Grovemade’s mission has always centered around melding natural materials with thoughtful design to make the tools we use for work and creativity more beautiful and functional.
Its first product was a bamboo case for the iPhone 3G, launched in 2009. Since then, the small, Portland-based business has steadily launched new products to address virtually every conceivable element found on modern-day desks. But it’s more or less avoided the most important one of all: the desk itself.
That finally changed this year with the brand’s quiet introduction of The Grovemade Desk.
Motorized standing desks abound today. Yet, shockingly, few offer assistance with neatly organizing the tech and tools that orbit most modern workstations. This is where Grovemade’s long-awaited solution laps the competition.
The desk’s standout feature is a massive, full-width drawer sculpted in an elegant wedge shape with a hidden handle, which blends seamlessly into the desk’s front facia and sides. A light pull reveals a narrow strip of machined cork pockets for smaller accessories like pens, Airpods, and paper clips.
Pulling the drawer further out reveals a row of larger compartments lined with merino wool for storing a laptop, even those connected to a monitor, thanks to integrated ventilation and other large items like notebooks and loose documents.
