The folks at Headlines & Heroes — the ‘modern man’s curator of cool’ — has its home base at at WeWork Chelsea. They shared with us their five top picks for must-haves for your office. For more ideas, check out their website.
Everyone knows a happy employee is a productive employee. And a cool, well-designed, tech-savvy working environment does make for a happy workforce. Here are five of our favorite office must-haves to keep everybody whistling while they work.
Grovemade Walnut Desk Collection
Our fathers always told us that if you’re going to play the part, you’ve got to dress the part. Hence our closets full of Grenson Angus Wingtip Brogues for the fellas and DVF wrap dresses for the ladies. (Thanks, Dad.) Turns out, the same goes for dressing your desk. And thanks to the rich black walnut accessories from the Grovemade Walnut Desk Collection (starts at $19), that’s another easy task.
The collection is handcrafted in Portland from natural wood grain, and features everything you need to keep your desk in order and looking good while doing so. Made from all-natural black walnut, the collection features a pen cup, paperclip holder, iPhone dock, mouse pad, hand rest, and keyboard tray with convenient pen and business card storage beneath. Plus, there’s a monitor stand to keep your monitor eye level and succulent planters to add a little zen to your den.
Everything in the Grovemade Walnut Desk Collection is crafted from laser-cut wood, sanded and filed by hand, and finished with a natural oil and wax blend to bring out the natural beauty of the wood, pretty much guaranteeing to turn your desk into the number one stunner. Actually, make that number two stunner, since that Harry Winston Opus 12 Watch of yours ranks you at number one.
Wipebook
What happens when your favorite office supplies have a little too much tequila and magically mesh together to create the picture of office perfection? You get the Wipebook ($29), a masterful combination of a whiteboard and a good old-fashioned spiral notebook.
The pages of the Wipebook are coated with a special laminate that allows them to be wiped clean after use, just like a whiteboard. But the beauty here is that the Wipebook is portable (unlike your wall), and can be saved for as long as you want without smudging or erasing on its own.
Just enjoy the flow of any water soluble, dry erase, or correctable marker of your choosing as you jot down your ideas, then erase the ones that suck and keep the ones that will make you millions. Choose the Wipebook that best suits your style: lined, grid, music, mixed variants, or blank, and let the magic happen. Aw, yeah.
Salami Notes
Usually, your salami notes only consist of one thing: buy more salami. But now, it can take on another meaning, thanks to Salami Notes ($23). This clever stack of notepaper is shaped and colored just like your favorite fatty, meaty, salty snack/sandwich ingredient.
Salami Notes are perfect when you need to jot down important things like your grocery list, to-do lists, or any deep thoughts and ponderings you have about cured meat, such as: what kind of disease did it have, and what kind of medicine made it better? Hmmmmm…
Iron Man 3 USB
Have you ever looked at a superhero and wondered exactly what was going on inside his head? Well, now we have the answer—whatever you put there. Commemorate the latest Marvel movie to hit the big screen—Captain America: Civil War—with this awesome Iron Man USB ($13.00).
A metal replica of Tony Stark’s head, this bad boy’s eyes glow blue when fitted into your computer’s USB port. It holds 8 GB of information and guarantees fast transfer rates. So go ahead, load up Tony’s head with pictures, files, music, or—gasp—himself, with another Iron Man movie. Whoa, we just blew our own minds.
Cubii
Fact: Exercise boosts brain power, like problem solving, planning, and attention. That means you’ll get that TPS report done a lot quicker if you get your blood flowing at work instead of sitting there like a desk potato. Enter the Cubii ($347), the mini elliptical that not only fits easily beneath your desk—it’s digitally connected to help you keep track of your work workouts.
The Cubii was ergonomically designed at just the right angle to keep your legs moving smoothly, without bumping the bottom of the desk with your knees. Plus, it’s quiet, so it won’t disturb your colleagues as they watch Youtube…er, do official work-type things.
Cubii also connects to your phone with its mobile app, which tracks how far you’ve “traveled” and how many calories you’ve burned. It even syncs with your Fitbit or Jawbone and lets you share your progress with friends and competitors.
And the best part? Once you’ve hit your fitness goal for the day, there’s really no reason you shouldn’t be able to hit that happy hour on your way home.
Main photo: Tom Bender