One of our pet peeves: the snarl of computer cords that seem to be a feature of modern life. Here are five of our favorite desks with built-in cable management solutions, high to low.
Above: HBF partnered with Oregon’s Studio Gorm to create the Studio Rectangular Standing Height Table, which “accommodates technology without dictating function.” It has a storage shelf for chargers, and either holes through which cords can reach an outlet or an actual power outlet embedded in the table. It’s priced starting at $8,800. Above: The Swish Console Desk from Minneapolis-based Blu Dot has a sliding compartment to contain chargers and desk accessories, plus a cutout hole underneath so cords can reach the power supply. Made of powder-coated steel with a wood veneer top, the desk starts at $699 for the ash/white combination shown here. Above: The Kick Desk from EQ3 has two compartments at back with lift-up lids to hide powder cords and chargers. Available in ash (shown) or white, the desk is $649. Above: CB2’s Chamber Desk has an oak wood base with high-gloss white lacquer top that opens completely for storing laptops, chargers, and power cords, with cutouts underneath to connect the charge; $499. Above: A single long compartment at the back of Ikea’s Alex Desk keeps cords corralled; they extend through a slot on the surface to reach a power outlet; $129 in gray or white. For more power solutions, see our posts on Remodelista:
![Flat-pack furniture may seem like a new invention, borne from the modern-day realities of small apartments and frequent moves—but leave it to Howe London to, well, dismantle that assumption.
Take-apart furniture, the antiques retailer and bespoke furniture maker points out, has roots in old French design and portable campaign furniture. And Howe London’s own take on the tradition, the Knock-Down Wardrobe, is designed, they say, “to easily dismantle or ‘knock-down’ in the same practical way the French conceived their ‘armoires’ in the 18th and 19th [centuries] and reminiscent of military campaign furniture intended to uphold a degree of home comfort for officers traveling abroad.”
With time-tested construction and nods to old design, the Knock-Down Wardrobe is well primed to fit with the practicalities of contemporary life (small doorways, for example). Take a look.
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