About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Cubicle, Candy desk, Resolute desk, List of Oval Office desks, Standing desk, Secretary desk, Portable desk, Computer desk, Pedestal desk, Wooton desk, List of desk forms and types, Writing table, Hot desking, Bureau du Roi, Armoire desk, Lap desk, Rolltop desk, Trestle desk, Bargueno desk, Games table desk, Cylinder desk, Slant top desk, Bonheur du jour, Fire screen desk, Credenza desk, Davenport desk, Carrel desk, Bureau Mazarin, Moore desk, Henry VIII's writing desk, Fall front desk, Prie-dieu, Sea of cubicles, Butler's desk, Telephone desk, Spinet desk, Secretaire en portefeuille, Partners desk, Carlton House desk, Mechanical desk, Lectern desk, Typewriter desk, Field desk, Plantation desk, Modesty panel, Liseuse desk, Campaign desk, Desk on a frame, Tambour desk, Bureau a gradin, Desk and bench, Desk on chest, Cheveret desk, Escritoire. Excerpt: he cubicle, cubicle desk, office cubicle or cubicle workstation is a partially enclosed workspace, separated from neighboring workspaces by partitions that are usually 5-6 feet (1.5-1.8 m) tall. Its purpose is to isolate office workers from the sights and noises of an open workspace, the theory being that this allows workers more privacy, and personalization, and helps them to concentrate without distractions. Horizontal work surfaces are usually suspended from the vertical partitions of cubicles, as is shelving, overhead storage, and other amenities. The office cubicle was created by designer Robert Propst for Herman Miller, and released in 1967 under the name "Action Office II." Although cubicles are often seen as being symbolic of the human condition of working in a modern office setting due to their uniformity and blandness, they actually afford the employee a greater degree of privacy and personalization than was found in the previous work environment, which consi...
