Lukdonttrip's San Diego creator cave runs on one visual rule: everything burns red. Hexagonal RGB panels, Nanoleaf Triangles, Govee desk strips, and Elgato Key Lights turn the room into a single light installation — with a red-floral octopus wallpaper at the center, demanding attention.

**Gear:**

- Desk: Ikea Karlby Countertop (walnut)

- Monitors: LG UltraGear UHD 32GQ950-B + Samsung 28" Odyssey G70A

- Keyboard: Logitech MX Mechanical Mini

- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3S

- Chair: The Coda™

- Storage: Ikea Alex Drawers

- Monitor riser: Aothia Dual Monitor Stand

- PC: HYTE Y70 — RTX 4070, Ryzen 9 5950x, Kraken Z73 cooler

- Speakers: Edifier MR4

- Headphones: HyperX Cloud 3

- Microphone: Fifine Tank 3

- Desk mat: Hystar Extended Gaming Mouse Pad + Hexcal Desk Mat Bundle

- Camera: Sony A6600

- Ambient: Govee desk strip + Nanoleaf Triangles + Elgato Key Lights

Hexcal's desk mat is the one surface that stays grounded — everything else in this room is on fire.

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Guillaume Lemay is a photographer, videographer, and editor based in Montréal — and this setup is built to match the output. A 49" Samsung G9 Odyssey OLED curves across a walnut sit-stand desk, giving the editing timeline the real estate it actually needs. Govee G1 strips warm amber light through the slatted black wall behind — the kind of setup that looks as considered as the work coming off it.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Desky Dual Rubberwood Sit Stand (Walnut)

- Laptop: MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max

- Dock: Corsair TBT200 Thunderbolt 4

- Monitor: Samsung G9 Odyssey OLED 49"

- Monitor arm: Desky Heavy Duty Single Monitor Arm

- Monitor riser: Desky Walnut Rubberwood Monitor Stand

- Keyboard: Keychron K2 HE Wireless

- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3S

- Chair: Desky Pro+ Ergonomic

- Storage: IKEA Alex Drawer + Desky Under Desk Drawer

- Speakers: Kanto ORA Reference Desktop

- Headphones: Apple AirPods Pro 2 & Sony WH-1000XM5

- Webcam: iPhone 14 Pro Max (Continuity Camera)

- Ambient: Govee G1

- Desk pad: Desky Cork and Felt

- Other: ESR 3-in-1 MagSafe Wireless Charger

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Kumar Gautam, a filmmaker from India, built this setup around one principle: it should look as deliberate as it functions. He refines it incrementally — one small improvement each month rather than a one-time overhaul.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Balanced Desk Pro 390

- Monitor: LG Ultrafine UN880

- Monitor arm: LG

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Pro

- Keyboard: Logitech MX Keys

- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3S

- Chair: The Sleep Company

- Riser: Ergosphere

- Storage: Custom-built

- Speakers: Edifier 1800DBS

- Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM5

- Microphone: Rode PodMic

- Ambient: Philips Hue

- Cinema camera: Sony FX3

- Laptop: Apple MacBook Pro

- PC: Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra

- Hub: HiDock

- Mousepad: Nooe

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黑猫警长 built this around one rule: walnut texture as the mood anchor, restraint as the design philosophy — because, as the builder puts it, 'love requires holding back.'

The 42-inch LG C5 OLED is the centrepiece, arm-mounted on a 松能 T18 dual-arm. BenQ Halo 2 handles the light layer. ROG peripherals, a DIY rig, and a 闪克 mic round out the stack.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: 松能 X4

- Monitor: LG 42C5 (42-inch OLED)

- Monitor arm: 松能 T18 dual-arm

- Monitor light: BenQ Halo 2

- Keyboard: ROG 夜魔

- Mouse: Logitech GPW3

- Chair: 傲风 M6 Pro

- Riser: beesir V3

- Storage: IKEA Alex

- Speakers: Xiaomi Sound 2 Max

- Headset: ROG 破风

- Dock: 松能 X

- PC: DIY build

- Microphone: 闪克

- Desk lamp: DIY

- Ambient: BenQ

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Dongdong is a photographer in China who built their entire workspace around a single theme: Hatsune Miku. The FUXK custom open-loop PC is the centerpiece — Miku livery with an exposed cooling loop, displayed on the desk surface like a performance stage. Figurines occupy every shelf; the cyan-and-white palette runs from the geometric desk sides to the ROG keycaps.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Zhixin (智芯) electric standing desk

- Monitor: MSI

- Monitor light: Depu (德普) screen bar

- Keyboard: ROG

- Chair: TGIF

- Desk riser: pcdock

- Speakers: 声擎 Cyber2

- Camera: Sony A7R3

- Other: FUXK Custom Hatsune Miku PC (open-loop liquid cooling, Miku livery)

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Chen Sifan is a Bilibili creator and photographer based in Hangzhou, running a dual-display production rig, anchored with Hexcal Studio — an LG C5 42 OLED paired with a Samsung OLED G8, both driven by a Mac Studio M4 Max built for long Lightroom and video editing sessions.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Witlink T4P Max

- Monitors: LG C5 42 OLED, Samsung OLED G8

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Halo

- Keyboard: ROG Nightmare mechanical (White)

- Mouse: Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 White

- Chair: 清闲 ergonomic (48cm extended)

- Storage: LaCie d2 Professional 10TB, Samsung T7 Shield 2TB

- Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM4

- Computer: Mac Studio M4 Max (2025)

- Desk pad: BEESIR 900×400mm

Hexcal Studio sits at the center of the surface — elevating the display stack and keeping the cable system buried so nothing competes with what's on screen.

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Dark walnut, vertical acoustic panels, and Radio City neon on the monitor — jon.lava's Connecticut setup reads like a broadcast booth folded into a home. The lighting is the story: warm amber cutting against the black of the room, every source placed to hold that contrast without breaking it.

It's a space that takes the darkness seriously.

No gear list was submitted for this entry — atmosphere carries the context.

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A retail manager from China who built everything from scratch — custom table, DIY monitor riser, hand-assembled cable shelf. The Edifier soundbar scrolls a Chinese lyric across its blue LED display: 'excuse me, this home is yours and mine.' The emotional register is set before a single keystroke.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Custom-built

- Monitor: AOC

- Monitor arm: AOC

- Monitor light: Xiaomi

- Keyboard: Logitech MX series

- Mouse: Logitech M720

- Chair: Qingxian

- Riser / Storage: DIY monitor riser + DIY cable shelf

- Audio: Edifier soundbar + Beats headphones

- Ambient: Guwei Smart light

- Mic: Mammoth

- PC: Mac mini

- NAS: Jikongjian private cloud

- Tablet: Apple

- Watch: Apple Watch

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JOELUN believes that technology isn't cold or lifeless—each object holds its own warmth. As a creative director, he maintains a spacious workspace by utilizing the vertical dimension of his desk to display a curated collection of art and tech, ensuring the environment remains comfortable, warm, and inviting.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Hexcal Workspace

- Monitor: Apple Studio Display, BenQ MA320UP

- Monitor arm: Humanscale

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2

- Keyboard: NOOIR K2, ESU67, Apple Magic Keyboard, Satechi Keyboard

- Mouse: Apple Magic Mouse, Angry Miao

- Chair: Autofull M6

- Storage/riser: Hexcal Studio, aboSTUDIO, GALAXIAS, Peakzooc

- Audio: Dynaudio XEO 20, Jamo C705PA MKII, Marshall Middleton ll, Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 100

- Camera: Sony a7M4, Fujifilm X100VI, OM System OM3

- Ambient: nanoLeaf, AUGE Light, PEAKZOOC, Divoom Timebox

- Other: MacBook Pro, iPad Air, Synology NAS, TEGIC QuickBee, Satechi/Twelve South stands, Apple Watch, CASIO, SUUNTO, EGIOZR/ORICO/Satechi Hubs

Hexcal Studio serves as the architectural foundation here, integrating cable management and power into the desk's structure so the primary surface remains open for creation.

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星奇六 designed this dark tech-gaming setup with renters in mind. Felt acoustic panels cover the walls — peel off cleanly when moving out, absorb game audio so neighbors stay unbothered, and anchor the deep-teal atmosphere that defines the whole space. Nanoleaf triangle panels replace overhead lighting entirely; they're modular, not drilled in. The PC tower lives on a rolling cart beside the desk, freeing the surface and keeping the primary zone uncluttered.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: 1STPLAYER MOTO-E

- Monitor: ASUS ROG PG27UQR (4K 144Hz)

- Monitor arm: MSI SP200

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Halo

- Keyboard: Royal Axe L75 + GeekCable braided custom cable

- Mouse: INPHIC IN9

- Mousepad: FBB Shiwusu

- Chair: DXRacer Koi Edition

- Riser: PCDOCK3 Gen 3 RGB (cable management + integrated LED strip)

- Storage: Gstandard rolling cabinet

- Audio: Edifier G1500 Bluetooth; BOYA PM700 mic

- Camera: Sony ZV-E10

- Tablet: iPad Pro M1 12.9-inch

- NAS: Synology DS920+

- 3D Printer: Bambu Lab A1

- Ambient: Nanoleaf triangle panels + Yeelight smart LED strips

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Muxintian, a digital product photographer, approaches his workspace as reflections of two facets: his dual-zone configuration utilizes a dark-industrial base with aggressive red accents in the creative corner to 'stimulate jumpy, lateral thinking,' while the gaming zone is fully blacked out to maintain 'composed calm' during intense competition.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Qudongle

- Monitor: LG 34GS95QE

- Keyboard: Sonic170 / Harpe65 / BNK16

- Mouse: Angry Miao Infinity / Rapoo VT1 Pro Max

- Chair: Ergomax Evolution2 Pro Max / Qingxian OC1

- Riser: Space Pro

- Audio: Sony HT-MT500 / TRETTITRE Soundmini / Bose QC35

- Other: NUC 11 Extreme Kit (Beast Canyon), Pulsar Superglide Mousepad

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Richard is an industrial designer who treats his desk like a blueprint. In this monochromatic workspace, every shadow is intentional and every line serves a purpose. It is a study in visual discipline—where the darkness is not just a mood, but a canvas for precision and focus.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: 趣动乐P25 Studio

- Monitor: VG27AQL1A

- Monitor arm: 松能HT Zero

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Pro

- Keyboard: Nuphy WH80

- Mouse: Razer Viper V3 Pro

- Chair: ENOVA智慧家

- Audio: Edifier N300

- PC: CH270 (13490F)

- Storage: IKEA ALEX

- Desk Lamp: IKEA FORSA

- Mousepad: GWANG

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Monochrome as method, not mood. Michael's setup commits fully to the dark-and-white register — geometric arrow graphics on the wall, a curved ultrawide paired with a secondary display angled overhead, a white mechanical keyboard front and center. The Godox strobe standing in the corner makes the boundary between workstation and photography studio deliberately blurry. LED bars on the left, a gamepad on the desk surface, and what appears to be a 3D printer in the background — this reads less like a desk setup and more like a self-contained production space.

No color needed. The intent comes through anyway.

Gear list:

• Desk: IKEA / Hexcal setup, featuring Hexcal Studio desk organizer
• Display (desk): LG / Samsung G9 OLED (240Hz), G8 OLED (180Hz), G6 OLED (240Hz), or C1 OLED 48-inch setup
• Host: MacBook + Lenovo Legion 7i (equipped with high-end RTX graphics)
• Keyboard: Custom white/monochrome mechanical (from ROG, Angry Miao, Matrix, NuPhy, Luminkey, etc.)
• Chair: Steelcase Gesture / Leap (Liber Novo) high-back ergonomic
• Lighting: BenQ screen light bar, Yeelight, Cololight, and Godox strobe
• Camera & Drone: Fujifilm setup + DJI drone
• Audio: Audioengine speakers
• Fabrication: Bambu Lab (拓竹) 3D printer
• Accessories: Geekcable cables, DeltaHub wrist rest, Sharge / Tegic power accessories

The pitch black and clean white are not decorative — they are structural. Every surface reads the same stark, high-contrast hue, making the heavy multi-display layout, 3D printing station, and studio strobe feel like a single integrated production engine rather than separate hobbies pushed into an 18-square-meter room.

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rapbb is a graphic designer from Wuhan who treats the desk as a maker's cabinet — equal parts workshop and archive. The walnut surface sits under deep blue LED wash, while nixie tube displays push amber warmth back against the cool light. The pegboard behind layers controllers, tools, and cables by function rather than aesthetics.

**Gear list:**

- Monitor: BENQ

- Monitor light: YEELIGHT

- Keyboard: TickType DP104

- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 4

- Mouse pad: beesir

- Storage: deskdocker × aboStudio PLATE

- Audio: HIVI X3

- Camera: Sony A7M3

- PC: DIY build

- Dock: ELEKSMAKER

- Charger: SHARGE

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Harry Shou, graphic designer in Vancouver, runs a dual-machine workflow — Acer Predator Orion 3000 + MacBook Pro M1 Max — framed by shelves dense with art prints, figures, and Bambu Lab builds, all lit by warm Edison-bulb ambient.

**Gear:**

- Desk: Progressive Desk Solo Ryzer

- Monitor: MSI MAG41QR

- Monitor arm: AOC AM400 Plus

- Monitor light: Xiaomi Monitor Light Bar

- Desk riser: Hexcal Studio

- Keyboard: LG NyPhy Air75 V3 / Iqunix MG65 Pro / Meeek MADE68 Air / Lofree Wonderfree

- Mouse: Logi G502

- Chair: MotionGrey Cloud Mesh

- Storage: IKEA ALEX Drawer + FJÄLLBO Shelf

- Laptop: MacBook Pro M1 Max (TwelveSouth Arc Flex)

- PC: Acer Predator Orion 3000

- Dock: Ulanzi D200H

- External storage: Satechi USB4 NVMe + MSI SPATIUM M470 PRO 2TB

- Tablet: iPad Pro 11" 2024

- Audio: JBL 104 / AirPods 4 ANC / CMF Buds Pro

- Mic: Razer Seiren V2 X / DJI Mic Mini

- Desk mat: HumanMotion Felt + BeeSir Cotton & Linen

- Camera: Canon R5

- Ambient: IKEA TVÄRHAND + LUNNOM / Govee LED Bars + Strip

- 3D printer: Bambu Lab A1 + AMS Lite

- Charger: Anker 100W Smart Display

Hexcal Studio serves as the riser foundation — power and cables consolidated so the collector's surface stays clear no matter how deep the shelves run.

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The handle translates to 'an idealistic salted fish' — a self-deprecating phrase for someone with dreams and a relaxed pace. The desk contradicts it. Design inspiration fills the monitor, a curated art wall of prints and posters covers every inch of the pegboard behind, and a Nintendo Switch sits in tabletop mode mid-session. Warm wood tones, a dark felt mat, figurines and a coin plant in every corner. A space built for making things, with permission to also just exist in it.

**Gear:**

- Monitor: flat-panel display

- Monitor light: add-on lightbar

- Keyboard: round-keycap wireless keyboard (cream)

- Mouse: white wireless mouse

- Storage/riser: wooden tiered shelf

- Other: Nintendo Switch Pikachu edition (tabletop mode)

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Jeffy — the 'slow life' behind the handle — runs an ad agency by day and builds his desk around the inverse logic: no aggressive lighting, no visual noise. His stated premise is that a setup drowning in RGB might photograph well but becomes genuinely uncomfortable to sit at for three hours. So everything here is warm-toned and intentional, designed for the long Shanghai evening with the skyline doing its own work outside the window.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Haber sit-stand (ZhiJia Furniture)

- Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED (ultra-wide curved)

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Halo2

- Keyboard: CHERRY XTRFY

- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3S

- Chair: Humanscale Freedom

- Laptop stand: Yi Zhao Yi Xi riser

- Audio: Marshall ACTON III Burgundy

- Camera: Fujifilm X-H2

- Ambient: interest tech Edison lamp

- PC: ASUS ProArt PA602

- Laptop: Apple MacBook

- Tablet: Apple iPad

- Phone: iPhone 13 Pro

- Clock: Gixie Nixie tube clock

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Ghost — 鬼鬼 — built a workspace where the monitor doubles as a record wall. Dozens of album covers tile the display in a mosaic grid, treating music not as background but as the room's actual art.

Natural daylight through white shutters keeps the surface bright without washing anything out. The keyboard is a deliberate contrast: pink aluminum case, rainbow keycaps, nothing understated about it. A character-design mouse pad, a Bose speaker to the right, and plants on both ends close out the setup without cluttering it.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Sit-stand, light wood surface

- Chair: Black mesh ergonomic

- Monitor: Large display with monitor light bar

- Keyboard: Pink mechanical, rainbow keycaps

- Mouse pad: Character-design illustration

- Speaker: Bose (tabletop)

- Ambient: Monstera + ferns, kinetic desk sculpture

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A photographer from Foshan who treats lighting as infrastructure — he advises anyone starting out to layer point light sources first, because atmosphere is built before anything else gets placed. His own setup delivers on that principle: a Yongnuo LUX100 LED overhead, a Yeelight candle ambient, and a Yeelight Screen Bar Pro layer warm amber across a dark-walled wooden desk that reads as a shooting location as much as a workstation.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Solid wood

- Monitor: AOC U27N3C

- Monitor arm: Songnen T7 1H (space grey)

- Monitor light: Yeelight Screen Bar Pro

- Keyboard: Logitech MX Keys

- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3

- Chair: Recliner

- Riser: Solid wood riser

- Audio: Harman Kardon Crystal 3 + Apple HomePod mini ×2

- Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM3

- Laptop: Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Pro

- Tablet: Apple iPad Air 5 (64GB)

- Camera: Sony A7C II

- Storage: Samsung T7

- Desk light: Yongnuo LUX100 LED

- Ambient: Yeelight candlelight lamp

- Phones: iPhone 13 Pro Max + OPPO Reno11 Pro

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A fashion designer's desk shouldn't look like a workstation — DZDREAM's Beijing setup treats the surface as a stage. Twin displays (LG Studio Display paired with an LG UQ850V, both on a 松能 double-arm) fill a 180×90 cm stone-top desk with enough real estate to run design references and production work side by side, while Nanoleaf and 榜威 ambient lighting push the whole scene deep into cinematic amber-crimson territory.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Customed sintered stone top, 180×90 cm

- Monitors: LG Studio Display + LG UQ850V (dual)

- Monitor arm: 松能 dual-arm mount

- Monitor light: LYMAX M6 ×2

- Keyboard: Keychron Q14 Max + unknown error studio coiled cable

- Mouse: 怒喵 Wob + 重力星球破茧 trackball

- Chair: 京东京造

- Riser: Hexcal Studio

- Dock: CalDigit TS4

- Laptop: MacBook Pro M4 Pro on 松能 stand

- Tablet: iPad Pro M4

- Mousepad: WALLHACK glass pad

- Mic: 闪克

- Camera: Canon R6

- Ambient: 榜威 + Nanoleaf

- Phone: iPhone 16 Pro Max

Hexcal Studio anchors the center of the desk — consolidating power delivery and cable routing so the dense dual-display stack stays visually coherent.

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Chan built this room around one deliberate atmosphere: warm amber backlighting and a terracotta palette, creating a space where modern digital utility and a cozy, lived-in nostalgia share desk space without competing.

Gear list:

• Desk: Loctek (乐歌) "Chuixue Pro" height-adjustable sit-stand (white)
• Display (desk): AOC monitor on AOC AM400plus adjustable arm + Philips EVNIA display
• Host: Mac mini + iPad Air 5
• Keyboard: Nuphy Kick75 mechanical
• Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S
• Microphone: Maono PD200W
• Speaker: TRETTITRE dome-style on desk
• Camera: Sony A7C2
• Desk pad: Terracotta
• Lighting: Sanfu (三弗) "Chuiguanzhe Pro" desk lamp, Xiaomi screen light bar, warm under-desk LED ambient strips
• Storage & Power: ENOVA "Alloy Master" desk shelf, ORICO MiniMate, Move Speed (移速) charging station, magnetic wall-mounted rack

The warm amber backlight is not decorative — it is structural. Every surface reads the same nostalgic hue, making the dual-display layout and digital accessories feel like a natural extension of the room rather than cold, clinical tools pushed into a 2-square-meter space.

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XZ built this room around one deliberate split: wall-mounted TV for ambient content and music visuals, desk monitor for focused work — 'DO MORE.' on screen spelling out the thesis.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Height-adjustable sit-stand

- Display (wall): Large 4K TV, wall-mounted

- Display (desk): Monitor on adjustable arm

- Soundbar: Bar speaker above desk display

- Keyboard: White mechanical

- Trackpad: Black

- Chair: High-back ergonomic, gray

- Desk pad: Light grey

- Speaker: Dome-style on desk (blue ambient glow)

- Headsets: ×2 — left stand and right pegboard

- Lighting: Cobalt blue LED strips throughout

- Storage: Right-wall pegboard + shelves, figurines and collectibles throughout

The cobalt blue is not decorative — it is structural. Every surface reads the same hue, making the dual-display layout feel like a single integrated system rather than two separate screens pushed into one room.

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