My Desk is my Castle surprises with insights into cultural and gender-specific differences. The desk is a place of work and of action, but it also serves as a place to exhibit personal things and preferences. Thus it always characterizes a material and symbolic unity. The desk is not only very informative in itself, but must also be studied and understood in the context of its cultural, gender-specific, and field-related surrounding. The focus of this study is a comparative analysis of the use of desks. Desks in insurance companies, banks, administrative authorities, call centers, and design studios in twelve countries on all continents were studied.
