In a memorable montage from the 1999 workplace satire "Office Space," Peter Gibbons, a fed-up office drone, decides to take a stand ... cubicles altogether in favor of a sea of unobstructed desks.

What's more, the desk could be set at varying heights so people could stand ... cubicle we know and love (loathe?) today. After the first release tanked, Herman Miller designed a cheaper follow up ...