I am a Ph.D. student and I work at home A LOT. I also live in a studio apartment, so my space and design options are limited. When I decided to upgrade my "office" space, I chose this desk because of it's airy quality and size. It looks great in my apartment and it's also highly functional. I dont' like having a cluttered desktop, but if I don't have items that require follow-up in direct sight, I forget about them.  The glass top is perfect because it allows me to place items for follow-up in sight without having a cluttered desk.