According to my personal point of view a desk is a conceptual term describing a defined working environment. The designated "desk" could be a personal one, or a public one used simultaneously by one or more persons.
On of the ideas the author is mentioning is the desk filling a role of a place where work can be done efficiently and with full concentration. A desk is a way to make order in usable objects, make order in work methods and line of thinking. It is a "personal corner" even if for a short period of time, you own it while you use it, and you organize your elements and thoughts the way you need to in order to be productive.
As Pablo Neruda wrote, and Fukasawa designed (his sky screen table) sitting at your desk is like opening a door to infinity, to thoughts and never-ending imagination paths.
Bruce Mau wrote once in his commandments for design "don't clean up your desk at the end of the day, what you you see on it tonight will look totally different to you tomorrow morning, and will inspire you to new ideas...", i can totally identify with this idea.
Any surface, of any material, in any shape can be a desk, categorizing a "desk" as one is user dependant, and it is individual and different between the various of professions and occupations.
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I'm totally agree with what the author and what Oz said it is a personal corner, when you use it you own the space. These ideas can be apply to anywhere, the most common place that you can see the idea being apply on is in the library, or the studios. The desk is there but starting from the point that you put your stuffs on top of the desk, the desk become yours. I really like what Oz had mentioned about Bruce Mau's quote it is so true "do not clean up your desk at the end of the day, what you see on it tonight will look totally different to you tomorrow morning, and will inspire you to new ideas..." Desk is a adjective which described the place for people to work on. It can be anywhere, it does not have to be a real desk, it can be a chair, on the ground or even on top of your laps.
I like how its any surface with any shape or form can be a desk, like a toolbox, i know i put a personal touch on it, does anyonoe else?
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