Patrick’s Minimal Retro iMac Setup in Melbourne, Australia

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Name: Patrick Johns

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Occupation: Graphic Designer

Room size: 9 m² (97 ft²)

Cost of the setup: ~$4,4K

Social media: Instagram, Twitter

Hey, Patrick! Tell us a bit about yourself

Hi, I’m Patrick, a Melbourne-based designer and amateur photographer. In my full-time job, I’m an in-house graphic designer for a furniture company. I also freelance a bit.

I’ve been in the design industry for four years now — I love it more than ever. My friends and I are looking to start our own marketing and design studio and hopefully make it a full-time gig one day.

I also love to play video games on PS, Switch, and Xbox, listen to music and indulge in dumplings. Minecraft, League of Legends, all the Pokémon games, GTA, Forza Horizon, and The Simpsons: Hit & Run are the greatest games I’ve ever played.

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Can you describe your home setup?

Item Model
Desk IKEA LAGKAPTEN
Mouse Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard iQunix
Headphones Beats Studio Pro
Camera Fujifilm X Pro 3

I wanted my setup to improve my workflow, increase productivity, and provide a space that’d be inspiring, yet not distracting, and work seamlessly with all of my devices.

To create the setup, the planning phase was by far the longest.

I had a folder on my phone with a bunch of photos saved from Pinterest, Instagram, and Google Images.

It took me two years to find all the things I wanted. As I bought everything at once, it only took me a couple of months to put it together.

The white tabletop is from IKEA, LAGKAPTEN 120 x 60. Tiptoe Wave drawers aren’t sold in Australia, so Patrick had to arrange a special courier to get them delivered. “Other than that, everything’s been fairly straightforward. The long planning period definitely helped me to avoid any unnecessary issues”

I’m glad I was so meticulous and deliberate about picking out every item because I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.

However, I still struggle with finding a nice mouse pad that doesn’t ruin the minimalist aesthetic, yet makes moving the mouse around a little quieter.