Awesome Stands

Don’t just leave your good headphones lying on your desk. Put them in a place of honor with this handcrafted headphone stand from Oakywood. It features a faceted geometric wood base and a sturdy painted steel holder. Plus, its base has a built-in wireless phone charger with 15-watt fast charging. Choose from oak, walnut, or black-stained oak.

Setting up a hammock while camping can be a challenge. YOBOgear’s Turtlebug Hammock Stands solve that problem, providing a sturdy place to hang a hammock in seconds. These aluminum stands click together in a snap and fold down small enough to fit in a backpack. Available in four sizes and weight capacities from 300 to 500 pounds.

Etsy seller The Hrdwood makes these elegant wooden headphone stands that put your over-the-ear cans in a place of honor instead of lying on a tabletop or stuffed into a drawer. They come in two versions – a smooth arch or a stair-stepped tunnel design. Each stand is handmade from your choice of walnut or light ash wood.

This surprisingly versatile gadget puts a phone stand in your pocket, plus a lot more. In addition to holding most phones, the titanium multitool packs a flat-blade screwdriver, 1/4″ and 1/6″ bit drivers, spoke wrenches, a bottle opener, a box cutter, a pry tool, rulers, a hex wrench, and more. It’s also got a hidden compartment in its center for storing a single driver bit.

Most portable laptop stands are made from plastic or metal. This one is handcrafted from bamboo wood. The trio of wooden bars fit together to place your laptop at an angle, improving ergonomics and your posture. It offers two height positions, and comes with a carrying pouch so you can keep it in your backpack or bag.

No trees are no problem with the portable Nomad Hammock Stand from Eagles Nest Outfitters. Ready to go anywhere in its carrying case, Nomad’s lightweight aluminum alloy poles use shock-corded construction to snap into place easily. Designed to work with most ENO camping hammocks like the popular, equally packable Doublenest hammock for two.

Grovemade’s form-meets-function Note-Taking Kit declutters desks with three simple tools in three beautiful finishes: walnut, maple, and oak. The Display Rail keeps notes and devices upright with improved sightlines. The Small Notepad has a metal base so it stays put for whenever genius strikes, and the Vertical Organizer sorts notes. Felt desk pad sold separately.

This portable organizer from Gustav helps keep your work area tidy and doubles as an ergonomic laptop stand. Its compartments can hold your laptop when not in use and include a felt pen/pencil cup. It’s made from plywood, oak veneer, and aluminum and holds laptops up to 15″. Available in natural oak/white and black/cream finishes.

Audio enthusiasts, Beveled Edge Studios handcrafts this elegant solid wood stand for headphones and personal listening gear. It can hold two pairs of over-the-ear headphones and has six small shelves for DACs, amps, and other small devices. They can also customize the unit to fit your audio equipment’s exact dimensions.

Add a splash of color to your workspace with this 5″ high acrylic riser from Mink and Maple. It’s great for getting your laptop up off of the surface and has space for storing accessories or a keyboard. It comes in pink, green, blue, orange, yellow, and clear, in 10″ W x 8″ D and 16″ W x 10″ D sizes. It has a 5 lb. weight limit though.

This sturdy rig lets you work on your bike just about anywhere. The Hangar Connect can attach to a handrail, pole, van ladder, or bike rack while securely gripping your bike frame in the air. It folds up for carrying and holds up to 55 pounds. They’re being made in limited batches, so expect some lead time for orders.

YOBOgear’s packable hammock stand lets you hang two hammocks side by side for outdoor companionship. It weighs under 16 pounds and is strong enough to hold two full-size adults. You can hang a kid-size hammock or gear storage above as well. It requires no staking and holds bridge and XL hammocks up to 14 feet long.

This sturdy aluminum laptop stand from Twelve South gets your MacBook up off your desktop. Its adjustable piston lets you change its height by up to six inches, while textured silicone on its arms keeps laptops from sliding around. It also has a cutout in its base to hold Apple’s official MagSafe phone charger.

Anker’s sophisticated monitor stand might not be the cheapest on the market, but it’s incredibly useful. The sturdy stand has an aluminum alloy surface, and packs a USB-C hub that can power your laptop and multiple devices via two USB-C ports, three USB-A ports, and a wireless phone charger built into its top. It also has Ethernet, audio, HDMI, and SD/microSD ports.

Looking for a pen holder to go with your cobra phone stand? The artisans at Coppertist.wu also make a pen holder that looks like a rattlesnake. The brass snake is incredibly detailed tactile scales along its entire body, inlaid black zircon eyes, and a .925 sterling silver tail tip. Its mouth doubles as an incense holder.

The king cobra is the world’s longest venomous snake – and one of the most intimidating. This small, but imposing brass cobra from Coppertist.wu will hold your phone and keep watch over your desk. Every detail is present in the casting, and hand-set zircon eyes bring it to life. It measures 3.76″ high and weighs 8 oz.

Need a place to put your record player and records? El Paso’s 3ft Furniture makes these nifty wood stands that combine mid-century modern and farmhouse style. They sell a variety of models, each providing countertop space for a turntable and storage underneath for records, a speaker, and other items. This model is our favorite.

If we learned anything from playing Octodad, it’s that octopus tentacles can grab all sorts of things. This elegant bronze cephalopod from Coppertist Wu stands at the ready to hold onto your phone, tablet, or a pen while keeping watch over your desktop. It measures 3.5″ L x 1.9″ W x 1.9″ H and weighs 7.4 oz.

Slanted Designs makes 3D-printed busts of famous characters and people for you to rest your headphones on. They come in a variety of designs like Iron Man, Hulk, The Terminator, Pickle Rick, and even Jar Jar Binks. They can also make a custom headphone stand based on a character of your choice for $160.

This handsome charging station from NYTSTND can juice up to four devices at the same time. Its base is made from Amish-sourced wood, while its surface conceals a five-coil Qi wireless charger. It also includes a USB-C connector, a stand for charging a tablet, and a tray for your wallet, watch, and keys.

Estonian design shop Udrik’s playful metal stand provides the perfect place to store your over-the-ear headphones. Serving as both a work of modern art and a functional accessory, the powder-coated steel and oak stand resembles an abstract human who is happy to wear your cans when you’re not using them.

Gaming laptops are awesome, but they can generate a lot of heat when pushing millions of pixels through their GPUs. This aluminum desktop stand helps keep laptops cool with its five cooling fans. It has five height settings, an attachable smartphone holder, and integrated blue LED lighting.

Give your over-the-ear headphones a proper place to rest when you’re not wearing them. This handmade stand from AmbiColoredLight features a head-shaped sandalwood-veneered base. At its center is a light-up acrylic porthole that displays a laser-etched waveform graphic that can change colors to suit your mood.