30 years ago no one would have considered designing office furniture specifically with an electronic device in mind. In fact, the only compensation made for office equipment was the traditional extension on a rectangular office desk that was lowered so as to accommodate the famous IBM selectric. And it should be noted that an executive desk could never have such an extension, as it denoted the lower status given only to secretaries.
Today’s modern executive expects to have at least one but usually two computer monitors on his or her desktop. These are usually accompanied by at least one small printer and a variety of wireless devices. Modern computer furniture needs to allow for all of these devices and their adjunct cables. Other interesting features now needed in office furniture that allow for our use of computers are rounded corners and the lack of file drawers. Today, a file is a little icon that resides on our computer desktop. Indeed office furniture has changed to the point that we now have a separate category of the same that is simply labeled computer furniture.