To the MILK Desk
Dear MILK,
Just looking at you exhausts me.
I like form. I like function. I even like form AND function. However, your wimpy homage to Macs’ “simple form” and “smart function” doesn’t cut it. You are neither.
I like your cable exits. Those are nice, but they were also nice in 1927 when they were first invented and mass produced for every single desk in entire the world ever since then - in case you hadn’t noticed.
Other than that, MILK, what have you got to offer? The ability to raise you with the touch of a button? I realize that feature might be useful to the owner of a capricious desk chair, say one that changes its height with changes in the weather. But my desk chair? Always the same height. I like my desk to match. The only time I’ve wanted to adjust my desk height was, well, never.
And your Slot? Are you really trying to pass this off as a ‘feature’? Can it fit a whole two magazines? Not to ruin your whole space age mystique, but this is why most desks have drawers.
Finally, your fish tank. Okay, fine, some people like fish. I don’t know why they would prefer to attach a fishtank to a small square hole in their desk rather than have a larger one elsewhere in their office, but that’s by the by. Maybe they like to promote claustrophobia. However, please don’t pretend that this is a “meditative retreat” of any kind. The whole point of having fish at your desk is so that you wouldn’t have to leave your desk at all to view them, i.e. they’re not a retreat at all. Instead of relaxing you, they’ll just remind you what a lame yuppie you are, having shelled out hundreds of dollars so you wouldn’t have to deign to leave your desk.
February 15th, 2008 | 07:07 am | Rants
6 Responses to “To the MILK Desk”
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:14 am
“I like your cable exits. Those are nice, but they were also nice in 1927 when they were first invented and mass produced for every single desk in entire the world ever since then - in case you hadn’t noticed.” HAHA - nice!
February 15th, 2008 at 7:23 am
I have received emails about this stupid desk more times than I care to mention. It’s a cool website, but the desk itself is clearly lacking. I’m glad someone finally called it out.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:23 am
What’s a MILK desk??
February 15th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Here’s a link, Liz: MILK desk
February 15th, 2008 at 8:59 am
<snobbery>i don’t care what anyone says about the milk desk, i wouldn’t put my macbook air on anything else</snobbery>
March 14th, 2008 at 4:03 am
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