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Minimalist Monochrome Desk Setup in Heidelberg, Germany

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    • February 28, 2022
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    Marc’s Minimalist Monochrome Desk Setup in Heidelberg, Germany
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    Name: Marc

    Location: Heidelberg, Germany

    Occupation: Project Manager (Product/Marketing)

    Room size: 11 m² (118 ft²)

    Cost of the setup: ~$6K (including PC, keyboard, chair, etc.)

    Social media: Instagram

    Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

    Hey all, and thanks for reading about me and my setup! My name is Marc.

    I’m a Project Manager for marketing and product development related topics.

    After working freelance for around four years, I recently switched back to regular employment.

    Now I work within a steady team and focus on specific projects/products, rather than collaborate with different clients all the time. It’s refreshing to be employed again and get all these employee benefits.

    Currently, I’m working for a large asset manager in Germany; hence I’m based in the finance industry.

    Minimalist monochrome desk setup
    The Anglepoise lamp was invented in 1932 by a British designer George Carwardine

    Besides working, I like to spend my days gaming, watching shows, meeting friends or spending quality time with my girlfriend.

    Also, I just recently started to be more involved in photography after purchasing the Fujifilm X-T30.

    Despite not really being able to right now, I also enjoy travelling and exploring new places (like many people probably).

    I’ve been lucky enough to spend around 14 days in Tokyo in March 2020, just before the pandemic hit.

    I can’t wait to go back there.

    Japan has always been one of my dream destinations. Being there sparked my interest in exploring the country even more.

    Plus, Tokyo is a superb place for street photography — highly recommended.

    Take us through your setup

    Item Model
    Monitor Gigabyte G34WQC
    Monitor mount Invision MX450
    CPU Intel i5-11400
    GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    Motherboard ASRock H570 Steel Legend
    RAM G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 16GB
    Case NZXT H510
    Storage Samsung EVO SSD + Crucial NVMe
    Laptop MacBook Air M1 (not on my desk)
    Charging pad Native Union Drop XL
    Headphones Sennheiser HD 560S
    Keyboard Mode65
    Mouse Logitech MX Master 3
    Chair Herman Miller Embody
    Desk mat ULX (vegan leather)
    Lamp Anglepoise Type 75 Mini
    Web camera Logitech C925E
    Notebook SMYTHSON Panama Cross-Grain Leather Notebook
    Picture The Poster Club

    I’m a very clean person in general, so I like to keep all things I use tidy at all times. This especially includes my car, home and, of course, my setup.

    So, when building my workspace, I had subtle colours, clean lines, only the essentials (while still adding some personal touch) and quality over quantity in mind.

    Monochrome desk setup with a Gigabyte monitor
    Marc’s custom tabletop was made by a German cabinet maker. “I liked the thought of adding some traditional craftsmanship to my setup while also supporting local artisans”

    I enjoy going for subtle colours as soothing to look at and easier to combine. As a fan of dark colours, I also wanted to include a lot of black and dark elements.

    Therefore, I started to add more black & dark grey items from time to time while looking for higher quality brands as much as possible.

    Generally, one main goal was to stay clutter-free and not add anything that I won’t frequently need, while neither going for too many design accessories.

    A plant and the picture (November, by Lena Wigers) are all I need to add some personal touch but still keep things rather minimal.

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