Dwell Reviews 6 Modern Desks

The right workspace can transform your creative life. Dwell puts six desks to the test.
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Now that you’re expected to work from almost anywhere—your sofa, an airplane, a rickshaw in Kathmandu—and your "desktop" fits in the palm of your hand, are actual desks still necessary? We thought it over, called in six of our favorites, and came away answering, emphatically, yes!

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Jaime Gillin
When not writing, editing, or combing design magazines and blogs for inspiration, Jaime Gillin is experimenting with new recipes, traveling as much as possible, and tackling minor home-improvement projects that inevitably turn...

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