King Charles Albert (1798-1849) of Sardinia-Piedmont owned this spectacular writing desk, which is now up for auction by M.S. Rau in New Orleans. A mere $266,500 can get you behind the ultimate power desk for your office...

Why settle for a piece of furniture that only serves one purpose when you can have a piece that does more functions? That's why over at Homes and Hues, we rounded up nine handy pieces of furniture that can each be used f...

(Photo: Bless)Need to type an angry email? Here's the perfect keyboard for the job. The design firm Bless, which has offices in Paris and Berlin, exhibited its new computer interface at the Istanbul Design Biennial.The W...

(Photo: Extreme Aquatics)This was the call center...  ...by fabric walls, but glass aquariums. The custom desks were built by a local carpenter, then the fish ta...

I use a sitting desk because . . . actually, I'm n...  ...to keep moving constantly. They may use treadmill desks or running gazelle desks . Now there's a new option: this desk built by Rob...

Desk designs that require you to move around are p...  ...are popular these days. Many people have standing desks . Others use treadmill desks , even though they impair your work performance.If...

Standing desks are all the rage right now, but generally speakin...

Staircases are critical in homes that have more than one story, but they can also be a serious drain on space. In an effort to make the most of the staircase, designer Just Haasnoot commissioned Dutch design studio Miek...

The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four canonical gospels, perhaps because it was written under demanding conditions. Here's a medieval manuscript illumination showing Mark in a portable writing desk. It is conven...

They call it the "Superdesk." Although it doesn't have super powers, nor does it transform into a giant fighting robot, this desk is nonetheless impressive. Architect Clive Wilkinson designed it for The Barbarian Group,...