Minimal Workspace in Melbourne, Australia
Name: Josiah Montassi
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Occupation: Part-time retail sales rep by day, Entrepreneur by night; Student at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)
Room size: 4 m² (43 ft²)
Cost of the setup: $6K (~$8,6K AUD)
Social media: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube
Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
Firstly, I’d like to say thank you for this opportunity to share my setup and story here on MakerStations.io
I’ve been working in retail for the last three years in Melbourne. Two years before that, I was a DJ working for an entertainment agency.
The biggest takeaway from working in these jobs was learning to communicate effectively with people.
In my free time, I run my own e-commerce store called HumbleStudent.co, where I sell minimalist artwork printed on canvas posters. It’s inspired by famous quotes and designed all by myself.
I launched this brand when I started studying for my Bachelor of Business majoring in Marketing at RMIT. It was a way to express what I was learning in my classes and also to have something to put on my résumé.
Humble Student has since expanded into a YouTube channel under a sister brand called Humble Radio.
Me and a good friend of mine have been uploading weekly lo-fi hip hop mixes for the last year and a half (we’re on Apple Music & Spotify also).
My current efforts are focused on an exciting NFT project I’m working on with my partner. It’s called Coin Plants. I’ve been involved with the crypto world since 2017.
This NFT project of ours was a great opportunity to use what I’ve learnt about this emerging technology over the years.
We’ve partnered with the charity OneTreePlanted and aim to raise $50,000 for reforestation.
We’re also building a play-to-earn game where holders of Coin Plants will be able to yield “farm” cryptocurrency. It’s still all very early in development, but we’re really motivated to see it through.
Our awesome Discord community has been supporting us throughout the whole development process.
Take us through your setup
| Item | Model |
|---|---|
| Monitor | Eve Spectrum 27″, 144Hz, 4K (ES07D03) | Monitor mount | The Eve Spectrum Stand (ES07D04) |
| Monitor light bar | Xiaomi Mi (BHR4838GL) |
| Laptop | MacBook Pro 16″ (2021) |
| Headphones | Audio-Technica ATH-G1WL |
| Keyboard | Keychron K7 with Gateron’s brown switches |
| Mouse | Logitech G304 and MX Master 3 for Mac |
| Chair | IKEA Markus |
| Desk mat | Kmart Desk Pad |
| Charging station | Satechi Trio Wireless Charging Pad |
When choosing the apartment I was moving into in 2021, I wanted to make sure it had a nice view that I could enjoy while working.
It’s a small one-bedroom place, so I had to be efficient with how I laid out my furniture.
At first, I positioned my desk up against the wall, with the windows to my left and the sofa behind me.
After a few weeks of consideration, I decided to rearrange everything and have my desk as the feature of the living room, right in front of the window, overlooking Melbourne City.
This turned out to be the right choice.
It made the lounge feel more open and inviting.
I recently made a few big changes to my setup that I’m really happy with. The keyboard, monitor and laptop all got upgraded, starting with the keyboard.