Meanwhile, the city's 850 funeral directors are still double-parking their hearses outside 125 Worth Street in Manhattan to get certificates approved at the city's only burial desk unit, run by the Health Department.
In fact, Mr. Ruggiero has calculated that each trip to the burial desk unit costs him $135 in office time, an estimate that "doesn't include towing or parking tickets," he said.
Recognizing that the majority of work interactions still occur near desks, the firm added the option to trick out the desk unit with an ergonomic, cushioned "social chair".
The portable desk units were strewn haphazardly, at angles, around the gym floor.
(The same manufacturer has a collection of other space-saving pieces, including sofas mounted to wall units that conceal pull-down beds and desk units that convert to beds).
While rooms will remain private, nursing station counters will be placed against back walls, and several desk units added within the open area for patients to study their charts and talk with nurses.
He and a team of designers furnished university bedsitting rooms and common rooms, providing well-designed desk units and seating complemented by attractive rugs, the "university" blanket (in 10 colourways), bedspreads and curtains – "I believe good patterns and colours help the student," he said.
Ventilation comes from personal modules at each desk; the units tap into an air supply under the floor and allow each worker to control temperature and flow rate-even to generate masking noise.
Music cassette tapes (lot of 276), fitness chair, 21″ TV, 35mm cameras, projection screen w/tripod, office desk file units, decorative items, dining rm set, full-length silver fox coat, new exterior French doors, more; pics avail.
We've seen iPod karaoke before, but this desk-top unit also acts as a recorder, so that after you're done ruining Bon Jovi (edit: I wasn't aware that Bon Jovi was at a high enough point from which is could be "ruined". – Blake), you can share it with the world.
