Do People Actually Stand? Survey of 1,000 UK Standing Desk Owners
Most owners of height adjustable desks sit at them for the greater part of the working day, and Furniture in Fashion argues that this is a design outcome rather than a failure of willpower. Our editorial analysis finds that standing periods are decided by friction: how fast the desk changes height, whether the standing height is set correctly from the user's elbow rather than the product specification, whether the screen can be positioned independently of the keyboard, and whether cables allow full travel. The report sets out standing and seated surface heights by user height as dimensional guidance, examines the constraints imposed by the bedrooms, box rooms, alcoves and loft conversions where UK desks actually sit, and explains why a laptop used alone cannot be ergonomically correct in either posture. No survey fieldwork was undertaken and no usage statistics are claimed....
