UrbanDesk offers a solution to cramped student accommodation woes
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Graham Phakos first designed his UrbanDesk combined bed and desk using AutoDesk Inventor
Graham Phakos first designed his UrbanDesk combined bed and desk using AutoDesk Inventor
The finished wooden prototype has a 59-inch wide and 29.5-inch deep Vika Amon table top from Ikea and a bed frame measuring 24.5 x 78.5 x 57.5 inches
The wooden frame rests against a wall, lifting up the full-size desk in the process
The UrbanDesk from Graham Phakos is a full-size bed by night but when it's time to start work, the frame can be lifted up against a wall to reveal a spacious desk beneath
A good eight inches of clearance means that you can leave items on the desk when it's hidden underneath the bed, and there's room for storage at the back, too
Kickstarter backers will be offered an updated and refined version of the prototype, with steel instead of wood and a locking mechanism
Many students will have faced the problem of trying to squeeze a good sized work desk and a comfy bed into the same small room. Some may have gone down the bunk bed with desk area beneath route but while such things are certainly practical, they're not exactly well suited to the needs of the maturing scholar. The UrbanDesk from Graham Phakos is a full-size bed by night but when it's time to start work, the frame can be lifted up against a wall to reveal a spacious desk beneath. Initially created for his own use, such has been the interest from friends and colleagues that he has decided to aim for a limited production run.
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