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Desk sets
Desk Sets with a Nameplate
Every personalized desk set in this collection is a complete set of matching desk accessories with a nameplate, built around a desk pad. The nameplate is printed with a name and an optional title, and you choose the font and a gold or silver plate when you order. A nameplate on its own is available only through Build Your Desk Set.
Desk sets
Choosing a desk set with a nameplate
Every set on this page includes a personalized nameplate, so choose by size, desk pad and extras. In the Luna family the nameplate starts at eight pieces and in the Vega family at twelve; the Cloud sets have none.
Compact or executive
- Compact, four to nine pieces: the Luna 8 and the Luna 9, which adds a phone stand.
- Executive, ten pieces or more: most sets here. An executive nameplate desk set comes on either desk pad, so check the table below. The full range, with and without a nameplate, is under executive desk sets.
What comes with the nameplate
Every set here also includes two ballpoint pens (one on the 11-piece Vesta). Your text is printed, not engraved, on a gold or silver metal plate, exactly as you type it: a name of up to 32 characters and an optional title of up to 36, in one of eight fonts. Type it on the product page, or add and edit it in your bag before checkout. The nameplate guide covers every option and step, and what to put on a desk nameplate has wording examples.
Clocks and desk flags
On the Chester sets a clock is attached to the nameplate; the table lists the other sets with a clock or desk flags. Clock batteries are not included, and you type which flag you want before checkout.
Sets with a nameplate at a glance
Most are faux leather; the table notes the exceptions.
| Family | Pieces | Desk pad | What stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | 8–10 | 13.4 × 18.9 in (34 × 48 cm) | A wide choice of colors; phone stand from 9 pieces; single or two-tier document tray at 10 |
| Vega | 12 or 14 | 13.4 × 18.9 in (34 × 48 cm) | Calendar holder and three coasters; two-tier tray and tissue holder at 14 pieces |
| Venus | 12–14 | 13.4 × 18.9 in (34 × 48 cm) | Matching mouse pad; one desk flag at 13 pieces, two at 14 |
| Galaxy | 12–14 | 13.4 × 18.9 in (34 × 48 cm) | Two-tier tray; one desk flag at 13 pieces, two at 14 |
| Vesta | 11–12 | 13.4 × 18.9 in (34 × 48 cm) | Wood and faux leather; paperclip holder and three coasters |
| Star | 10, 11 or 14 | 15.0 × 22.8 in (38 × 58 cm) | Picture frame, calendar holder and business card holder with a paperclip compartment; desk clock at 14 pieces |
| Pulsar | 10 | 15.0 × 22.8 in (38 × 58 cm) | Printed marble-look pattern on every color except black |
| Elegance | 11–12 | 15.0 × 22.8 in (38 × 58 cm) | Pen cup with an integrated clock; desk flag at 12 pieces |
| Prestige | 14 | 15.0 × 22.8 in (38 × 58 cm) | Wood veneer with faux leather components; large desk clock |
| Chester | 13–15 | 15.0 × 22.8 in (38 × 58 cm) | Clock attached to the nameplate; no, one or two desk flags |
| 17-Piece Executive Desk Set | 17 | 15.0 × 22.8 in (38 × 58 cm) | Genuine leather; desk flag, tissue holder, pen stand and lidded presentation box |
Several personalized desk sets with different names can go in one order. If you are buying for someone else, see personalized gifts for the office. If you need only the nameplate, see our custom desk name plates, sold as single pieces.
Before you choose
Guides for this collection
Gifts for Your Boss: Desk Sets and Personalized Desk Gifts
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How to Choose an Executive Desk Set
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