Those needs may be functional or aesthetic, and often a special chair or desk designed for a specific job will turn out to be so successful that the manufacturer will put such pieces into his regular line.
Near it is an enormous double trustees' desk designed for use by two Shaker elders sitting side by side.
With 20 movable desks designed for small people, Nina Ball's unit set has the kind of cozy ambiance which would encourage children to participate in group activities.
In the words of a second grader, "it wakes up my brain and helps me get ready for thinking". These standing desks designed for schools are height adjustable, so they can fit every kid, and include stools so students have the option of leaning on a seat, or sitting when they want to (with the freedom to swing their legs).
One of the priciest items in the auction was a special desk designed by Ive and Newson, which sold for $1,685,000.
But with the advent of the crafts-intensive Aesthetic Movement, similar forms were adapted for American manufacture, as in the case of the outstandingly kooky "Alhambra Pot," by Cordelia A. Plimpton, a member of the Cincinnati Pottery Club, and a sleek satinwood "Moorish Desk," designed by Tiffany for the men-only smoking rooms that enjoyed a vogue in wealthy American homes.
Before the sale, Christie's officials said they had 15 people lined up to bid for a double-sided desk designed by Carlo Bugatti around 1900 and made of painted parchment, ebonized wood, pewter and brass inlay, hammered brass and bone.
This study was conducted to examine the effect of ergonomic desk design for improving motor accuracy in the writing performance of cerebral palsy students.
Get a desk chair that is designed for lumbar support and that also has arms, so you can support yourself getting into and out of the chair, said Marion Somers, a geriatric care consultant in New York.
Observe the proper sitting posture in a good chair that is designed for desk work.
