Balance Remote Working Life with a Bou London Hideaway Desk
Why hideaway desks are more popular than ever
Space in 2024 is at a premium. Rents and mortgage rates are at an all-time high, with the average rent in London coming to a whopping £2,121. Crikey.
What does this mean for you?
Well, it’s more important than ever to make the most of the space you have.
Bou FOLD desks more than halve in footprint when closed. This dramatically changes how your space feels. If you work in a bedroom or a living space, it also hides your work for you and the people around you.
Keep work and home separate with BOU:
More and more of us are opting to work hybrid. Believe it or not, according to the ONS, 44% of the workforce now works remotely.
You probably feel that since 2020, the line between work and home has become blurred. Yes, working from home is a privilege and a luxury, but it does mean that your home as a place of rest gets mixed with the stress and concentration of work.
Are hideaway desks having a moment?
Being able to physically ‘shut up shop’ at the end of the day means that you can truly put work out of sight and out of mind. For Bou FOLD owners, the separation of work and home is easy, effortless, and incredibly satisfying.
How BOU hideaway desks are different:
Our FOLD range of hideaway desks are beautiful yet distinctive. Here’s why:
Build quality
Our desks feature flush edges, leaving a satisfying bevel that feels smooth to the touch. On mass-produced hideaway desks, you won’t find the same quality. On an arriss (where two surfaces meet) you’d find something that’s sharp to the touch when you brush past. Not with FOLD.
Distinctive design
Our brass hinges and routed handles show passers-by the quality of the design.
We chose to build out of Valchromat, a varied and unique material that enables you to personalise your desk.
Find out what makes your BOU desk unique.
Join the slow furniture revolution.
- Where does your furniture come from?
- Who made it?
- Was it a person, or a machine?
- Who inspected it, before it shipped?
- How far did it travel to get to your home?
These are all questions that bugged us, so we set out to change the way things are done. We care deeply about where furniture comes from.
Flat pack furniture is designed to be light, to keep transport and material costs down. This preoccupation with shipping means mass produced furniture just isn’t for the long term.
Fast furniture, like fast fashion, is only good for big businesses. The end user (you) are put second, and the maker put even further behind. This approach isn’t good for our planet.
Bou furniture is flat packable, but that’s where the similarities with others end.
We deliberately use fixings that allow our desks to be taken apart and put together again multiple times. Re-assembly when you move comes without damaging the piece, or changing the precision as each part fits back together.
We want our desks to stay with you wherever you go.
We’re Bou London. We care about detail, slow production, and making beautiful furniture that you can’t find anywhere else.
Every part of your Bou desk is made by expert hands, and checked by expert eyes. We care about your desk, giving it a unique microbatch number, and tailor-made colours to fit your personal style.
Stay small, keep beauty in furniture, and organise your space better. Be Bou.
BROWSE OUR RANGE OF FOLDING DESKS
Hand-made in Britain, full-size desks that fold away when you’re done for the day. Available in two sizes. Crafted from steel, Valchromat panels, and a choice of coloured lacquers or engineered woods.