Style junkies, especially those with a soft spot for photography gear, probably already know that a regular desk is a missed opportunity. If your shelves are filled with lenses and tripods, it feels almost wrong to park your laptop on four anonymous legs. To properly telegraph your love for imaging culture, there is the Tripod Standing Desk Pro by Intension Design. Yes, its legs are literally a tripod, and yes, it looks exactly as serious as it sounds.
The appeal goes beyond visual flexing. Like a good camera support, this desk is built to adapt. The tabletop tilts from flat all the way to vertical, which turns it into a practical workstation for artists, illustrators, and draftsmen who prefer working upright. It also comes with two adjustable and removable laptop stops, so your gear stays where it belongs when the desk is angled. The desktop itself measures 16 by 28 inches, or 40 by 70 centimeters, which is generous enough for a laptop, mouse, and whatever creative clutter you insist on keeping nearby.
Height adjustment runs from 28 to 53 inches, or 70 to 135 centimeters, making it usable while seated or standing, and comfortable for users up to about 2 meters tall. Despite all this adjustability, the desk weighs just 14 pounds, or 6.5 kilograms. Being a tripod, portability is baked in. It collapses down and slips into a carrying bag, though the tabletop itself stays free-range.
Optional accessories such as wheels, a cup holder, and a headphone hanger let you fine-tune the setup. If this sounds familiar, it shares the same design philosophy as that wonderfully nautical tripod lamp we covered earlier, the Navy Tripod Floor Lamp, which proves that tripods deserve more jobs outside photography.
The Tripod Standing Desk Pro is currently discounted at US$399.99, down from US$499.99.
Images: Intension Design.