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TL;DR: Workspaces is an independently run archive of real desk setups and home offices gathered from interviewing creative people around the world.
Founded in 2020 by Ryan Gilbert, it has grown to feature 500+ real-life workspace tours, reaching 70,000+ followers across social platforms, attracting over 2.5 million total page views, while publishing a weekly newsletter that is read by 18,800+ subscribers.
Workspaces is a curated collection of real desk setups and home offices from creative people around the world.
I started Workspaces in early 2020, as remote work quickly became the default for millions of people. Around that time, I began noticing more designers, developers, founders, and creators sharing photos of their desks and workspaces online. These weren’t just images posted on Twitter — they were small windows into how people were actually working day to day.
Those moments stuck with me.
So on , I published the first edition of Workspaces.
Since then, Workspaces has grown into a living archive of modern workspaces, featuring (and counting) from people working across tech, design, writing, and creative industries. Each workspace is submitted by the person who actually uses it, offering an honest look at the desks, tools, and environments that support their work.
Every feature on Workspaces follows the same general idea — photos of a guest’s real workspace, a background into the person behind it, and the tools they rely on each and every day.
Some setups are minimal, some are highly refined (and might cost more than my car), and many evolve over time. Together, they show the wide range of ways people build spaces that help them focus, create, and do their best work.
Over the years, Workspaces has quietly grown into the largest collection of real workspace tours on the internet.
Workspaces is for anyone who cares about their work environment. Whether you’re setting up your first home office, upgrading your desk, designing a creative studio, or simply curious to see how your peers work.
New workspace tours are published weekly, continuing the same idea the project started with — documenting the spaces where modern work actually happens.
If that sounds like your kind of thing, you can to receive new desk setups every Saturday morning.
Ryan Gilbert