You didn't like the desk from milk.dk??
It's ridiculously cool, can even get a built in fish tank option.
It's cool, but mostly because of the good marketing of it, minimalist/modern website, etc. In the office, I think lots of desks would be equally suitable.
Am I the only person who wants, and needs, as much desk space as possible? Personally, i wouldn't go for "compact". I'd possibly get 2 tables: a table top and leg combo from each of these sets:
http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/categories/rooms/workspace/10712/
http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/categories/rooms/workspace/10707/
In the "VIKA" system of Ikea tables, there's a version of
THIS glass top which says the word "Love" in many, many languages, in different fonts and sizes, all within the glass. It sounds awful and corny, but it's actually quite nice in person. I also like the really black floral one, which can be seen in the link if you select it.
I also like
THIS option, especially when it's shown in the video. Lovely. You can also tilt the table so that it's slanted towards you. It doesn't sound useful unless you're an artist, but if you have craploads of papers to read through, having a slightly slanted table may be very useful. Of course, you can also use it completely horizontally.
I'm definitely going to need a lot of desk space if I go into research. It's just an inevitability. Or maybe I'd get
THIS massive desk, which also looks sweet in the video (which I provided the link for earlier).