Minimalistic laptop stands made out of bamboo and bike inner tube

• Parts of a bamboo chair and bike inner tube pieces are used as materials for design experimentation..

• The Alchemy Goods Inner Tube Reuse Contest  was the motivation to write down  this instructable , however I made these stands a couple of years ago and we  use them around the house a lot.

• Commercial laptop stands are too plastic and too bulky for my taste. Furthermore I prefer to set the laptop at a relatively small angle in respect to the desk and I wanted something with a wooden look..

• Initially I used books for this purpose but this results in damaging them after frequent use. Besides books are not stable enough , they occupy extra space behind the laptop and it is inconvenient if you want to change  position  on your desk.. 

• In this instructable I'll design and build three  laptop stands  out of the same materials and furthermore I'll show you a few ways to use inner tubes in the  workshop, such as making hand grips for tools and a wooden clipboard.

 

Step 1 Less is more

The basic rule of this design game will be to reduce the construction to the essentials without compromising functionality.

A few things to consider:

Functionality The aim is to make a simple support for the laptop which makes it stand about 5-10^o in respect to the desk. It must be stable with smooth contacts on both surfaces and allow ventilation underneath, It must  also be  small in dimensions  and lightweight to have a place in the laptop bag.

Easy to make A few common tools and about one hour for building.

Beauty of form  Simple geometric forms.Think of terms of cylinders, triangles, circles, trapezoids or whatever else may have a purpose in the construction. Take care to match materials and colours.

Recycling materials in the process, is an additional plus.

Comments

[interfazhumana]

Beautiful result!

[w_nightshade]

Very nice Instructible - I particularly like the discussion of the design principles involved, rather than just the simple steps of construction. Ace!

[tholopotami]

Thank you for your comments!