Here is my first choice of something I consider to be a good design.  It's something that I use and look at everyday: my desk/bookshelf.  This is something I got at IKEA, and have never been happier with it.  The desk itself has a decent size length, and a very spacious width.  The right side of it is attached to a bookshelf, which is one of the best parts about it.  I have all the stuff that I would need to look at right next to me when I'm sitting at my desk.  It's very sturdy, practical, and even pleasing to the eye.  The bookshelf gives my desk a sense of a semi-cubicle feel, which allows for me to focus on the task at hand.