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Genius at work: close-up

Genius at work: close-up

Design / 24 Mar 2010

’Sleepy Lagoon’ desk, £5,700, by Kazuhiro Yamanaka, for Kazuhiro Yamanaka Office. Photograph by Paul Zak

’Sleepy Lagoon’ desk, £5,700, by Kazuhiro Yamanaka, for Kazuhiro Yamanaka Office. Photograph by Paul Zak

For our W*133 issue we scoured the globe to find the hottest desks on the market - and now its time to throw the lens on the stationary that topped their surfaces. Here’s our pick of the best buys to sweeten the daily grind.

’Ursuline’ desk, finished in walnut, £1,580, by Pierre Paulin, for Ligne Roset. Photograph by Paul Zak

’Ursuline’ desk, finished in walnut, £1,580, by Pierre Paulin, for Ligne Roset. Photograph by Paul Zak

Clockwise from top, ‘Yew’ paperweight, £49, from Liberty. Perfect Pencil set, £390, by Graf von Faber-Castell, from William & Son. Letter opener & walnut base, £825, by James Purdey & Sons. Horn Beaker, £145, by James Purdey & Sons. Photograph by Dominic Bell

Clockwise from top, ‘Yew’ paperweight, £49, from Liberty. Perfect Pencil set, £390, by Graf von Faber-Castell, from William & Son. Letter opener & walnut base, £825, by James Purdey & Sons. Horn Beaker, £145, by James Purdey & Sons. Photograph by Dominic Bell

Clockwise from top, ‘Anything’ tape dispenser, £29, by Michael Sodeau and Suikosha, from Twentytwentyone. ‘Grid tape’, $14, by Kamoi Kakoshi Co, from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt. Wall clock, from £70, by Hundreds Tens Units. AlessiPhone, £115, by Stefano Giovannoni, for Alessi. Gold-plated pen rest, £340, by Minimalux, from Liberty. ‘Gold pot’ (gold plated), £460, by Minimalux, from Darkroom. Photograph by Dominic Bell

Clockwise from top, ‘Anything’ tape dispenser, £29, by Michael Sodeau and Suikosha, from Twentytwentyone. ‘Grid tape’, $14, by Kamoi Kakoshi Co, from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt. Wall clock, from £70, by Hundreds Tens Units. AlessiPhone, £115, by Stefano Giovannoni, for Alessi. Gold-plated pen rest, £340, by Minimalux, from Liberty. ‘Gold pot’ (gold plated), £460, by Minimalux, from Darkroom. Photograph by Dominic Bell

’Adelchi’ desk in gold-plated brushed steel, £30,305, limited edition of 100, by Armani Casa. Photograph by Paul Zak

’Adelchi’ desk in gold-plated brushed steel, £30,305, limited edition of 100, by Armani Casa. Photograph by Paul Zak

Clockwise from top, Black gloss notebook, £75, from William & Son. Tea cup and saucer, part of the ‘Black Basalt Tea Set’ collection, £110, by Wedgwood, from Harrods. ‘Sirius’ ball, £1,800, by Baccarat. ‘Half scissor’ paperknife, £27.50, by ATYPYK, from Paperchase. XS hard drive, £100, by Sylvain Willenz, for Freecom. ‘Encre Noire Pour Elle’ perfume, limited edition, £615 for 60ml, by Lalique, from Harrods. Photograph by Dominic Bell

Clockwise from top, Black gloss notebook, £75, from William & Son. Tea cup and saucer, part of the ‘Black Basalt Tea Set’ collection, £110, by Wedgwood, from Harrods. ‘Sirius’ ball, £1,800, by Baccarat. ‘Half scissor’ paperknife, £27.50, by ATYPYK, from Paperchase. XS hard drive, £100, by Sylvain Willenz, for Freecom. ‘Encre Noire Pour Elle’ perfume, limited edition, £615 for 60ml, by Lalique, from Harrods. Photograph by Dominic Bell

’Cubo Libre’ unfolding desk with integral chair, €8,900, by Francèsc Rifé, for Artelano. Photograph by Paul Zak

’Cubo Libre’ unfolding desk with integral chair, €8,900, by Francèsc Rifé, for Artelano. Photograph by Paul Zak

From left, ‘Pencil colours’, £60, box of 36, by Düller, from Present & Correct. Water pitcher, €94, by Lobmeyr, from Gallery Fumi. ‘Elementaire’ silver tray, €150, by Christofle. ‘Falling in love’ light, €248, by Tobius Grau. Photograph by Dominic Bell

From left, ‘Pencil colours’, £60, box of 36, by Düller, from Present & Correct. Water pitcher, €94, by Lobmeyr, from Gallery Fumi. ‘Elementaire’ silver tray, €150, by Christofle. ‘Falling in love’ light, €248, by Tobius Grau. Photograph by Dominic Bell

’Vernon 14’ desk, £3,532, by Matt Elton, for ME Design. Photograph by Paul Zak

’Vernon 14’ desk, £3,532, by Matt Elton, for ME Design. Photograph by Paul Zak

From left, ‘Standards’ rulers, £40 each, by Louise Naunton Morgan. ’Perforated Calendar’, £17, by Harrington and Squires. Flat metal letter opener, £15, Paperchase. Mixed tapes, $14, by Kamoi Kakoshi Co, from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt. Photograph by Dominic Bell

From left, ‘Standards’ rulers, £40 each, by Louise Naunton Morgan. ’Perforated Calendar’, £17, by Harrington and Squires. Flat metal letter opener, £15, Paperchase. Mixed tapes, $14, by Kamoi Kakoshi Co, from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt. Photograph by Dominic Bell

’HS2-PR’ desk, from £1,295, by Peter Lassen, for Montana, from Aram. Photograph by Paul Zak

’HS2-PR’ desk, from £1,295, by Peter Lassen, for Montana, from Aram. Photograph by Paul Zak

From left, ‘Production for Graphic Designers’, £23, by Alan Pipes (Laurence King). ’Natural’ calendar, NTD.318, £7, by Agua Design. ’Tanto’ headphones, €40, from Urbanears. Photograph by Dominic Bell

From left, ‘Production for Graphic Designers’, £23, by Alan Pipes (Laurence King). ’Natural’ calendar, NTD.318, £7, by Agua Design. ’Tanto’ headphones, €40, from Urbanears. Photograph by Dominic Bell

’Spoon’ table, £871, by Antonio Citterio, for Kartell, from The Conran Shop. Photograph by Paul Zak

’Spoon’ table, £871, by Antonio Citterio, for Kartell, from The Conran Shop. Photograph by Paul Zak

From left, ‘Jetz black’ lamp, €310, by Axel Schmid, for Ingo Maurer. Patterned tapes, $18, by Kamoi, from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt. A5 watercolour book, £13, by Moleskine, from Paperchase. Photograph by Dominic Bell

From left, ‘Jetz black’ lamp, €310, by Axel Schmid, for Ingo Maurer. Patterned tapes, $18, by Kamoi, from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt. A5 watercolour book, £13, by Moleskine, from Paperchase. Photograph by Dominic Bell

Desk, €3,200, by Jörg Schellmann, for Schellman Furniture. Photograph by Paul Zak

Desk, €3,200, by Jörg Schellmann, for Schellman Furniture. Photograph by Paul Zak

Clockwise from top, stationary blocks: small, €17; medium, €21; large, €24, all by D.Lab, for Design Incubation Centre, from National University of Singapore. Urban picnic box, £6, from UP Box. ‘Anything’ scissors, £26, by Michael Sodeau and Suikosha, from Twentytwentyone. ‘Bank’ pen, £13, from Mar Mar Co. Headphones, DKK375 (€50), from Ai Ai Ai. Photograph by Dominic Bell

Clockwise from top, stationary blocks: small, €17; medium, €21; large, €24, all by D.Lab, for Design Incubation Centre, from National University of Singapore. Urban picnic box, £6, from UP Box. ‘Anything’ scissors, £26, by Michael Sodeau and Suikosha, from Twentytwentyone. ‘Bank’ pen, £13, from Mar Mar Co. Headphones, DKK375 (€50), from Ai Ai Ai. Photograph by Dominic Bell

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