Robin Grasby, a furniture designer and recent graduate of Northubria University, is the creative mind behind the Homework Desk, a versatile workstation that accommodates a range of different uses. Grasby extensively researched the habits and needs of several designers, architects, illustrators, teachers, and students in order to arrive at his final design for the desk. He concluded that the requirements for each user were wholly unique, and consequently, no single design could satisfy them all. Consequently, Grasby designed a modular desk system that allows the user to customize the layout to his or her needs. Interchangeable elements include stationery pots, picture slots, a vase, filing buckets and a cable manager. Exposed connections and unfinished wood lend the desk a straightforward, functional visual presence.