I want to create a modern desk that also works as a shelving unit such as the one below:
The idea is that I will have a corner desk which at one end has the desk curved under the computer tower (also acts as a support) and then it bends around over to the other side of the room to the floor (support) and then every 20cm it raises by 20cm 4 times to create a holder for books and DVDs. It then curves back on itself to create a full shelf. This is repeates until it reaches almost the ceiling and then bends around the next wall opposite to the computer and stretches along the wall by a couple of meters to create further storage space (similar to at the top of the image above.
The wall at which the PC is placed is not a solid wall (ie plaster board I assume; 15cm thick) and so the support of the desk bending will be needed as well as wall supports. But the wall it bends around to is an outside wall. The long shelf wall is also an outside wall.
Is this even possible and how would I achieve it?
Best Answer
Woodchips is correct. Bent plywood manufacturing isn't a simple process. It'd be incredibly labor intensive, and likely as expensive as buying the actual product (if it's actually a product for sale).
Perhaps you can bend a bit on your aesthetic goals. The same overall form could be made (sans-rounded corners) via flat plywood and a different types of joints. Perhaps some carefully handworked dovetails would look nice.
FWIW, that photo is a really pleasant looking desk/shelf but looks incredibly impractical. For one, you're severely limited to the size of monitor you can use and I see no real space for using a mouse.