1. Design Observer for their late summer reading list.

2. Time magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2011.

3. Cool Hunting for their design coverage.

4. The Official Google Blog for its “This Week in Search” series which is incredibly helpful for anyone who works using the internet. (Plus the story on expanding their street view to include the Amazon is cool).

5. Kikkerland’s online store for great home office supplies like this Mondiran inspired magnetic white board (below).

6. Catalog Living because it just might be as funny as Unhappy Hipsters.

7. Herzog & De Meuron just launched their own website. Its bare bones design offers fascinating look at their body of work (below). This is what a site looks like when stripped of all its bells and whistles.

8. Jetpens for their huge range of Japanese home office supplies including this petite pink fountain pen.

9. Apartment Therapy for their home office roundup.

10. KoolandKreativ is the blog of Iceland-based stylist Gerdur Hardardottr. She posts about setting up his own home office here.

1. Brain Pickings A blog about ideas – fascinating new ones and old ones worth revisiting. It’s the work of Maria Popova, who refers to herself as “a cultural curator and curious mind at large.” Where to Start: The post on book shelves.

2. Minimal Mac Sorry PC users, but here is just another reason to join the Mac family – a beautifully designed and well-written blog devoted to all things … Mac. Where to start: A great piece on recycling technology.

3. Been Seen Boutique Homes OK! So, this has very little to do with home offices but everything to do with working – or rather not working. Check out this site devoted to cool vacation rentals. I’m afraid I’ve already spent way too long wading trough gorgeous houses and dreaming about a holiday. Where to start: Villa K in Marrakech anyone?

4. Lego Design By Me Did you know you could design your won Lego creations? You download free software, design and Lego boxes it up for you. Where to start: Click on Places in the gallery section. I  like Swedish simple house.

5. Space Invading A new and very beautiful design and architecture blog from the people at Archinect. Where to start: I need this sofa for my office.