“桌面内景”盛行韩国年轻人用个性化办公桌对抗超长工时

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At her job as a banker, 35-year-old Lee Ju-hee treasures her small, fairytale-like desk. It’s covered in pink products including a mini humidifier, a mini fan, a small air purifier and a tumbler steriliser. Pink is her favourite colour; she even has a pink keyboard.

Lee’s desk is among a growing number of highly personalised workspaces in professional settings, often called ‘deskterior’, which is a portmanteau of ‘desk’ and ‘interior’. It is a movement to make office spaces feel like home in a country with the longest working hours of any developed nation.

Expression of individuality

As interest in deskteriors has grown, a new market for quirky office supplies has appeared: there are wireless keyboards, laptop stands, colourful desk mats, sitting cushions, mood lights, action figures, wrist guards, small plants and air fresheners. You can even find mini water purifiers and small vacuum cleaners for desks. Many of them have cute characters to appeal to young South Koreans.

Finding small happiness

Lee Hyang-eun, a professor of design engineering at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul, says that the deskterior phenomenon is more than just a way to reduce stress and make the office more comfortable; rather, it’s a symbol of a shift in how people approach work, especially young people.

Still, not every generation quite understands the trend. In Lee Ju-hee’s office, her male bosses in their 50s think her deskterior is “just too much” for a conservative financial field. But the rest of her young colleagues love Lee’s choices — and that’s good, since her pink deskterior isn’t going away any time soon.

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