The ‘standard’ for desk heights doesn't suit average UK male/female heights.
In our research to inform the development of TeeBeu, we discovered that most standard desk and table heights that people work at, in an office or at home, typically have a work surface height of 73-75cm. This is an ideal height for people that are 6ft or more tall, whereas the average UK female is 5ft 3in and the average male is 5ft 9in tall.
Our TeeBeu Sit-Stand Workstation has been designed and considered for people around these average heights, and with our TeeBeu Desk at a work surface height of 68cm. Our calculations for the design of TeeBeu correspond with the following ergonomic guidelines:
the ergonomically correct height for a desk should be around elbow height so that the keyboard is hip-level so that the hands are at the height of the elbows, or slightly below, and
sitting ergonomically at a desk should mean your elbows, knees, and torso are at 90 degrees.
Sitting Heights
At 68cm high, our TeeBeu Desk enables a good ergonomic posture when sitting on our height-adjustable TeeBeu Stool at the middle setting of 40cm or highest setting of 45cm which is a typical seat-level height for most standard stools and chairs.
Our height-adjustable TeeBeu Stool is dual-purpose and stimulates a healthy and active posture when used for sitting, and when the stool is placed on the TeeBeu Desk top and used as a laptop platform for stand-working.
Standing Heights
We developed our height-adjustable TeeBeu Stool with three setting options to serve the 5ft to 6ft height range - comprising the standard seat-level height of 45cm plus two lower settings of 40cm and 33cm to enable the following optimum stand-working heights we determined in our research:
6ft tall person - typically requires an optimum standing work surface height in the region of 112cm. Therefore, with our fixed desk height at 68cm and the high setting of 45cm for the Teebeu Stool we are within 1cm of achieving our optimum posture for standing (68+45=113cm).
5ft 6” tall person - typically requires an optimum standing work surface height in the region of 106cm. Therefore, with our fixed desk height at 68cm and the mid setting of 40cm for the Teebeu Stool we are within 2cm of achieving our optimum posture for standing (68+40=108cm).
5ft tall person - typically requires an optimum standing work surface height in the region of 100cm. Therefore, with our fixed desk height at 68cm and the low setting of 33cm for the Teebeu Stool we are within 1cm of achieving our optimum posture for standing (68+33=101cm).
For the full story and our thinking behind TeeBeu, you can download our Press Release containing the features and benefits, purchasing options, timber options, dimensions, pricing and more. View the TeeBeu range and buy now in our online Collection.
If you have any questions about TeeBeu please don’t hesitate to call 07957 627052 or send us an email to simon@simonteer.com.
