Tidy Up Your Desk, Please

British designer Benjamin Hubert designed the well organized office worker's best friend - the Cast Desk Tidy - for Japanese homewares brand Welmade Products. Hubert says: “The desk tidy has specific cast shapes in the top surface, designed to fit your stationary, encouraging a thoughtful process of pencil selection and stationary display rather than the conventional ‘throw it all in a pot approach’.” I guess my turned-upside-down-blank-CD-tower-cover with it's mish-mosh of scissors, pencils, pens and markers thrown in, just doesn't cut it as a true organization tool!

via: dezeen

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Buzz from KBIS - Peg Rail

Everything at KBIS this year seemed to be on a sliding rail of some sort - hang your utensils in the kitchen, grow herbs and store supplies - all on a sliding rail. A rail system is easy to install and even easier to use, so when we saw pegRAIL (see, even the name just makes sense!) take this concept to a full blown solution - we thought it was pretty cool. They offer a sliding rail wine cellar, home office, kitchen prep area, closet, utility room and bath area systems - all in your choice of bright or brushed chrome along with a selection of drawers, shelves and accessories.
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Celebrity Sightings at Highpoint

There seem to be more and more celebrity sightings at Highpoint these days and the Howard Miller showroom was no exception this year. They launched their new Ty Pennington storage solutions line, and of course, Ty was on hand to meet and greet.

However, the real stars of the room were the furniture pieces themselves! The concept of pull out bulletin boards, ironing boards, craft tables along with all of the embedded charging stations and unique storage features were just delightful! Small touches, such as the ribbon organizer rod, the kitchen storage piece and the revolving shelves - all available in many choices of wood finishes and door options - make this line a true solution.

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