Discussion

Concrete Laptop Stand

jb1991: There are some subtly weak desks out there, quite a few actually, where placing this on top could be brutal.

ramon156: Next up: Brutalist desk

xpe: [delayed]

crimsontech: This is pretty cool looking, I like it, it must be really heavy though.> For a medium-sized piece like this, a vibrating dildo is actually the best thing to use. Just think of it like any other power tool.For a medium-sized piece like this, a vibrating dildo is actually the best thing to use. Just think of it like any other power tool.I used work on foundations for warehouses, huge concrete blocks as anchor points and this is exactly how we got the bubbles out, we had a huge metal vibrator they call them high-frequency concrete pokers.

HPsquared: There are some subtly weak floors out there, where placing such a desk could be fatal.

cm2187: You just need to cover it with graffitis to fully depict the experience of the poor souls living in brutalist buildings.

tokai: Isn't the ornamental 'urban decay' detail kinda the opposite of the utilitarian and functional style of brutalism?

seeeeebt: Yes, Sam is probably just having a bit of fun here, but I think it's worth presenting brutalism correctly as it's often so misunderstood.Concrete is simply the mass production medium of the time, many of the patterns and moulds used in Barbican for example feature pretty timber imprints, scalloping patterns, painstakingly pick-hammered textured panels, or pleasing swooping shapes.Further there is always space for glass, brass, Terrazzo and lighting.Sam's design does feel cold, unnatural and broken, definitely not what brutalist living is about.https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/feb/22...https://www.structuralrenovations.co.uk/portfolio/barbican-e...https://www.barbicanliving.co.uk/barbican-story/construction...

pjc50: > cold, unnatural and broken, definitely not what brutalist living is about.This can often be the actual experience of it, though. Part of why it's so divisive. Personally I'm on the "looks great, wouldn't want to actually live there" side.The Barbican is an example of how good it can be when properly maintained by a community. There are plenty of less prestigious examples where the community cheered their demolition.

BariumBlue: Yes I had the same thought.Imo brutalism is monolithic and unyielding. This is opposite, with the sturdy concrete yielding into plant overgrowth and exposed rebar.

CSP_LIBRARY: post-apocalyptic vibes

jnwatson: I certainly haven't heard of that technique to get rid of bubbles in the cement.

jagged-chisel: Vibration? Thought it was pretty common.

xgulfie: When I first look at this I think "hey it would be nicer if it wasn't falling apart", but you could argue that's kind of the point. Well done

gwbas1c: Related: Anyone know where to get that kind of keyboard in the photo? Specifically, where the number pad and arrow keys are on the left?I've been looking and looking, but the best I can find is using a narrow keyboard with a separate number-pad only keyboard on the left. I'm in the US.(It's better for your right shoulder to keep the mouse closer to your body like in the picture.)

weirdmantis69: I love concrete as a medium but that's got to be heavy af and I would manage to smack my elbow on it all the time as well as smash my coffee mug on it.