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Minimal Workspace in Edinburgh, Scotland

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    • October 03, 2022
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    Minimal Workspace in Edinburgh, Scotland
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    Name: Carl Barenbrug

    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Occupation: Product Designer + Creative Director

    Room size: 12,38 m² (133,23 ft²)

    Cost of the setup: ~£2,5-3K ($2,7-3,2K)

    Social media: Instagram, Twitter

    Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

    I have several roles that fill my day to day, but principally, I’m a lead product designer working remotely in Edinburgh for a Dutch startup called TalkJS.

    It’s a small but well-run company with a talented and kind group of individuals from quite diverse backgrounds.

    TalkJS is essentially a chat API and Javascript SDK with a pre-built UI for web and mobile apps. My design role spans the whole product from the website to chat features.

    I’m relatively new to the company having joined in April 2022. I’m slowly trying to make an impact and take the design further in terms of UX and UI.

    While collectively, we aim to reach feature parity with industry-leading chat apps. We’re getting close.

    Physix Studio chair by Vitra

    Additionally, I also have several side projects. Namely Minimalissimo, a long-established magazine and studio dedicated to minimalism in design.

    Mimo (as we refer to it internally) is a project that has been close to my heart for around ten years.

    It’s a joy to run.

    It stands as a unique website, which I am very proud of.

    Over the years, it has offered me wonderful creative opportunities such as collaborating with artists and designers that I had previously only admired from afar.

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    I’m also currently working on a new project called 099.

    I can’t talk too much about this one yet because it hasn’t officially launched, but it will be a small marketplace for creatives to download digital assets for personal and commercial use.

    I’m incredibly excited to see it live later this year.

    Take us through your setup

    Item Model
    Monitor 27″ Samsung Space Monitor (4k)
    Laptop M1 MacBook Air (2020)
    Headphones Microsoft Surface Headphones 2
    Keyboard Keychron K3
    Mouse Apple Magic Trackpad (space grey)
    Chair Physix Studio by Vitra
    Laptop stand Aluminium Laptop Stand by OMOTON
    Web camera Opal C1 Camera
    Desk mat ULX Minimalist Desk Mat

    I work from home alongside my partner.

    We share an office space that is quite modest in size but sufficient for a couple of desks and a handful of exercise equipment.

    Pre-lunch workouts or yoga sessions are commonplace here. My partner doesn’t really care too much about her setup, but I’m a little obsessed about having a clean, well-designed, and importantly, uniform setup.

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