Designer, illustrator, and optimistic modernist: all good ways to describe San Francisco-based creative Brent Couchman. Before coming to the Bay, Brent worked for Fossil in Texas doing branding, packaging, and illustration. 

Have you ever been intimidated by refinishing metal furniture? Joanna shows it's entirely possible, and gets great results with a little time and elbow grease. She found this little cabinet in a parking lot and instantly saw its potential. Want to see the result of her work? Read on...

Tucked away within attics, or at the top of high ceilings, lofted offices provide just enough privacy while still being connected to the rest of the home. From the tiniest desks nestled in at the top of a landing to expansive studies open to living rooms below, these office lofts make work look fun.

A real world, hand-built offspring of Senator Palpatinian aesthetics with Matrix-style utility, the MWE Lab Emperor 200 aims to be the ultimate all-in-one place to work from: electric actuators, an Android-powered touch screen control center, HEPA air filtering system, light therapy, electric powered leather seat, up to 3 x 27" LED screens and surround sound, Windows or OS X, with the option for a 360^o programmable rotating podium.

One of my favorite bloggers and marketing gurus, Melanie Biehle, seems to be doing big things on a daily basis. From helping companies develop marketing plans, to formulating e-books and online workshops, to freelance writing and photography, she never seems to stop, and I for one am intrigued by this boundless inspiration. 

Skype has nearly become as synonymous with video chatting and VOIP phone calls as Kleenex is to tissues, Google is to search. The once small startup is now a bona fide category defining brand, with sprawling headquarters designed with ‘Agile Thinking’ (the effect of environment has on the creative process) as the foundation of its layout...

The man working from this home studio is Damion Michaels of Ephu Studios in New Orleans, a space furnished with a vintage, possibly one-of-a-kind executive desk designed by George Nelson, a clever magnetic photo wall, and dotted with colorful details revealing an affinity for the midcentury aesthetic...

We see a lot of thoughtful workspaces from the creative community in Portland, Oregon — and our latest tour is no different. Step inside this home office of freelance illustrator, designer, and maker Jenny Tiffany for a dash of inspiration.

Product: Poppin 5th Ave Task Chair
Price: $350.00
Rating: Recommend*

Despite the recent hoopla surrounding the premise of working from standing desks, battling the bulge upon treadmill desks, or the emergence of core-engaging active seating options, the majority of us currently and will continue working from a regular office chair. If there's anything to splurge upon in a workspace it's a comfortable, ergonomic task chair I'd most recommend saving your pennies for. But you might not need to spend a lot of those coppers thanks to Poppin's bright young thing, the 5th Ave. Chair...