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Ordinary gadgets are aimed at ordinary people, while eccentric devices are targeted at people who characterize themselves by the most unbelievable pretentions. I know it’s not fair and I’m not the one saying it, but many human beings think this way.

Normal people are familiar, for example, with normal desks. It doesn’t mean they’re poorer than others (how some would dare to say) it just means that they don’t give a damn on material things as much as others do. Eccentric people, on the other hand, due to the fact that they want to feel like possessing the whole world, are tempted to buy all sorts of unusual things.

A relevant example in the given context is the Globus Scriptorium, a huge white globe that, once opened, reveals the most outstanding contemporary computer desk of them all. It looks like an unidentified flying object that could scare the hell out of anyone.

Created by Dutch designer Michiel van der Kley, the Globus Scriptorium’s idea is based on the eclectic designs which were conceptualized by the innovators of the 1930s. The sphere consists of two polyurethane hemispheres that form a leather seat and a workspace.



The most important advantage of the Globus Scriptorium is the fact that is saves the user a lot of space, which is quite nice, you know? But I don’t know whether it compensates the high price. Because, let me break the news to you: this contemporary computer desk will “lessen” your pockets with an impressive amount of money: $7,000 plus $4,000 shipping. Don't blame me, 'cause I'm not selling this thing, blame Hammacher Schlemmer!

(Source: Dvice)