Wow, this thing is beautiful. I love the cost to have it built: $190USD. I'm fairly certain it would cost me 3 times that to build it myself here in Michigan.
Is it solid wood or veneer? Also, anything you would do differently?
Is it solid wood or veneer? Also, anything you would do differently?
Nothing yet that I would have done differently about this desk: it's barely my second day with it and I'm just happily overwhelmed by the response its getting from the interwebs.
That said, if I had to design a desk all over again, I would probably do a standing desk. That NYT article on sitting as a lethal activity was definitely the last straw for committing to a future with less sitting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17sitting-t.h...
The problem is that I haven't yet the slightest clue into how to make an elegant standing desk, all the designs I've seen are pretty terrible.
Thanks for your kind remark :)
[1]: http://www.steelcase.eu/en/products/category/desks-tables/sy...
I'm guessing the sloping common in old standing desks [1] is a good idea. Legroom requirements are very different too and that would be interesting, I would probably continue the back drawer all the way to the front... keeping it open of course (I don't like lids or movable parts).
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:031030-F-2828D-166_screen....
I also think some sort of (metal?) foot bar would be a good idea. Perhaps even have two foot bars? One for resting a leg when you're standing, one higher and further back for when you're sitting on a high stool, as if to simulate a higher floor?
The main perplexity I've been wrestling with is how to have it be both standing and sitting without moving parts. Total pipe dream... or maybe that second rest bar is part of the answer?
It also seems like displays need to be somewhat higher than on a sitting desk. But it's hard to have several levels and still keep it elegant...
Anyway, I'm getting excited already! Perhaps I'll sell this desk and make another one before the end of the year. :)