My hatred for wires and cables has spiked up a few notches since making a move to a new apartment this weekend. The amount of hidden electronic tendrils unleashed upon dismantling my home office could probably be strung together to China (where probably most of this equipment originated) and back. And now at the new apartment, I've been reminded hiding necessities like powerstrips requires some planning, dictated by where nearby outlets have been situated. Sometimes you can't hide away the mess through typical means. Cue in something like the Powerblock to block out the mess.
A future forward faceted plastic rock design cradles a powerstrip inside while also hiding low positioned wall sockets. It even flatpacks for simple shipment and construction. It's been available in white for awhile now, with the black edition just announced, both for about $50.
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Hey look! Something that turns your little white box into a big white box. How convenient!
But you have to admit there's something more sculptural about the Powerblock opposed to the utilitarian shape of a powerstrip with multiple power cords snaking in and out.
Nice!! But keeping it isolated seems to draw too much attention to it, doesn't it?
This doesn't make sense. All those wires have to still come out and connect to the laptop, modem, printer etc. It's a stone birthing cables.