Gavin Nelson
Designer at OpenAI
Minimal
Clean desks, hidden cables, nothing that doesn’t earn its place. The most intentional setups we’ve toured.
Matt D. Smith
Designer and the Founder of Shift Nudge
Grace Walker
Designer and Creative Director based in Calgary, Canada
Oksana Popovichenko
Ukrainian software engineer based in Toulouse, France
Tiancheng Luo
Tech and Lifestyle Creator and Product Designer
Tom Snyder
Marketer and Entrepreneur based in Austin, TX
Soundharya Muthukrishnan
Designer based in Brooklyn, New York
Gannon Breslin
Growth Marketer, Media Strategist, and Serial Entrepreneur based in Newport Beach, CA
Kenneth Gudz
Retired Dentist in South Carolina, USA
By the numbers
58
setups analyzed
90%
on Apple
Herman Miller Aeron
top chair
Notion
top app
Monitor Apple Studio Display
20 of 58 shop ›
Computer MacBook Pro
33 of 58 shop ›
Chair Herman Miller Aeron
6 of 58 shop ›
Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard
19 of 58 shop ›
Mouse Apple Magic Trackpad
12 of 58 shop ›
4 of 58 shop ›
Headphones Apple AirPods Pro
8 of 58 shop ›
Webcam Logitech Brio
2 of 58 shop ›
Lighting BenQ ScreenBar Halo
3 of 58 shop ›
Speakers Focusrite Scarlett Solo
3 of 58 shop ›
Top apps
Notion 15Figma 14Slack 9Spotify 5Cursor 4Zoom 4
Also
34% use a standing desk · 10% run multiple monitors · 21% use a mechanical keyboard · 7% use a monitor arm
Need help choosing?
FAQ
- What monitor is most common in minimal setups?
- The Apple Studio Display — it appears in 20 of the 58 minimal setups on Workspaces.
- What chair shows up most in minimal setups?
- The Herman Miller Aeron, seen in 6 of 58 setups.
- What keyboard is most popular in minimal setups?
- The Apple Magic Keyboard, in 19 of 58 setups.
- What apps show up most in minimal setups?
- Notion, Figma, Slack lead — Notion shows up in 15 of the 26 setups that shared their software.
- How many minimal setups include a standing desk?
- About 34% of the minimal setups on Workspaces include a standing desk.
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