Famous People, Offices of Their Own

Famous People, Offices of Their Own

What does a room have to do with the work that happens inside it?

From Jane Austen writing at home to Mark Twain and George Bernard Shaw working in huts, from Tesla’s temporary spaces to founders who built companies from bedrooms and garages, some remarkable work has happened in remarkably ordinary places.

And some people never really left.

This issue looks at the personal offices, corners, rooms and makeshift spaces that people kept working from—even after they had every reason to move into something bigger.

Because perhaps a good office isn’t necessarily the one that gets bigger as you become more successful. Perhaps it is the one that becomes yours.

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