Workstation desk Flip

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The elegant Flip Desk is a fold-away workstation that is very suitable for home working and flexi-working. It is an eye-catcher in any interior that takes up surprisingly little space. The Flip Desk combines a practical storage compartment (which can accommodate items such as a laptop, magazines, or writing utensils) with a small worktop and is easily mounted on the wall. To use the worktop, the front can be flipped down supported by a specially designed wooden hinge. The hinge is inspired by that of a laptop, leaving the entire work surface free for working. Thus, the Flip Desk retains its minimalist appearance. After use, the worktop can be folded back up and stays in place by a strong magnet. The top covers the storage compartment, thus ensuring a tidy feeling. The Flip Desk has been part of the Vij5 collection since 2022. Charles approached us in the middle of the corona pandemic when working from home was "on top of mind" with everyone. We felt that working from home was going to become more mainstream and liked the idea of adding something to the collection that could actually support this mindset. From the very beginning, the simplistic idea and minimalist look of the design grabbed our attention. Obviously, the simplistic and minimalist look of the Flip Desk was also Charles' priority as a designer. A collaboration was born and we all committed to keeping the design as minimalistic as possible during the translation process, even though we knew it would probably be quite a challenge! Through email and video calls, we managed to start translating the Flip Desk ideas and sketches into an initial prototype.