Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
4 days ago
- #Brutalist Design
- #Urban Decay Aesthetic
- #DIY Projects
- The laptop stand is designed in a brutalist style with raw concrete texture, exposed rusted rebar, and deliberate urban decay elements like a damaged corner and corroded wire.
- Functional features include a three-pin plug socket, two USB charge ports, an integral plant pot with a string of pearls plant, and an artificially rusted penpot.
- Construction involved two concrete pours, intentional uneven mixing for an aged look, and techniques like using a vibrating tool to remove air bubbles from the medium-sized form.
- Details on aging effects: exposed rebar rusted with water, salt, and hydrogen peroxide; fake corroded wire treated with ammonia and water; penpot rusted and textured with acrylic paint and sand.