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Name: Mike SmithLocation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the USOccupation: DesignerSocial media: Instagram, TwitterHello! Tell us a bit about yourselfHey, I’m Mike Smith. I run a design studio called Smith & Diction in Philadelphia, PA (USA).I started my studio seven years ago because I really wanted to make things.I was a little disenchanted with the whole agency life of making a bunch of fake work and selling PDFs for $100K.Figma is a go-to design tool for Mike Smith. He used it to create a new identity for the visual storytelling platform ExposureI just wanted to make REAL stuff and not worry about the…

Name: Jovie Brett BardolesLocation: Metro Manila, PhilippinesOccupation: Campaign Management AssociateRoom size: 34 m² (366 ft²)Cost of the setup: ~$1,8KSocial media: Instagram, TwitterHello! Tell us a bit about yourselfI work as a campaign management associate for an advertising agency in Taguig [a highly urbanised city in Metro Manila, officially known as the National Capital Region of the Philippines — editor’s note].For the past four years, I’ve been helping them to create and deliver ads on streaming video services and internet-connected TV platforms.JB sticks to a monochrome palette in his home office in the PhilippinesHobbies-wise, I grew up when Pokémon was born,…

Name: Gavin StrangeLocation: Bristol, UKOccupation: Director & DesignerRoom size: 9 m² (97 ft²)Cost of the setup: $7,3K (~£6K )Social media: Instagram, TwitterWebsite: JamfactoryHello! Tell us a bit about yourselfHello! My name is Gavin Strange, and I’m a 40-year-old human that lives and works in Bristol.I live here with my wife Jane and two young kids, Sully and Sylvie, and our rescue greyhound Peggy.By day I’m a Director & Designer for Aardman — a creative studio also based in Bristol. It’s most known for its stop-frame animation work, such as Wallace & Gromit or Shaun the Sheep, but it does so…

Ever wondered why IKEA ALEX drawers are so popular? We spoke with many WFH creators around the world, and here are the top five reasons why they chose these storage units for their home offices. Below, you’ll find 34 authentic desk setups featuring IKEA ALEX drawers, along with direct quotes from home office owners about the pros and cons of their choices. Art Teacher’s Walnut Workspace with IKEA ALEX Storage “My room, filled with memories, has been mine since childhood — a space that’s grown with me. As I became an adult and started working, I began to want my…

Name: HL (Thoughtworthy Co) Location: Singapore Occupation: Content Creator Room size: 13,6 m² (146 ft²) Cost of the setup: ~$1,5K Social media: Instagram, YouTube Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself Hi! My name is HL, and I’m from sunny Singapore. My husband, Glo, and I run the YouTube channel Thoughtworthy Co. Glo was actually the one who started Thoughtworthy Co back around 2015. Our goal has always been to spread the message of health and happiness. Back then, the company looked very different. For a few years, we did fitness and nutrition coaching, but it wasn’t until 2019 when…

Name: Isabel E. Location: Quezon City, Philippines Occupation: Law Student, Full-time Mom Room size: 12 m² (129 ft²) Cost of the setup: ~$1,5K (₱78,9K) Social media: Instagram Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m Isa or Bellie, as I’m known on my Instagram page bellie.welly. I’m a full-time law student at Arellano University School of Law and a mother of a 3-year-old. I also do a little content creation on the side with my studygram, which I started early into the pandemic as a form of accountability for my studying. It was also around this time when study with…

Name: Katie EckstromLocation: Jersey City, NJ, the United StatesOccupation: Marketing DirectorRoom size: 18,5 m² (199 ft²)Cost of the setup: $1,3KSocial media: Instagram, LinkedInHello! Tell us a bit about yourselfMy name is Katie Eckstrom!I’m the Marketing Director at Plugable Technologies. Over the past five years, I’ve built a small but mighty 15-person marketing team from the ground up.I launched more than thirty successful products on Amazon globally and have recently started expanding my expertise into the B2B e-commerce space.One month after graduating from UW Foster Business School with a degree in Marketing, the start-up that hired me let me go for…

Name: Dreamland GemLocation: North East England, UKOccupation: Community Manager for Nintendo Life, Push Square & Pure XboxSocial media: Instagram, TwitterHello! Tell us a bit about yourselfHey, I’m Gem! Video game lover & artist from the UK.I’m the Community Manager over at Nintendo Life, Push Square & Pure Xbox. I help support and grow our incredible communities alongside managing social media platforms.In my spare time, I can be found posting on social media, probably talking about Kirby.Gem’s desk setup was inspired by the titular fictional character of the Kirby video games series by NintendoTake us through your setup Item Model Monitor…

Name: Jakub FlizikowskiLocation: Bydgoszcz, PolandOccupation: High School studentRoom size: 12 m² (129 ft²)Cost of the setup: ~$4KSocial media: Instagram, RedditHello! Tell us a bit about yourselfHi! I’m Kuba Flizikowski. I would like to introduce myself and share a little of my world with you.I’m a student at a high school N°6 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, the city where I was born and live now.I like to describe myself as someone who is interested and involved in computer graphics — whether it’s vector/raster graphics, 3D or even movie editing. All of these things are my passion and hobby.Kuba’s workspace has a dark…

SPONSORED Being productive at home is about getting the right things done, not everything done. That’s why we built Bento Focus. Download Bento for free What’s one item in your workspace that you cannot imagine yourself without?A decent monitor? A pair of noise-cancelling headphones? Or maybe an ergonomic keyboard?We challenged people around the globe to think about that one thing that matters to them the most when working from home and share the answer with us. No matter how small or big, expensive or not.Let’s see what they came up with.Mechanical Keyboard“If there is one thing that I cannot live…