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Life & fun · April 7, 2026

Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)

I made a laptop stand out of solid concrete, in the style of brutalist architecture, with themes of urbex and urban decay

Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024) launched on April 7, 2026 with 786 votes, #5 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.

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The Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand is a laptop accessory featuring a minimalist design aesthetic. Made from concrete, it provides a stable base for elevating laptops during work or study. The stand is designed for anyone seeking a durable, industrial-style desk organizer that combines functionality with distinctive visual appeal. Its solid construction offers reliable support for portable computers.

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I am a great lover of brutalist architecture. 1960’s concrete buildings may not be for everyone, but I love the aesthetic. I’ve made a laptop stand, to help me hack in true brutalist style. It has the characteristic beton brut (raw concrete) surface texture, and is quite possibly the heaviest laptop stand in the world. It also boasts 2 x 2.1 amp USB charge ports, a three-pin plug socket for my laptop, and an integral plant pot. Here are some of its highlights. There were two main pours of concrete, to do the base and the side walls. It intentionally wasn’t mixed very thoroughly, to produce areas on the surface where there was more sand or more cement. Sanding the sides has…from sam-burns.com

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