Desk

Desk is a table dedicated to reading or writing, a piece of furniture having a flat or sloping top and is often accompanied with drawers, or compartments. The slope in fact was a mandatory requirement in early desks, since they were widely used in monasteries, educational institutes, and business establishments, as the books at that time were written on large parchment volumes. Once printing presses were launched and the size of the books decreased, it also resulted in changes in design of desks. Inevitably desks were provided with stands, in comparison to the old portable box design. Desks are an important part of workstations and are an integral component of home furniture. Desks are highly versatile and are available in multitude of styles, finishes, and made out of materials that suit everyone's need and requirement. The later versions of desks added a small cabinet designed for writing with drawers surrounding a central recess that allowed the user to sit up close to the writing surface. The introduction of larger pieces that included shelving or other storage space above the writing surface i.e. a cabinet or bookcase, gave it the name of 'writing-cabinet'. The computers not only impacted the technology it also had a impact on the office space, thus the infamous cubicle desk became widely accepted as an economical way of putting more desk workers in the same space without actually shrinking the size of their working surfaces. This resulted in workstations designed specially with sections for computer cabinets. There are various types of desks that include office desks, secretary desks, executive desks, corner desks, L-shaped, and U-shaped desks.