Show HN: Explore the Workspaces of Modern Creators
🖥️ Discover the Workspaces of Today's Creators
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🌟 About the Project
Workspaces provides a weekly deep dive into the actual desk configurations used by builders, founders, and designers. It's a curated gallery of productivity environments.
"Workspaces is the new MTV Cribs." — Sam DeBrule
📈 Community Growth
- Subscribers: 21,000+ (including professionals from Apple)
- Total Setups Cataloged: 533
- Latest Entry: Issue #535 featuring Darius Dan

🏆 Featured Setup Gallery
Explore some of the most iconic workspaces from our archives:
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#375 | Matthew Encina (Los Angeles, CA)
- Role: Educator, Creative Director, and Content Creator
- Tags:
AppleFounderMaker 
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#507 | Luboš Volkov (Prague, Czechia)
- Role: Designer
- Tags:
AppleDesignerUltrawide 
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#440 | Dinesh Dave
- Role: Creative Director & Co-founder at Work is Play
- Tags:
AppleFounderMarketer 
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#519 | Spencer Scott Pugh (Virginia)
- Role: Digital Media Strategist, Writer, and Tech Creator
- Tags:
AppleStanding DeskMechanical Keyboard 
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#517 | Faizur Rehman (Prague)
- Role: Solopreneur, Creator, and Designer
- Tags:
AppleDesignerStanding Desk 
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#95 | Jessica Strelioff
- Role: Creative Director and Independent Brand Designer
- Tags:
AppleDesignerHerman Miller 
🕒 Recent Additions
Here is a snapshot of the most recent setups added to the database:
| ID | Date | Name | Location | Profession | Key Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #534 | Jun 2026 | Maxime Heckel | NYC | Frontend Engineer | Apple, Mech Keyboard |
| #533 | Jun 2026 | Tiancheng Luo | — | Product Designer | Apple, Ultrawide |
| #532 | Jun 2026 | Tom Snyder | Austin, TX | Entrepreneur | Apple, Analog |
| #531 | May 2026 | Soundharya M. | Brooklyn, NY | Designer | Apple, IKEA |
| #530 | May 2026 | Gannon Breslin | Newport Beach, CA | Growth Marketer | Apple, Founder |
| #529 | May 2026 | Kenneth Gudz | South Carolina | Retired Dentist | Apple, Single Monitor |

🛠️ The Gear Report
We've analyzed the data to find the most popular tools. The "Productivity Score" can be simplified as:
The Top 40 Most-Used Products
- Review the top-ranked peripherals
- Compare monitor preferences
- Analyze chair ergonomics
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Browse random setupsGet the ranked list!
⚙️ Technical Integration
To join the community, the system hits the following endpoint:
POST /api/subscribe
{
"action": "subscribe",
"newsletter": "gear_report",
"user_preference": "weekly_tours"
}
🔄 User Journey
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