# Designers Stretching Work Spaces Around The Corner Desks By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-02-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/around-the-corner-desks References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/18/around-the-corner-by-amanda-levete/) These pieces of furniture are sexy. Amanda Levete designed "Around the Corner' for architects Future Systems to be built by Established & Sons (great name.) Each experiments with a different material: hot neon colored fiberglass, silky black marble, cool Corian, and sensuous [laminated wood](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-furnitures). Wow seems appropriate. **Implications** - The use of sensuality in design is something that attracts consumers on a biological level. Though the sexuality of a piece like the Around the Corner seat may be lost on the average adult, its [curvy shape](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flow-set) will still draw a subtle sensuality that a consumer's subconscious will recognize and respond to. As long as human beings like sex, consumers will appreciate [sexual design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inside-shop). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sensuality in Design:** Exploring the use of sensual elements in design to attract consumers on a subconscious level. - **Curvaceous Furniture:** Designing furniture with curvy shapes to evoke a sense of allure and sensuality. - **Experimenting with Materials:** Using innovative and unexpected materials in furniture design to create unique and captivating pieces. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** Opportunity to incorporate sensuality and curvaceous shapes in furniture design, creating visually appealing and attractive products. - **Interior Design:** Utilizing furniture with sensual design elements to enhance the overall aesthetic and ambiance of interior spaces. - **Material Manufacturing:** Creating and supplying innovative materials for furniture designers to experiment with, leading to the development of disruptive and eye-catching products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chic Norm-Challenging Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wiggle-collection.md) - [Elegant Working Desk Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindset-builtin-computer-desk.md) - [Voluptuous Seating Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voluptuous-seating.md) - [Bench Wall Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cubicle.md) - [People-Pleasing Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cubicle-system.md) - [Futuristic Sculptural Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arnardo-desk.md) - [Adaptive Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expand-furniture.md) - [Minimalist Monochromatic Desk Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arqus-desk.md) - [Sculptural Living Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cromatica.md)