Standing desks are lazy products made by
lazy companies. Here’s how they’re made.
It's surprisingly simple.

Standing desks are
lazy products made by
lazy companies. Here’s
how they’re made. It's
surprisingly simple.

  • The company buys cheap electronics, including the motorized legs and control panels, from Chinese brands.
    The company buys cheap electronics,
    including the motorized legs and control
    panels, from Chinese brands.
  • They put it together with a metal frame
    so poorly designed, an engineering
    undergrad could do a better job.
    They put it together with a metal frame
    so poorly designed, an engineering
    undergrad could do a better job.
  • And then they drop a plank of
    wood on top. That’s literally it.
    And then they drop a plank of
    wood on top. That’s literally it.

Standing desks are just a combination of
cheap parts sourced from the lowest
bidders. They are one of the most poorly
designed products in the world. This is
why standing desks are available for as
low as $500, and the ones that are priced
over $1000 rely on gimmicks to sell.

Standing desks are just a
combination of cheap parts
sourced from the lowest bidders.
They are one of the most poorly
designed products in the world.
This is why standing desks are
available for as low as $500, and
the ones that are priced over
$1000 rely on gimmicks to sell.

We created the Charcoal Desk to completely
reimagine what a desk should be and do justice to
a product you spend so much of your life at.

We created the
Charcoal Desk to completely reimagine
what a desk should be
and do justice to a
product you spend so
much of your life at.

Complex manufacturing.
Complex manufacturing.
The Charcoal Desk is made more like a
consumer product like an iPhone or a
MacBook without any of the limitations
of furniture manufacturing. The result
is a precisely engineered product made
possible through multiple stages of
precision CNC milling and laser cutting.
You can expect a build quality that’s never
before seen in the furniture industry.
The Charcoal Desk is made more
like a consumer product like an
iPhone or a MacBook without any
of the limitations of furniture
manufacturing. The result is a
precisely engineered product made
possible through multiple stages of
precision CNC milling and laser
cutting. You can expect a build
quality that’s never before seen
in the furniture industry.
Exclusively premium
materials.
Exclusively
premium materials.
With a top material from Italy that’s more
premium than Solid Wood, the highest
quality motors and columns from Denmark,
and custom silicon molded buttons with
the perfect feel and tactile feedback, the
Charcoal Desk has the best components
available in the world today. Period.
With a top material from Italy
that’s more premium than Solid
Wood, the highest quality motors
and columns from Denmark, and
custom silicon molded buttons
with the perfect feel and tactile
feedback, the Charcoal Desk has
the best components available
in the world today. Period.
Groundbreaking
productivity tech.
Groundbreaking
productivity tech.
The Charcoal Desk makes sure that
your brain is stretched to its right limit
for effective performance, at all times.
It uses in-built sensors and predictable
data to know exactly when you’re getting
tired and then reminds you to take a
break before you burn out. It works like
coffee, but without the crash. 
The Charcoal Desk makes sure
that your brain is stretched to its
right limit for effective performance,
at all times. It uses in-built sensors
and predictable data to know
exactly when you’re getting tired
and then reminds you to take a
break before you burn out. It works
like coffee, but without the crash.