Desks

How to choose a desk

• Height: a standard desk is about 74 cm high. Sitting with your forearms on the desk, your elbows should bend at about a right angle or slightly more.
• Depth: for a laptop, a shallow desk is enough. With a monitor, sit 50 to 100 cm from the screen, and place it at the back of the desk.
• Width: measure everything that has to fit on the desk, then compare it with the widths below.
• Space behind: leave room behind the desk to push your chair back and stand up.
• For children: their elbows should rest on the desk. At a standard-height desk, a younger child needs a higher chair and a footrest.

Common mistakes when choosing a desk

• A desk that is too high: your shoulders and neck tense up. Adjust the chair, or choose a lower desk.
• A desk that is too low: you hunch over it. The right height depends on your own height and your chair.
• A screen too close: keep the screen at least 50 cm from your eyes.
• Forgetting the chair: without room behind the desk, you cannot push the chair back.

Dimensions and materials

• Width: 94 to 130 cm.
• Depth: 50 to 68 cm.
• Height: most are 72 to 77 cm.
• Finishes: white, Sonoma oak (a light oak look) and high-gloss white.

Our range of desks

• With storage: the Jaxx in white or Sonoma oak, with drawers or a cupboard.
• For children: the white Amori with heart-shaped drawer handles, and the Mila pull-out desk.
• Plain and compact: the Malino, the Nolan and the high-gloss Arnaud.

Goes well with

• Office chairs: our office chairs adjust in height to suit the desk.
• Mid sleeper beds: the Mila desk slides under the matching mid sleeper bed.
• A white children's room: the Amori desk matches a wardrobe and bedside table from the same range.

Frequently asked questions

How high should a desk be?

Most of ours are 72 to 77 cm high, which suits most adults on an adjustable office chair. Adjust the chair, not the desk.

How deep should a desk be?

Ours are 50 to 68 cm deep. A shallow one suits a laptop, and a deeper one leaves room for a screen at the back.

Which desk suits a small room?

Our narrowest desk is 94 cm wide. Under a mid sleeper, the pull-out desk slides away when you do not need it.

What size desk does a child need?

One where your child's elbows rest level with the top. Our Mila pull-out desk is 72 cm high, so a younger child needs a higher chair and a footrest.

Which type of desk fits my space?

A desk with storage at one end keeps the rest of the top free. In a tight room, choose a pull-out desk.