How to choose the best office desk

1. How do you use your desk space?

Time at your desk
How much time will you spend at your desk on an average day? If it's a just a matter of one hour, then the desk should neither be too expensive or big, choosing one as per your taste and preference should be good enough. But if you spend all day at your desk then you must be more careful in your choice with respect to the size, quality, design, and functionality.

Size of the worktop
What do you need to have around you when you work? If you need to have many things around, for example stationary and a laptop plus a couple of letter baskets and some other desk accessories, you must choose one that is generous in size. But if the desk is to accommodate a laptop and a single binder, then you can easily go down in size and instead leave space for other things in the room.

2. Choose the right desk shape

Classic straight
A straight desk is space-efficient and is often used in office landscape or workplaces with limited floor space. The advantages of these classics is that they can be placed in different designs in the middle of the room or can be easily separated by using desk screens or screen walls.

Stomach arch
A desk with stomach arc is ideal if you want to have the most important work tools at hand. The design of the worktop means moreover that you can come close to the table when you work which gives you correct work posture ergonomically with good support to the arms.

Corner desk
A corner desk or L-shaped desk is suitable for sparsely furnished areas. They are especially suitable if the premises must accommodate several functions so that the floor space in the middle of the room can be kept free. If you also choose a side table, you can receive visitors and hold meetings right at your desk.

3. Fixed or adjustable height?

Fixed desk
If you choose a fixed desk, you must set the height of the desk according to your height. When you sit, you should be able to rest your arms on the worktop at about a 90 degree angle and the feet should rest on the floor or on a footrest. In this way, you get the most ergonomic sitting posture.

Height adjustable desk
Sedentary life is one of the major health hazards of our time and a consequence of the fact that long sedentary days in front of the computer have become a norm. Luckily this can be counteracted in several ways and one of them is using a height adjustable desk.

Constantly changing between a sitting and standing position during the day is a perfect way to activate the body at work. Desks in all colours, shapes and sizes come with the height adjustable feature and are an investment in well-being.


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5. Smart desk accessories

A privacy screen at the bottom facilitates furnishing and allows you to place the desk anywhere in the room, for example in an open office landscape. The privacy screen also adds to a smart overall impression by hiding the drawer units, paper baskets and cables in a smart way.

A desk unit for important papers, a cable trench that disentangles cable twists, a discreet desk drawer that does not steal away leg space, an ergonomic forearm support, monitor arm and desk pads.

There are many smart solutions available that enable you to choose precisely the desk you want. Do take a look at our wide accessory range for ideas of what you may need.