Carme Desk

Finely designed eco-conscious products for your workspace

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Carme Desk is a culmination of wanting to get back to making art objects after years in the tech industry mixed with my desire to minimize and simplify my work environment.

November 19, 2020 First two products are live!

After putting Carme Desk on hold at the end of the Summer I've finally got things moving again. I spent the last few two days preparing product photos and copy to publish the first two Carme Desk products.

I went back and forth a bit on where to publish the products and finally decided to start with Etsy and Gumroad. The products are also published on the updated Carme Desk website. I'll see how the products do on those services and continue to consider other options.

July 21, 2020 Getting Started

Carme Desk has been a product on my list of possible undertakings for a while. Before spending the previous 8 years at a tech startup I spent more than a decade creating art. That type of work of hand building fine objects is something I've really missed. With my current status of working at home and slightly obsessing over my workspace the two needs coalesced.

After burning out in a fast-growth tech company I've grown strongly opposed to growth for growths sake. This product is part of a test of if and how a physical product can be sustainable financially but also environmentally sustainable and emotionally sustainable for myself. The goal is to set strong boundaries and make product decisions that purposefully limit growth.

This messaging of degrowth is part of the product and will be built into design and marketing. Products will be made with renewable, recycled, and Eco-conscious materials. Designs will be designed and produced for long life. Product runs will be small to stop any considerations of mass production and capture the idea of having some meaning in the things we surround ourselves with.

This is all early in messaging but designs are in progress and setting up a small production space is already in motion. Plans are to have the initial produced designs for sale in early August.

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Carme Desk is a culmination of wanting to get back to making art objects after years in the tech industry mixed with my desire to minimize and simplify my work environment.