Standing desk
A standing desk or stand-up desk is a desk conceived for writing, reading or drawing while standing up or while sitting on a high stool.
A standing desk or stand-up desk is a desk conceived for writing, reading or drawing while standing up or while sitting on a high stool. Standing desks are designed to be of adjustable height so they can be used while sitting, or crafted to a height that can only be used while standing.
History
Several writers and statesmen wrote standing up: Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Vladimir Nabokov. Some of them had specially made desks or lecterns.
Variations
Standing desks have been made in many styles and variations. Standing desks may be specialized to suit particular tasks, such as certain variations of the telephone desk and desks for architectural drafting. Some standing desks may only be used while standing while others allow users to sit or stand by adjusting the desk height with an electric motor, hand crank, or counterbalance system. Some desks are also constructed like teacher's lecterns, allowing them to be set on top of an existing desk for standing, or removed for sitting.
While height of most seated desks is standardized, standing desks are made in many different heights ranging from 70 to 128 centimetres (28 to 50 in). Ideally the height of a standing desk fits the height of its individual user.
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