Prototype: Beautiful Mahogany Standing Desk

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Here is the Craiglist link to the Standing Desk that was built as part of a project to sell the design here at Avatar Creations.

If you live in the Tampa Bay area and can pick up the desk, then you need to hurry and respond to the ad in order to accommodate the first come first served rule.

Having just built this I am already starting to miss it. It's just one of those things that goes with the business.

To learn more about the Standing Desk Design kit, go here.

Inovation: Become a Stand-Up Guy: The History, Benefits, and Use of Standing Desks

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Jefferson’s Tall Desk

Become a Stand-Up Guy: The History, Benefits, and Use of Standing Desks by Brett & Kate McKay

In the past couple of years, as studies have come out sounding the alarm on the ill-effects of excessive sitting, the popularity of standing or stand-up desks has soared. Those who have read much of the coverage of this trend might be forgiven for thinking that standing to work constitutes a new hip fad.

But as it is with many things, everything old is new again. For the stand-up desk was cool long before the cats in Silicon Valley got hip to them. They've actually been a secret of great men for centuries. Today we'll explore the standing desk's place in history, discuss the benefits of using one, and outline how you can rediscover this old/new tradition.

The Standing Desk in History

Offices in the 19th century often had communal sitting/standing desks as opposed to individual desks for each employee.

Searching the historical record, and by historical record I mean Google Books, you'll find mentions of the standing desk in a variety of places.

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