# Easel-Style Workstations The HIDEsk Folding Desk Strives to Be as Mobile as the Gadgets on it By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-12-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidesk-folding-desk References: [designspotter](http://www.designspotter.com/product/2012/12/HIDEsk-folding-desk-walking-office.html) & [interior-design.iidee.eu](http://interior-design.iidee.eu/2012/12/hidesk-klappbarer-schreibtisch-fur.html) Discounting those who work full days on their computers at home, the HIDEsk Folding Desk is everything that the average Westerner might want in a domestic computer table. For the most part, many people are happy to set up [temporary productivity centers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worknic) at the dining room table, on the couch or in bed, but this concept offers a much more convenient and comfortable solution. Michael Hilgers' design keeps folded up like an easel when it isn't in use, taking up little more than a few short centimeters in width. It can be [leaned against a wall](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wall-desk-1) or tucked into a closet. When required, the [HIDEsk Folding Desk opens up](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pi-lap-desk) to produce a tabletop for a laptop or a keyboard, as well as a back wall of mounts for the placement of tablets and the storage of cables. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: 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 Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Foldable Workstations:** The HIDEsk Folding Desk is an example of a foldable workstation that provides convenience and mobility, opening up disruptive innovation opportunities for home office furniture manufacturers. - **Space-saving Furniture:** The HIDEsk Folding Desk's easel-style design helps in saving space and compact storage, opening up disruptive innovation opportunities for designers of small-space furniture solutions. - **Multi-functional Desks:** The HIDEsk Folding Desk's mounts for tablets and storage of cables show potential disruptive innovation opportunities for designers of multi-functional desks that cater to the needs of modern computer users. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Furniture manufacturers can capitalize on the trend for foldable workstations and space-saving furniture by creating innovative designs that cater to the changing needs of modern, mobile consumers. - **Home Office Furniture:** The HIDEsk Folding Desk is a disruptive product in the home office furniture industry, with its easel-style design and mobility making it a popular choice for remote workers and freelancers. - **Small-space Furniture:** The space-saving design of the HIDEsk Folding Desk presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for small-space furniture designers to create multi-functional furniture that caters to consumers living in urban areas with limited space. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Space-Saving Foldable Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-desk1.md) - [Modular Fold-Out Desk Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-wooden-workstation.md) - [All-in-One Laptop Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/logitech-casa-popup-desk.md) - [Fold-Down Workstation Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workspace-furniture-solution.md) - [Folding Multifunctional Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ignite-desk.md) - [Detachable Wall-Mounted Standing Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-desk-system.md) - [Versatile Sideboard Desk Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hideaway-swing-desk.md) - [Elegant Working Desk Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindset-builtin-computer-desk.md) - [Fold-Out WFH Desks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/writing-bureau.md)