled with me to four continents, I’ve found reasons (and excuses) to buy more bags in other colors, sizes, fabrics and styles. I also have several…
My Favorite Home Office Items for 2021
When reflecting back on 2021, a year many of us spent working from home, I thought it might be nice to reflect on the things that worked — and the things that didn’t. While this post is not pen and ink related, I suspect a lot of folks can relate to the need to upgrade…
The Desk Set: The History of the Open Office
Most of us have worked (or will work) in an office environment at some point in our adult life and unless we start our own company, we are likely to end up in an office organized in what is described as an “open office.” You might call it a cube farm, cubicle land, rat maze,…
Building a Well-Appointed Home Office
A few months ago I made the jump from having full time employment in the outside world to freelancing from my home. As soon as I knew it would be happening, I gave some thought to where I would situate my office in our house, and how I would want to outfit it. Fairly quickly,…
Well-Appointed Studio Overhaul
Over the holidays, my husband and I finally decided to overhaul our communal workspace using the Ikea Kallax worktable hack I posted about a few months ago. The room is a medium-sized, guest bedroom that is used as an office/studio/catch-all in our small 2-bedroom house. We replaced a small wall shelf with the largest Kallax…
A New Perspective on the Facebook Office
After I wrote my post on the new Facebook office spaces, my friend Andy made me put my money where my mouth was and invited me to Facebook to tour the offices for myself. Since that was one of my most commented upon posts I couldn’t pass up the chance to see the campus for myself. Was the…