Minimalist Monochrome Desk Setup in Heidelberg, Germany
Name: Marc
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Occupation: Project Manager (Product/Marketing)
Room size: 11 m² (118 ft²)
Cost of the setup: ~$6K (including PC, keyboard, chair, etc.)
Social media: Instagram
Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
Hey all, and thanks for reading about me and my setup! My name is Marc.
I’m a Project Manager for marketing and product development related topics.
After working freelance for around four years, I recently switched back to regular employment.
Now I work within a steady team and focus on specific projects/products, rather than collaborate with different clients all the time. It’s refreshing to be employed again and get all these employee benefits.
Currently, I’m working for a large asset manager in Germany; hence I’m based in the finance industry.
Besides working, I like to spend my days gaming, watching shows, meeting friends or spending quality time with my girlfriend.
Also, I just recently started to be more involved in photography after purchasing the Fujifilm X-T30.
Despite not really being able to right now, I also enjoy travelling and exploring new places (like many people probably).
I’ve been lucky enough to spend around 14 days in Tokyo in March 2020, just before the pandemic hit.
I can’t wait to go back there.
Japan has always been one of my dream destinations. Being there sparked my interest in exploring the country even more.
Plus, Tokyo is a superb place for street photography — highly recommended.
Take us through your setup
| Item | Model |
|---|---|
| Monitor | Gigabyte G34WQC |
| Monitor mount | Invision MX450 |
| CPU | Intel i5-11400 |
| GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
| Motherboard | ASRock H570 Steel Legend |
| RAM | G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 16GB |
| Case | NZXT H510 |
| Storage | Samsung EVO SSD + Crucial NVMe |
| Laptop | MacBook Air M1 (not on my desk) |
| Charging pad | Native Union Drop XL |
| Headphones | Sennheiser HD 560S |
| Keyboard | Mode65 |
| Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
| Chair | Herman Miller Embody |
| Desk mat | ULX (vegan leather) |
| Lamp | Anglepoise Type 75 Mini |
| Web camera | Logitech C925E |
| Notebook | SMYTHSON Panama Cross-Grain Leather Notebook |
| Picture | The Poster Club |
I’m a very clean person in general, so I like to keep all things I use tidy at all times. This especially includes my car, home and, of course, my setup.
So, when building my workspace, I had subtle colours, clean lines, only the essentials (while still adding some personal touch) and quality over quantity in mind.
I enjoy going for subtle colours as soothing to look at and easier to combine. As a fan of dark colours, I also wanted to include a lot of black and dark elements.
Therefore, I started to add more black & dark grey items from time to time while looking for higher quality brands as much as possible.
Generally, one main goal was to stay clutter-free and not add anything that I won’t frequently need, while neither going for too many design accessories.
A plant and the picture (November, by Lena Wigers) are all I need to add some personal touch but still keep things rather minimal.