"Carefully curated desks always have one ugly secret hiding underneath them. Power strips are black plastic bricks with tangled cables, even in the most beautifully designed workspaces. You need the outlets and USB ports, but nobody wants to look at the usual tangle of cords and generic housings. The bFRIENDS Power Module treats power access as something that deserves the same design attention as pen cups and storage trays."
"The bFRIENDS Power Module is a family of 3D-printed desk power hubs designed by Pearson Lloyd for Bene. It's part of the broader bFRIENDS collection, which uses recycled bioplastic and additive manufacturing to create desk accessories. That same language now extends into sockets and USB chargers, turning a power strip into a small, modular object that sits proudly on the desk instead of hiding on the floor or under a cable tray."
"The basic form is a low, rounded tray with one or two ribbed cylinders that dock into it. The cylinders hold either a mains socket or a USB charger, while the tray doubles as a shallow organizer. Module S offers a single power point in a compact footprint. Module M adds one cylinder plus a shelf for pens and small items. Module L fits two cylinders and a wider storage area for more devices and desk clutter."
The bFRIENDS Power Module is a family of 3D-printed desk power hubs designed in modular tray-and-cylinder form. Cylinders dock into a low rounded tray and contain either mains sockets or USB chargers while the tray serves as a shallow organizer. Three sizes — S, M, and L — offer one to two power points and progressively larger storage areas. Cylinders are swappable via a threaded sub-assembly and can be specified with different country sockets or USB outputs. The system offers color mixing across tray, cylinder, and top insert. Modules are printed on demand from recycled bioplastic sourced from diverted food packaging, eliminating injection tooling and reducing warehousing and transport.
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