The turntable tables keep rolling in. Gizmodo has an entry from the Milan Furniture Fair which is beautifully crafted, though for some reason I imagine it surrounded by shag carpeting. Probably just me, but we’ll never know — no link to the designer.

Todd Campbell writes CDM with his own design, by far the coolest yet. Gorgeous wood, neo-future art deco styling (anyone remember Douglas Adams’ Starship Titanic?), and the translucent legs have pulsing disco lighting. (Scroll through the photos on Todd’s site, aptly named sick style. Thanks, Todd!)

For those of you keeping score, that’s Cool Turntable Tables = 4, Cool Computer Tables = 0. Whether you can afford these luxury items (I can’t!), designers’ interest in turntables clearly demonstrates a sense of what the object means for music. So why not computers, too? It’s long been my belief that musicianship and stage presence are about the human being, whether they’re using a record player (imagine trying to tell Edison about scratching!), concert grand piano, jaw harp, whatever — so where are the computers? Have you seen a designer who “gets” the computer as a creative object? Let us know.

Update: of course, turntable furniture might make you feel like a star, but not as much as a huge crowd of rock fans you can stick on your wall, as found by Tom at Music Thing.

As CDM continues its hunt for the ultimate studio furniture, here's my favorite reader tip yet:

DUAL Furniture
in San Francisco has gorgeous custom birchwood furniture designed to
your specs. There's the usual DJ furniture — record cabinets and the
like — but DUAL wins out for cool hunters with its floating coffins,
suspended elegantly from the ceiling by wire. Now if only someone could
design something this lovely for laptops and keyboards. (Oh, yes, that
and "if only money were no object." Sure, we're supposed to be poor as
musicians, but . . . look at the pretty furniture!)

Easily topping the cool factor of the floating DJ turntable is the alien spaceship cockpit of DJ furniture: the DJ Kreemy Table.
(Thanks to a reader for reminding of this!) Designed by Karim Rashid,
this all-fiberglass, dual-deck+mixer design with integrated power and
lighting will set you back (get ready for this) just under US$3000. So
you'll be nice and comfy spinning at home when you're not too busy
dealing crack to pay for it. Or you could wait for the Fab Five to
rescue you: the design was hip enough to be featured on an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Fortunately, the folks at Plushpod do have plenty of other sci-fi furniture and accessories that won't require drug dealing to afford.

At home or on the gig, it's a problem: where do you put all
your toys? Most clubs, from avant-garde to hip, don't seem to know what
to do with performers who work with laptops and technology. And, then,
at home, if you've managed not to alienate your significant other yet,
he or she will probably be much happier if you don't have gear
sprawling all over the flat (not to mention, you'll actually be able to
work.)

CDM has an ongoing hunt for solutions. The latest find is the superb custom DJ furniture from Sefour.
There's permanent kit for vinyl and decks, plus folding stands that
clear out of the way. Victoria Willis from Allen & Heath tells me
they made use of the folding X25 DJ stand (outfitted with optional CD
bracket) for their Xone:3D laptop rig.

Looks fantastic, especially if you're mixing vinyl and laptop, but
still begs the question: why doesn't anyone make a rack with a keyboard
stand, optional music stand, and laptop attachment?

Creating the ultimate workspace for digital music creation
isn't easy. You need the right mood — available liquor cabinet and
copious candles lining the piano is always a good start. And you need a
great desk and office chair. Right now, I'm thinking about finding a
great new, ergonomic chair — see Joy of Tech's clever analysis of office chair options, and what I really want, of course, which is the Herman Miller Aeron.

CDM asks its readers: what's your workspace look like? What's your furniture of choice? And what workspace do you dream of?

Send us photos via email (see Contact Editor) link and links to
favorite furniture here in comments. I'll pick the best entries and
make you famous, so include links to your Website / online music
catalog / whatever you like.