Fabian Zelaya's dark desk setup — California, USA

To begin your desk setup journey, prioritize functionality.

Fabian's corner is treated like a small studio — acoustic foam panels line the walls, and a pegboard holds a growing collection of mechanical keyboards next to coiled red cable and a mounted camera. Two curved monitors stack code editors and reference windows across both screens, with a RØDE boom arm swinging a mic in from the side.

The Hexcal Studio riser hides its own drawer of cables and dongles below the desk surface, while the desk itself carries an F1 die-cast car, a HomePod mini, and a phone clipped into a Joy-Con controller for something other than work. Function first, personality layered in after — the order his own notes recommend.