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Posts tagged “tables & desks”

Kotatsu: The Heated Small Space Desktop

We were chatting with a friend who spent several years in Japan about the Japanese proficiency for maximizing usable space in the home when he mentioned the kotatsu, a low multipurpose table that tran...

Creative Re-Use: X-Ray Light Box Makes For a Cheap and Dramatic Desk

We have always been huge fans of floating desks. Having no legs means that something that is typically big and heavy becomes very light and clean. What also very much interests us at unplggd is crea...

DIY: Wall Mounted Charging Station and Laptop Desk

Having a charging station for all of your gadgets is a necessary solution to cable management if you have a lot of them. Finding the right charging solution isn't always easy. That's why we thought th...

Closeup: Concealed Office Storage by Jeremy Levine Design

How do you keep a home office completely free of clutter? One, you are either a true minimalist and don't really keep anything. Two, you hide it in a closet or three, you fake it with clever storage ...

Blogging... New York Times Looks At Living on a Student Budget

As we enter a recession (yes, we said it), the New York Times has published an article looking at inexpensive and creative solutions from students in New York City. There are so amazing ideas here, l...

Tactile Cabinet: Jaw-Dropping Design, Price Tag

It's possible the price tag alone may cause ambivalence or immediate "run-for-the-hill" syndrome during these times of economic peril, but the Tactile Cabinet remains one of the nicest media cabinets ...

iDesk: If You Love Macs But Hate Wires

We think you'd have to really hate dealing with cables to spend $3000 on this desk, but it does go eerily well with your iPod, iPhone and iMac in both styling, compatibility and, of course, nomenclatu...

Go White! Tank Collection Desk Radiates Elegance

For those opposed to going aluminum, why not sway to the lighter side with Tank Collection's Height-adjustable Desk. It's glossy smoothness is reminiscent of Apple's shiny white Macbook, but its playf...

Brainball: The Relaxed Party Game

This is not a game of Cranium, but rather a game that is won or lost based on what is going on in your Cranium. How do you play? Make sure that there is nothing going on in your head. Literally. Check...

DIY Project: 1 Door Plus 2 Lack Shelves = 1 Desk

Keeping with the white theme we have going on in home theater setups and even TV's, we are now taking this clean color into the home office with a DIY project that is both cheap and easy....

LED Pong Coffee Table

Sparkfun is known for modding retro gadgets with new school tech -- their rotary phone that accepts cell phone SIM cards was just one of those ideas. Now the company has made a coffee table that lets...

Look! FLOR Samples as Desktop Decoration

InterfaceFLOR, the company that has brought us modular carpet tiles, has a community site where users can show off what they've done with FLOR tiles. We often find inspiring ideas there and this is j...

Behind the Blog: Workalicious

Our Behind the Blog series continues. Today we have Workalicious. The name is what caught our attention, but the content is definitely what keeps us coming back. Although a relatively new site, we ha...

Trigano: The Infinity Pools Of Tables

This incredible looking coffee table was designed by Michael Laut. It's an architectural piece of modern living and will spruce-up any space, be it your living room or your home office (wouldn't this ...

Because We Can: Flat-pack Office Furniture

Flat pack, playful and requiring no connectors. Just a tight friction fit and away you go. The kids have the Grimm Chair so it's only fair that mommy and daddy having something just as fun at the offi...

Hot Posts 09.14.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Our hearts go out to those affected by hurricane Ike. When will this gusty season end? Ok, Debbie Downer moment over. On a lighter note, we had a great week of posts (both old and new) making the t...

Convertible Compact Desk

If space is a premium, whether it is in your home or office, the Convertible Compact Desk might help you use your space more efficiently. This canny piece of furniture converts from a 30" cabinet into...

Big Time Table

Everyone loves over-sized digital clocks. The Big Time table takes this basic premise to a whole new level. A $43150 level, to be more precise. Designer Lee J Rowland came up with the idea and Goldstr...

Yomei Magic Cube

AT Chicago showed us the Ikea PS workstation before and it was met with a pretty positive response. A cheap and compact workstation that flipped up to hide all your clutter? Hell yeah. But if the hig...

Oasis Table: A Virtual Interactive Aquarium

Aquariums are soothing and relaxing. Anyone who has seen one, knows how relaxing it is to watch fish swim around. When space is an issue, the interactive table comes to the rescue. More than a screen...

Level 34: Modular Office by Vitra

Level 34, as in 34 centimeters off the floor. This modular office system by Vitra is built around the bench you see in the picture for a few different reasons. So why 34? ...

SunTable: Pricey Idea Encourages Tons of DIY Possibilities

Made from teak, stainless steel, and a bunch of built-in solar cells, the SunTable is an interesting concept turned production to say the least. Being able to work outside (on sunny days) without the ...

Close-Up: Matthew Williams Design's Thrifty and Crafty Studio

A few weeks ago we found Flickr photos of the offices of Matthew Williams Design. A particular photo caught our attention, a shot of what was happening behind Matthew's desk. The photo had a link to ...

The Periodic Coffee Table

So maybe we didn't pay as much attention in chemistry class as we should have, but we're still in geeky-love mode about this Periodic Coffee Table that contains actual element samples inside an embedd...

Powerdesk Freemote: The Hidden PC

Would you believe that thin silver box with the DVD sticking out of it is a dektop PC? Well it is and it isn't. That silver box is the 'freemote' part of the power desk which brings all the bits you n...