/lit/ - Literature

>>19358601
No one here writes.

>>19358601
>What does the perfect study look like?
Whatever you can afford that makes it comfy to read and work in, there is no perfect study

>>19358601
>What do we need?
a pen and some paper

in robert graves' study, everything except the electric light fixtures was handmade

Anything to not read huh? Hey, but at least this ones fun.

> Reference books (Encyclopædias, Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Atlases, Biographical Dictionaries, etc.)
Yeah, this shit can be found on the internet but it's helpful to have it in person, trust me. My library has that shit.
> Literature, Art, Music, etc.
for inspo
> A desktop, laptop, paper, good pens, internet connection, etc.
obviously

Is there really much else than that? good furniture I guess, idk.

>gamer chair
>lava lamp
>podcasting mic
>vintage Star Wars poster
>giant neon bong

What makes mahogany so aesthetic?

>>19358601
>>19358619
Very comfy
>>19358698
Not that comfy t bh

holy fedora...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=bJLaBD3HxTI

>>19358698
love that this fella tried to go for classy old-fashioned (2 globes? both out of reach) study to read his john grisham thriller novels

>>19358762
i know he's not a girl but still
don't post small channels on 4chan

>>19358762
>>19358768
To late, we're going to break this old man until he strips! There's no turning back now. hahahahahahhaahahhahaaha!

>>19358762
Very charming old man. Thanks for sharing.

>desk config (not for gaming but can be used for that as well)
Desk has to be big, I mean 2 meters long and 1 meter deep. Dual monitors (at least) with one vertical, both mounted on a single vesa mount that latches on beneath the desk surface. Pristine cable management, a huge mat for the center of the desk upon which you can write, a small wooden lectern off to one side to hold your book open on the desk. Pen trays and the likes go in a drawer, but there shouldn't be too much storage beneath the desk top otherwise it looks like a kitchen counter.
The sides and back of the desk should touch the ground for maximum comfy (almost coccooned in it), an a very large, very comfy (but not to soft) chair with a high back and head support a la Titan Evo, but with actually good design.
Materials: dark wood, black leather, brass and black anodized aluminum
OR
matt white desk top. bare steel, grey velvet, light wood and brass accents

>>19358628
Holy fuck that scared me

>>19359325
Nigga got spooked by a gif lmao

>>19359325
what?

>>19359325
One time I was on drugs and two threads were side by side on the front page, one of a bust of Plato looking to the side, and another of a similar bust looking directly at me

I was scrolling past and my brain filled in the details, that the bust turned to look at me, Plato himself was for some reason choosing this moment to manipulate the fabric of reality to contact me through the internet by possessing a digital statue

Made me jump and gave me that creepy cold shiver down my spine

I like to be a pretentious fuck and write in public places while being euphoric by my own intelect and high on my own farts.

>>19358601
Looking at that image makes me almost want to cry. I know it will never be mine but I want it so much.

>>19359809
kek, based druggie

>>19359883
based

>>19358601
That room looks very empty and cold. It needs a couch. It also needs drapes for when the sun gets in your eyes. Pic rel only has the vague asthetic of being a good study.

>>19358619
Those long rectangular boxes on his desk are definitely snuff boxes. Snuff is /lit/

>>19360062
Details.

>>19358601
I want to replicate this exact study room one day, anybody know where to get a table like that

>>19358601
Here's my humble setup

>>19360678
Where did you get the stand/what's it called?

>>19358762
Christ, this is me when I get old
>And this is my son's room, he's an artist h-haha... He's been living here since he dropped out of college. Whenever I mention that he should get a job he speaks about an Uncle Ted, but we don't have anyone named Ted in the family. Anyway *knock knock*

>>19358764
Kek

>>19360726
Amazon but it's from a 3rd party local seller. It's a desk bookstand or lectern. There's a million of these available, get one that is made of solid wood and isn't super cheap. Get one that's in the 30 dollar range. If you have back or neck problems or you just prefer a slanted surface you'll use it all the time so it's worth it.
I put a piece of wood (the one with more visible veins) between the bottom edge and the book I'm writing in, so I can reach the bottom of the page without bumping against the wood. I take it off when I'm reading.

>>19358601
There is something grotesque about the idea that a "writer" should have a lavish study room.

>>19360803
Yes, it’s called “decadent”

>>19359809
>The spirit of Plato lives on only in the halls of 4chan
This is truly the Kali Yuga

>>19358628
Also if you have the money whatever laptop or desktop you have being strictly for the type of work you intend to do in the room would be ideal to avoid distractions. A modern day study could quickly become a room where you sit down and watch youtube, listen to music and play vidya. There is nothing wrong with recreation and inspiration but having things set up for one purpose helps your mind focus on what that purpose is

>>19359883
Not there because I find that corridor layout for the tables uncomfortable, but give me this with a separate sitting room and I'd spend days there.
When I was in London there were these old school pubs, probably dating back from the period, sort of dimly lit with wooden tables and chairs. There were middle aged people sitting and enjoying a beer. Same in Czech Republic. In my country you have these "Irish pubs" but they're just modern drinking/eating establishments with a vintage coat of paint. I did not like London but the parks and little things like the pubs were really noice.

>>19358698
>>19358764
No question he’s a pseud

>>19358698
Ugly sconces tbqhfam

>>19358762
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd7VXn1yfU0
Do you have a writing house? This my next project.

>>19358601
Nothing fancy just some shelves to hold the books a fireplace perhaps and a chair with your mom on my lap

>>19358698
This looked great until I saw what was on the bookshelves. This person should be stripped of all property

Home

>>19360678
Your handwriting is pretty gay anon, might try a stand like that though

>>19361448
>Your handwriting is pretty gay anon
I should've seen this coming

>>19360795
>Amazon desk bookstand or lectern
gib link plox

>tfw get through NEET by LARPing as if I'm in max sec prison
>calisthenics and reading all day
Accept the cell and you become free. The ascetics were right. My worst fear was to be confined from nature and the blue sky. Now I fear nothing

>>19361704
I doubt that you'd live a comfy life in prison anon, people will rape you regularly.

>>19361704
kek I did this too, kind of comforting to see I wasn't the only one

>>19361704
you're probably the most free sort of person here (no responsibilities) & you pretend to be in prison

>>19361496
Hey, it looks legible despite the embellishment, so you have a leg up on the 90% of us here who have the handwriting of sweaty smelly neck beards

>>19362321
The fireplace alone is worth the whole house, imagine the crackling and popping on a winter evening

>>19358601
>no windows
>soundproof walls
>room 15 by 10 feet
>no furniture besides loveseat, books are stacked on floor
ideal setup

>>19362446
>no windows
That's grim. I like sitting on my old easy chair with my left side to the window, so I can read with the light of the morning hours.

>>19362446
good lord. are you polish or something?

>be me
>open my bedroom shutters for the first time because ate too much protein and it was feeling like Auschwitz in there. My Zyklon Braps were staining the walls prussian blue.
>garden has grown out, beautiful view
>green as fuck, lizards, birds (owls), flowering
>will probably plant a cherry blossom
>clean up desk and windows, make it look really nice
>feels fucking good man
>Few two neighbour women were butt naked. I didnt want to look because I'm principled about the privacy of individuals but it was a nice and unexpected surprise.
>feel way healthier because of sunlight, waking up at the correct times and sleeping at the right times
>reading is way better with sunlight and at night I use candle light never turning on the ceiling lights
I won't take pictures but it feels so good man. Perfect setup for me, I'm so happy about it.

>>19362594
*prussian brown

>>19362549
>are you polish or something?

>>19360678
Nice classroom friendly the patrician choice.

>>19361655
bump

>>19361655
bomp

bump

Ingmar Bergman’s library

>>19365984
only one itt that isn't gaudy. so nice

>>19359883
just like the rest of lit, plain pseuds

>>19365984
The wood is too light.

>>19358601

no brown. brown is the color of shit

>>19358601
I know it's just a fun exercise but just in case anyone takes it too seriously:
>All artists-- and probably all people-- have in their minds the fantasy workspace. "If I could only work in..." Forget it. This is always going to fail. Always, every single time. They are distractions, they sap emotional and creative energy. You may be surprised to learn/assumed that this blog is written mostly in airports, hotel lobbies (wifi), and on my Blackberry.

https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2009/12/how_to_create_motivation_for_2.html

>>19358619
Even the air! Even the sound! Even the noise! Even the people!

>>19367447
>If I could only work in...
I just like looking at cozy pictures, I'm not having a crisis because I'm not surrounded with waxed mahogany.
Although I really wish I lived in a better place than an old apartment still half filled with hoarders' souvernirs, where I'm assaulted by horrifying low frequency noises or random fireworks from drug dealers that keep me awake all night. I would drop a Fat Man over this neighborhood.

>>19360795
>>19361655

you dumb fucking nigger go answer the fucking question

>>19367447
kingsley amis said he couldn't write anything until he inherited some money and could afford a study. said he'd have never finished his first book without it

>>19367447
there's merit to this, but this world is so distracting most people can't maintain a coherent line of thought for more than 10 seconds. i don't blame people at all for wanting a proper space for such activity.

Let me guess: you need more.

Let me guess: you still "need" more.

>>19358698
Much better than what I have, but it gives me more of an investment-banker feel than a writer feel, desu.

>>19368975
less senpai

>>19358601
Here is the desk of Herr Doctor Professor Sigmund Schlomo Freud

>>19366445
Didn’t realize you could get internet access in the psychiatric hospital

>>19367808
>>19365111
>>19364318
>>19361655
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bookstand+wood
I forgot about this thread. It's unavailable on .com, I said it was from a local store.
The ones advertised as being for cookbooks are fine too.

>>19368500
This is better advice than
>>19367447
For writing a blog perhaps a computer is all you need.
But for writing a serious book you may need more. Notes and sketches of important places perhaps, all pinned to a board or the wall. It depends.
For writing all I need is a computer and the Internet. But I haven't been anywhere near an airport for a few years.

For drawing, painting, illustrating, you need at least a desk with enough space for large paper, materials, and tools.

A musician will need a lot of expensive equipment, a band needs to hire a room for practice.

If it is available, an artist should of course dedicate a room of their house to their craft.

>>19367447
>You may be surprised to learn/assumed that this blog is written
is this retard assuming that his blog has any literary value?