r/SetupFestival

Full setup breakdown & photo gallery: https://beyond-desk.com/setups/tony-noel-warm-minimal-desk-setup-dubai?from=reddit

Tony Noel, creative designer and photographer based in Dubai, builds around a single principle: keep it minimal and cosy. Every item on this setup earns its place — from the warm wood SIGFINN riser framing the Mac Mini to the Sony A7RV sitting on the far right, camera-ready.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: Navodesk Motorised Standing Desk

- Monitor: BenQ PD3220U

- Monitor arm: NB North Bayou Dual Monitor Arm

- Keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID

- Mouse: Apple Magic Mouse

- Chair: SIHOO M18

- Monitor riser: IKEA SIGFINN

- Storage: IKEA ALEX

- Studio monitors: Presonus Eris

- Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH

- Hub: Satechi USB-C Hub (Space Gray)

- Computer: Mac Mini M1 + MacBook Pro 16"

- Camera: Sony A7RV

*Part of World Desktop Setup Festival 2026 — a global desk-setup showcase. Details*

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Full setup breakdown & photo gallery: https://beyond-desk.com/setups/tae-seok-dark-collector-den-republic-of-korea?from=reddit

Tae seok's setup philosophy is four words: 'First of all, buy it.' The Hound's Den is what that looks like in practice — a dark collector's workspace anchored by a Samsung OLED G9 ultrawide, KEF LS50 Meta speakers flanking the curve, and enough custom figures to fill a shelf.

**Gear list:**

- Desk: oframe

- Monitor: Samsung OLED G9

- Monitor arm: Camel CMA2P

- Monitor light: BenQ ScreenBar Halo2

- PC: MSI + RTX 5080 Trio

- Laptop: MacBook 14 Pro M4

- Docks: CalDigit TS5 Plus, CalDigit SOHO Dock

- Keyboard: Angry Miao AM Hatsu

- Mouse: Razer Viper Mini Signature Edition, ROG Harpe Extreme, Razer Viper V3 Pro Gengar Edition

- Desk pad: Angry Miao Cybermat R2, Glsswrks Jane

- Chair: Herman Miller Embody Gaming

- Storage/riser: Hexcal Studio

- Audio: KEF LS50 Meta

- Headphones: Acoustune HS1790Ti

- Microphone: Lewitt PureTube, Rode NT1 Custom

- Ambient: Philips Hue

- Camera: Sony A7M4

Hexcal Studio handles the infrastructure underneath — power, cable management, and riser in one system, so the surface stays clear for what actually belongs on top: the collection.

*Part of World Desktop Setup Festival 2026 — a global desk-setup showcase. Details*

*Setup Festival 2026 · r/SetupFestival*

Just mounted the monitor on the BenQ ergo arm and am really happy with it. Got a refurbished unit for around $30 USD under retail from BenQ

Installation was a breeze and the quickstart guide made it pretty much foolproof. I don’t think I needed to add the extra support around the base, as the monitor is only around 17 pounds. but I figured it couldn’t hurt. The movement is really smooth and overall seems rock solid. Coming from a cheap Amazon monitor arm, I’m happy I made the upgrade. I initially got a secondhand Ergotron HX, but that was overkill. Anyway, I highly recommend it.

Happy with this so far. Maybe add a desk riser in the future.