Working at Home

There are so many of us who work from home and have had to carve out space for a desk.  Some are in the living room, others are in the bedroom, and there are a even a few that are in the closet, literally.  Even those who do have work offices have spaces at home for a computer and correspondence.  I especially love fashion designer Michael Bastian's desk area above.  Enjoy!

Office area in the old Janklow townhouse.

Aerin Lauder's chic desk in her dressing room.

Yves Saint Laurent

Pamela Skaist Levy

Carolina Herrera

Detail of Carolina Herrera's desk

Alex Papachristidis

Amy Fine Collins

Diane von Furstenberg

Celerie Kemble

Cordelia de Castellane

Jenni Kayne

Elizabeth Mayhew

Detail of Elizabeth Mayhew's amazing staionery collection!

Markham Roberts

Gil Schafer

Miles Redd designed home office.

Antony Todd

Nate Berkus's old home work space.

Oscar de la Renta

Annette de la Renta

Veere Grenney

Nate Berkus California designed desk area.

Room with a view from House & Garden.

An inspiring view from desk in Elle Decor.

Chic at Work

There are a lot of important issues going on in the world but the press is jumping all over the fact that President Obama had the Oval Office redecorated recently.  Margaret Russell, the new editor in chief of Architectural Digest, even made an appearance on The Today Show to comment of the room.  She hoped that it would bring attention to the design industry which has still not fully recovered and also to all the American companies whose products were used in the space.  Every president has redecorated the Oval Office to suit their needs and style.  How would you like it if you started a new job and had to live with the office decor of the person before you?  I don't think it would be very fun.  Since we spend at least 40 hours working in our office and probably more, why would you not want it to be the most inspiring place?  I'm fascinated by the office of creative people and have included many of them here.  I'm still looking for Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta!  I bet theirs are beyond chic! Enjoy!

Jenna Lyons of J.Crew

Aerin Lauder of Estee Lauder

Another look at Aerin Lauder's office from Domino

Diane von Furstenberg at work

A look at Diane in her design studio.

A detail of Diane's desk. 

Minimal chic at Michael Kors.

I love the pencil holders on Peter Som's desk.

Reed Krakoff at his Coach office from Domino.

Tamara Mellon of Jimmy Choo

Fashion designer Isabel Toledo at work.

Yves Saint Laurent's desk by Hedi Slimane

A detail of YSL's board by Ivan Terestchenko

The studio office at Yves Saint Laurent.

Artist Hugo Guinness at work.

Architect Frank Gehry and his books.

Fashion designer Jason Wu.

Publisher Prosper Assouline's chic red office.

Valentino at work.

Valentino in his studio.

Karl Lagerfeld sketching.

Anna Wintour in her Vogue office.

Best Modern Desks&Cabinets

jay desk + hutch

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Small wonders. A roll-out extension doubles your work space. Top with the hutch for extra storage. Wood construction.

T desk chair

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Comfortable seating with a contemporary slant; chromed metal base raises, lowers, swivels and rolls on five casters.

swivel leather desk chair

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Sleek, supportive seating for the home office. Luxe Italian leather, wrapped over an adjustable chromed-metal frame on five sturdy rolling casters for easy movement.

tubular desk chair

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Cushioned gray wool felt seat swivels on a height adjustable, black nickel base.

bond file cabinets

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Substantial storage for files and office supplies. Wood construction. Oak veneer.

classic lateral + mobile file cabinets

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Simple, traditional office storage in substantial wood construction. Assembly required.
lateral cabinet: Two large file drawers hold both letter and legal files.

metal-leg file cabinet + cubby

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Contemporary storage with top drawer for office supplies, bottom for hanging letter or legal files. Wood construction, with polished-nickel drawer pulls and legs. Cubby: Stylish open storage with an adjustable shelf.

wide 2-drawer + rolling file cabinets

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Rolling file cabinet: Roomy upper supply drawer; letter-size hanging files fit below. Rolls beneath desk for compact storage. Five casters, two locking. Wood construction.

cadman file cabinet

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Two upper drawers hold stationery and supplies; bottom drawer holds letter/legal files. Four removable casters (two locking). Assembly required.

morgan mobile file cabinet

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Stow supplies in upper drawer, letter or legal files below. Five casters (two locking). Fully assembled.

morgan lateral file cabinet

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Extensive storage for letter or legal files. Two drawers open on smooth extension glides. Assembly required.