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While desk organizers serve as a tool with a tangible function, they are also decorative pieces of furniture. This makes it difficult to compare different products as the aesthetics of an item may be just as (or even more) important than the functionality to the customer. There are however, trends that can be extracted from the market research that show what features are present in the industry and how they can be combined and innovated to bring the best product to market.
A very peculiar observation made by the team is that there is no singular system that provides all the different products available to customers. Various companies make similar products that do similar things, but to combine the parts from different companies can be clunky and result in an end product that is not cohesive. Similarly, prices vary greatly as different groups of consumers are willing to pay wildly different prices for their desk organizers.
Storing office supplies in cups or other household items can be an easy and quick solution for someone that does not have the time to find a better organizer. It is not designed for holding office supplies so it will cause the users to lose or have difficulty accessing their things. It also is an inefficient use of space as there are a lot of gaps and unusable areas between the cups.
A desktop organizer like this is useful for many people due to its various sized and shaped compartments. It is lightweight and has a small footprint on a desk so it fits even in tight workspaces. However, its design is rigid and wont be the right fit for someone who needs more or less of a specific type of storage solution.
One solution is to buy multiple desk organizers that are not designed as a system but to be used individually. This allows someone to pick which types of organizers to use and how to arrange them, giving them a great deal of versatility. The downside is that there may not be compatibility between the different parts, resulting in wasted space.
A drawer organizer like this one provides complete customizability. The user can choose the number of compartments and the size of each. The length and width of the entire organizer can also be adjusted to fit the drawer it is placed in. This is an ideal 2 dimensional solution. Using these same principals, a desktop organizer can be both practical and versatile.
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