Putting a laptop away doesn’t solve every problem with working from home. A video call still needs some privacy, and recording a voiceover beside the dishwasher is a negotiation nobody particularly wants. I like furniture that helps a room do more, but a folding desk only addresses half the issue. Sometimes the missing piece is a door.

FUSEBOOX, designed by Czech architect Vojtěch Kolínský of Prague studio Indivizual, proposes a home office that slides out when needed and retracts into the surrounding interior afterward. It’s a built-in acoustic workspace, presented at DesignBlok 2026, rather than another freestanding booth asking for permanent floor space. The problem it tackles is straightforward: finding somewhere to concentrate without dedicating an entire room to it.

Designer: Vojtěch Kolínský

The module has three positions. Open, it works as a desk within the larger room, so you can stay connected to whatever’s happening around you. Extended and closed, it becomes a private enclosure intended to reduce noise traveling in and out. Retracted, the workspace disappears behind its exterior panels. A custom-developed mechanism handles extension and retraction automatically, according to the maker. That’s a more useful distinction than simply calling it a disappearing desk.

In the supplied images, the interior looks invitingly domestic. Pale wood-grain surfaces, textured wall panels, a narrow shelf, and warm lighting surround a compact desk. The exhibition setup includes a microphone and a metronome, while another image shows a guitar mounted above the worktop. Those details suggest a space for practicing and making things, not merely surviving the next calendar invitation. I’d rather see that than a miniature corporate meeting room.

The acoustic ambition deserves a closer look. FUSEBOOX describes a multilayer construction with sealed contact edges that limits sound transmission, alongside treatment intended to control reflections and reverberation inside. In practical terms, keeping household noise out and reducing echo around a microphone are separate jobs, and the design aims to address both. The supplied release promises studio-quality sound, but provides no measured isolation figures or independent testing to establish that claim.

Ventilation and adjustable lighting are included, with the website specifying variable brightness and color temperature. These are sensible priorities for a small enclosed workspace. I’d want airflow and lighting considered alongside the moving panels, because a booth that looks good from the couch still has to make sense from the chair. The tall glazed side panels visible in the images also keep the enclosure from looking like an opaque cabinet.

The hidden position is the strongest part of the idea for me. Closing a laptop leaves the desk, cables, and unfinished work in view. Closing up an entire workspace could give the living room a more convincing end to the workday. That isn’t a promise of better productivity or instant relaxation. It’s a physical boundary you can see, which feels more useful than another reminder to log off.

Of course, the module doesn’t manufacture extra square footage. Its built-in portion still occupies space, and the extended enclosure needs clear floor area in front. A coffee table or an awkward circulation path could complicate the arrangement. I see it as borrowing space at different times, rather than making space disappear. That makes the surrounding room layout just as important as the mechanism.

FUSEBOOX is designed and made in the Czech Republic, with configurable layouts, materials, fittings, upholstery, and exterior finishes. The company plans to open preorders in January 2027; prices and detailed dimensions haven’t been published yet. Those omissions matter for anyone picturing it at home. A custom built-in belongs in a renovation conversation, and renters would need to discuss installation with their landlord.

I’m drawn to the restraint of the proposal. The images suggest you could finish the exterior to read as ordinary cabinetry, leaving the more elaborate engineering behind it. A home office doesn’t always need to announce itself from across the room. If the acoustics and installation prove convincing, FUSEBOOX could offer something genuinely useful: a place to work, followed by permission to stop looking at it.

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Extra buttons on a game controller can be handy, at least until they get in the way of holding it. Razer’s Wolverine V4 Pro gives players a little more say in that arrangement, with magnetic back buttons you can remove instead of simply ignoring them. Available for Xbox and PC, the wireless controller also lets you change its thumbstick caps and even take off its faceplate.

The four rear buttons come off without tools, making it possible to keep all of them, use only a pair, or clear the back entirely. Blank inserts replace the unwanted controls, following the controller’s contours rather than leaving little gaps behind. It’s a small detail, but an important one when that surface is where your fingers spend most of their time during a game.

Designer: Razer

Of course, keeping those buttons attached makes sense when you’re juggling several actions at once. Their mouse-click switches can handle commands such as jumping or reloading, letting your thumbs stay on the sticks while your other fingers do the work. Two additional shoulder buttons bring the total to six remappable inputs, giving frequently used actions somewhere to go besides the familiar face buttons.

The thumbsticks get their own set of options, changing both their height and the surface beneath your thumbs. Short convex caps provide a rounded surface, while tall concave versions give your thumb a recessed resting spot and more height to work with. Razer recommends the taller caps for precise aiming. You can mix the supplied options, but swapping caps doesn’t mean you’re replacing the sensors underneath.

That flexibility continues with the triggers, which can switch between a short mouse-click action and a full analog pull using rear-mounted locks. The shorter setting suits firing in a shooter, while the longer travel lets you ease onto the throttle in a racing game. Through Razer Synapse, you can also adjust each trigger’s activation point to suit how you play.

Even the exterior is open to a little tinkering, thanks to a magnetic faceplate that lifts off without tools. Personalize that panel, or leave it off entirely to reveal the translucent housing underneath. The working components remain enclosed, so you’re changing the controller’s outer appearance rather than exposing its electronics. It’s an option for people who prefer seeing a bit of machinery.

The software takes care of the changes you can’t make with magnets. Four onboard profiles hold different button assignments and sensitivity settings, so a racing setup doesn’t have to overwrite your shooter preferences. You can also adjust thumbstick dead zones, deciding how much movement registers as input. That said, greater sensitivity can pick up tiny thumb movements you didn’t intend.

At $199.99 in the US, this level of customization doesn’t come cheap, and there’s no included carrying case to keep the removable pieces together. You’ll have to find your own place for spare caps and unused buttons. After spending that much on a controller you can rearrange, a dedicated home for the bits you’ve removed would have been rather welcome.

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