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The problem this poses, of course, is that trying to find good desk images to reference is extremely difficult. They're dominated by this horrible 'desk setup' genre full of mostly cheap Amazon plastic, MDF, and easily broken veneer. This results in a few interesting phenomena, the most interesting of which is that Toronto, Canada, is massively overrepresented in these circles relative to their aesthetic development(especially on content aggregators like Maker Stations). This is not that surprising given that 'desk setups' are highly formulaic, and are primarily a function of the technology on the desk(which is really just a reflection of dollars spent for 99% of the people in this sphere) rather than utility, taste, or aesthetics. The other phenomenon I found interesting while looking for references was the revelation that North America is significantly lagging behind Korea and Japan when it comes to mass-produced design objects and brands. Sure, we can buy from Muji, but Japan then has dozens of homewear brands such as Dulton making stylish objects at affordable prices. Korea similarly has dozens of either Kickstarter-type brands or smaller interior brands(Pearl, Lexon, 1off, etc). I assume this is a function of their relatively strong domestic manufacturing bases, strong contemporary aesthetic vision, and proximity to China both economically and geographically, giving them greater access to cheap production methods. That you can buy forward-thinking design objects without going bankrupt is something HAY attempts to do, but even then, they're several times more expensive than, say, IKEA, while these Japanese and Korean brands are the same price band as IKEA. The third thing I realized was that Apple products consistently offer some of the best, if not the best, looking electronics available today. The 2021 onward iMac generation is one of the best-looking monitors you can buy today. I think maybe only the Samsung Space Monitor is up there