Volumes Desktop Organizer
About
Volumes mimics our common behavior of stacking books to support our laptops and monitors in order to create the ideal working desk. The independent pieces of the system are made to work with users personal preferences, creating a functional addition to their desk working environment.
Type
Personal
Year
2021
Context
Since the pandemic, our bedrooms and living rooms quickly had to transform and reflect how our space in an office or work environment once felt. Desks and tables at home were now populated with additional monitors, laptops, other devices, post-its, paper, and more coffee ring stains than we imagined.
With this modified and sometimes lackluster set up, the organization of our work and personal belongings in this new space suffered.
Inspired by the common hack of stacking analog books to raise a laptop or monitor at home, Volumes is an extension of that support – with added functionality and reduction of the noise that a work environment at home brings.
Illustration by Max Guther
Prototypes & testing
After benchmarking laptops and monitors average dimensions and then modeling in chip board, testing was conducted with intended materials. Both aluminum and steel sheets with the final dimensions were tested with a 25lb monitor resting on top of the sheets while suspended.
Although 0.0625" steel sheet offered more versatility in bending options without adding substaintial thickness, 0.125" aluminum sheet was the strongest and most durable. Additionally, the 0.125" aluminum sheet is about 25% lighter than the next best option, the 0.0625" steel sheet.
0.0625" Alum.
0.0625" Steel
0.125" Alum.
The manufacturing process is cheap and cost effective. Laser cut profiles are bent in a CNC press brake and then welded together to achieve the three dimensional volume. A thermoplastic powder coat is then applied as a finish.
A removable tray for extraneous desk items and accessories nests securely in all containers.
The largest container has a dedicated rectangular grommet to route chargers and wires through when housing devices and electronics inside.
A 12º laptop stand can conveniently be propped into place when needed or placed back flush on top of the container.
All images photographed by myself.
Volumes Desktop Organizer
About
Volumes mimics our common behavior of stacking books to support our laptops and monitors in order to create the ideal working desk. The independent pieces of the system are made to work with users personal preferences, creating a functional addition to their desk working environment.
Type
Personal
Year
2021
Context
Since the pandemic, our bedrooms and living rooms quickly had to transform and reflect how our space in an office or work environment once felt. Desks and tables at home were now populated with additional monitors, laptops, other devices, post-its, paper, and more coffee ring stains than we imagined.
With this modified and sometimes lackluster set up, the organization of our work and personal belongings in this new space suffered.
Inspired by the common hack of stacking analog books to raise a laptop or monitor at home, Volumes is an extension of that support – with added functionality and reduction of the noise that a work environment at home brings.
Illustration by Max Guther
Prototypes & testing
After benchmarking laptops and monitors average dimensions and then modeling in chip board, testing was conducted with intended materials. Both aluminum and steel sheets with the final dimensions were tested with a 25lb monitor resting on top of the sheets while suspended.
Although 0.0625" steel sheet offered more versatility in bending options without adding substaintial thickness, 0.125" aluminum sheet was the strongest and most durable. Additionally, the 0.125" aluminum sheet is about 25% lighter than the next best option, the 0.0625" steel sheet.
0.0625" Aluminum
0.0625" Steel
0.125" Aluminum
The manufacturing process is cheap and cost effective. Laser cut profiles are bent in a CNC press brake and then welded together to achieve the three dimensional volume. A thermoplastic powder coat is then applied as a finish.
A removable tray for extraneous desk items and accessories nests securely in all containers.
The largest container has a dedicated rectangular grommet to route chargers and wires through when housing devices and electronics inside.
A 12º laptop stand can conveniently be propped into place when needed or placed back flush on top of the container.
All images photographed by myself.
Volumes Desktop Organizer
About
Volumes mimics our common behavior of stacking books to support our laptops and monitors in order to create the ideal working desk. The independent pieces of the system are made to work with users personal preferences, creating a functional addition to their desk working environment.
Type
Personal
Year
2021
Context
Since the pandemic, our bedrooms and living rooms quickly had to transform and reflect how our space in an office or work environment once felt. Desks and tables at home were now populated with additional monitors, laptops, other devices, post-its, paper, and more coffee ring stains than we imagined.
With this modified and sometimes lackluster set up, the organization of our work and personal belongings in this new space suffered.
Inspired by the common hack of stacking analog books to raise a laptop or monitor at home, Volumes is an extension of that support – with added functionality and reduction of the noise that a work environment at home brings.
Illustration by Max Guther
Prototypes & testing
After benchmarking laptops and monitors average dimensions and then modeling in chip board, testing was conducted with intended materials. Both aluminum and steel sheets with the final dimensions were tested with a 25lb monitor resting on top of the sheets while suspended.
Although 0.0625" steel sheet offered more versatility in bending options without adding substantial thickness, 0.125" aluminum sheet was the strongest and most durable. Additionally, the 0.125" aluminum sheet is about 25% lighter than the steel.
0.0625" Aluminum
0.0625" Steel
0.125" Aluminum
The manufacturing process is cheap and cost effective. Laser cut profiles are bent in a CNC press brake and then welded together to achieve the three dimensional volume. A thermoplastic powder coat is then applied as a finish.
A removable tray for extraneous desk items and accessories nests securely in all containers.
The largest container has a dedicated rectangular grommet to route chargers and wires through when housing devices and electronics inside.
A 12º laptop stand can conveniently be propped into place when needed or placed back flush on top of the container.
All images photographed by myself.