Marlow Brown Computer Desk

A computer desk does not need to do much beyond hold a screen, a keyboard and a mouse steadily, and the Marlow keeps to that brief without adding features that go unused. The brown finish is warm enough for a bedroom or a shared living space, not just an office. It also works well as a homework desk for a child's room, where a large, permanent looking desk would feel out of scale with everything else in the space around it.

Its compact footprint is the main selling point. Where a full sized desk asks a room to be built around it, this one slots into a corner, an alcove, or a spare stretch of wall without demanding much in return, which suits a first home office or a small apartment. It also suits a secondary desk in a household with more than one person working from home, where a second full sized desk would take up more room than the space can spare.

A plain rectangular top on four straight legs, in engineered wood with a brown finish that wipes clean with a damp cloth. It is the simplest desk in the range and intentionally so: nothing to adjust, nothing to wire up, just a stable surface to work at. Assembly is required, with parts, tools and instructions included in the box.

• Compact footprint, suits small rooms and apartments
• Engineered wood construction
• Brown finish, wipes clean with a damp cloth
• Four leg frame, no assembly features beyond the basics
• Suits bedrooms, studies and home offices
• Assembly required, tools included