Writers’ Rooms in The Guardian

Had we thought about it, we’d have guessed that the homes of today’s celebrated writers would contain some pretty interesting workspaces. Thanks to this feature in the UK-based Guardian, we can see for ourselves.

Thirty-five writers have given extensive commentary to accompany a photo of their writing rooms, inviting the reader to look for some kind of paradigm of productivity among this accomplished group.

(Many more pictures after the jump)

Take a look in particular at how artwork is displayed in these rooms. What form does productive space take in your home?

(via Boing Boing)

Comments (8)

I officially want a writing room. Now.

I have a writer's niche -- does that count?

Lots of red in these - interesting.

Love this from Michael Frayn's commentary:

"I envy people who have the ability to surround themselves with interesting things - beautiful little whichwhats that a burglar might want to steal, or amusingly whimsical doodahs, or thingummies full of secret personal significance. But it's not something that I can do, and it's no use pretending."

Yes, Mella, Frayn's quote is great. I'm going to send it to everyone who's every complained about my bric-a-brac-a-mania.

That quote jumped out at me too. The feeling that I would be putting on some kind of show, or that artwork I might aquire wouldn't have enough significance, really held me back from displaying anything in my home. But at some point I realized that just wanting to see something everyday was enough, and now I can't stop framing and arranging little collections. It's kind of a problem actually.

I LOVE that second to last photo. What a great room.

I'm not messy.
I'm just a natural-born writer.

I'm loving the desk in the first photo (custom job?) and the pillows in the second-from-bottom.

All the red really is curious, isn't it? I didn't notice at first but now it's everywhere, even in the other rooms in the article, not pictured here.