Name: Amr Taha

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Occupation: Interior Designer / Product Photographer

Room size: 6 m² (64,5 ft²)

Cost of the setup: “Hard to estimate as it has developed over four years”

Social media: Instagram

Website: Unsplash

Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

Hi! I’m Amr from Egypt, and I’m 27 years old.

I’m a 3D artist and interior designer.

Over the years, my passion led me to do gigs on freelance websites until I’ve had enough experience to collaborate with private clients.

Amr has always wanted to have his own productive and relaxing workspace

Not so long ago, I bought my first camera body and started doing photography professionally.

After some time, I became interested in product photography specifically, built up a portfolio and got a decent number of clients.

That’s how my second hobby turned into a career.

Take us through your setup

Item Model
Monitors 31,5″ Samsung S32E590C Curved
Monitor mount Commercial TV Mount Arm
External GPU Nvidia RTX 2060 super
Headphones Logitech G633
Keyboard Corsair K70 Lux RGB with Brown Switches
Mouse Logitech G604
Mouse mat Corsair MM200 Extended
Chair Commercial Gaming Chair
Desk shelf Handmade Walnut Shelf
Speakers F&D R60BT

It took me so many years to create this workspace.

I started building it in 2014 when I was a student. I had to use starter computer parts and budget components. The first version of my setup was located in a tiny bedroom.

Then I got married and moved to my own house.

Black and white home desk setup in Egypt
“I’m aware that RGB has been the craze for many years, but I didn’t want to just go for some coloured LED stripes. I was after something classy, elegant and with value attached to it,” says Amr

My office is in a tiny partition in the main hall.

Since the space in my house is a bit limited, having a whole room for the home office wasn’t an option at all. So I divided the space with natural rail wooden doors.

The workspace is three by two metres. It’s got a decent window that gives some natural light and air to come through.

The space is not huge, but the amount of lighting is just fine for me.

Let’s say it’s good enough to do my indoor photography sessions with just the window opened (no softboxes or flashlights required).