Office desks no longer need be the rectangular monoliths that they were in the 1950s and sixties. In fact widespread use of computers in business makes this type of office desk long obsolete. For this reason many executive office suites are being equipped with D ended boardroom tables instead of the traditional rectangular office desks. One might ask but what of the drawers for files and pencils? The humorous and obvious answer is what are those? Files now are items used on our computer. Pencils and to some degree pens have long been replaced by our keyboard. The built in storage associated with the large rectangle of this desk is no longer needed. Most office storage is kept in locking metal cupboards or filing cabinets. Plus the executive office desk now doubles as a meeting area.
Obviously a large conference table serves this need well. Still for the traditionalist there remain available large rectangular office desks equipped with the standard three drawers set into pedestals on each end of the desk. However you’ll notice that even this mainstay of office furniture has been adapted to fit the modern age. Drawers now open to reveal shelves and spacing specifically designed to accommodate a CPU. The pencil drawer has been exchanged for a sliding keyboard shelf.