Design your own desk
Pick a desk and a mat, add up to eight pieces of stationery from our guides, set out a few accessories, then copy the link to share it. Everything stays in the link, so nothing is saved on our side and you don't need an account.
Start from one of our desks
Our editor's desk: a Traveler's Notebook desk setup
A Traveler's Notebook desk setup, as our editor really uses it: an olive Passport size with two maroon inserts and a penguin on its bookmark chain, a Moleskine for longer notes, a mini composition book for quick ones, and five pens on a green cutting mat beside a blue desk mat.
The slow-morning ink desk: a fountain-pen desk setup
A fountain-pen desk setup: one good pen, a bottle of ink and a small inkwell, a cream-paper notebook on a leather desk pad, a dot pad, and a leather pen case.
Wet paint, steady hands: a watercolor desk setup
A watercolor desk setup: an Arches cold-press block mid-painting, a 48-color Kuretake Gansai Tambi set, a water brush and a real brush pen, a Pitt artist pen for lines, and a Daniel Smith dot card for trying new colors.
Postcards from a corner table: a travel journal setup at a café
A travel journal setup for a café table: a Traveler's Notebook Regular open to a fresh spread, a Field Notes for quick notes, a Kaweco Liliput, a glue stick for tickets, a rubber stamp and ink pad, and washi flake stickers.
A week on one page: a tidy planner desk setup
A planner desk setup: a weekly planner open on the desk, a wooden pen tray holding a fountain pen and a set of highlighters, with sticker sheets, washi tape, sticky notes and scissors close at hand.
Nine-to-five, neatly stapled: an office desk setup
An office desk setup: an open A5 notebook and a desk calendar, with a flat stapler, page flags, a tape cutter, a ballpoint, a ruler and scissors.
The finals-week desk, sorted: a college desk setup
A college desk setup: a five-subject notebook beside the laptop, a gel pen, a mechanical pencil and eraser, a highlighter, roll sticky notes and a pencil pouch.
Dark walnut, leather and brass: a classic study desk setup
A study desk setup in dark walnut: a leather folio open on a green blotter, two fountain pens and a chrome ballpoint, a brass ruler, a bottle of black ink and a leather pen slip, with a cloth-bound book, a pocket watch and a glass nearby.
Notes between matches: a gaming desk setup with Japanese stationery
A gaming desk setup with Japanese stationery beside the keyboard: a Hobonichi Techo open to a spread, a Kuru Toga and an Orenz mechanical pencil, a Sarasa Clip gel pen, a Propus Window and a FriXion Light highlighter, and a Hobonichi mini keychain, on a glowing synthwave desk mat between an RGB keyboard, a handheld console, game cartridges and a set of dice.
How does the desk designer work?
You build a desk in four steps. Choose a desk surface and a mat, add up to eight pieces of stationery from our guides, then place up to eight accessories such as a keyboard, a mouse or a plant. Every piece of stationery is one of our own drawings at real size, and its numbered pin opens the guide.
Can I start from a finished desk?
Yes, remix any desk in the carousel. Each one is a real desk from our Ideas pages. The button loads its stationery in the same places, plus the nearest desk surface, mat and accessories the designer has, so you can move, turn, swap or remove anything.
How do I share my desk?
Copy the link, or download the picture. The whole design is stored in the link itself, so anyone who opens it sees your desk. Add your name and it shows on the desk as a title.