Use code onyourfeet20 at the checkout for 20% your whole order! Valid until 1st May 2018. http://onyourfeetday.com/britain “Get up offa that thing” The On Your Feet Britain Challenge dares you to take James Brown at his word and convert ‘sitting time’ to ‘standing time’. Follow some simple changes – it’s easier than you think: Stand during phone…
Last week we attended a MeetUp at the Grant Thornton collaborative workspace in Milton Keynes organised by the Workwell. Once we got our head round the parking nightmare that is Central Milton Keynes, we unloaded a couple of our wooden standing desks and made our way to 4th Floor of Victoria House. We were welcomed…
A couple of weeks ago we were invited to one of the Workwell’s first open coworking events at the MK Bier Garten in Wolverton, Milton Keynes. Now we love a spot of craft beer and have been hooked on the crazy flavours from brewers around world since Brew Dog first released their Punk IPA, so…
The lovely people at YOGA Magazine published a full page article on our standing desks in their December issue. Edited by Dr Yogi Malik, YOGA Magazine is a well regarded and attractive magazine published in the UK, USA and Italy. We are very grateful indeed to be featured. Seek out a copy at all good…
When beginning the design process for the Helmm products that are out now, upon seeing my designs, I had a lot of concern from colleagues, friends and families about someone else copying and selling them under a different brand. I have been a designer for my entire working life and have witnessed plenty of incidents…
It’s not you… it’s the desk… no, no, it’s me… oh, I’m not sure I’m ready for this… Personally I have spent most of my adult like as a designer, sat at a desk working on a computer, and it was only when our coworking space introduced standing desks that I first tried them out.…
Before setting up Helmm (we make standing desks like this) I ran a coworking space for nearly 10 years and I have mentored people from all walks of business on the one thing that plagues everyone at some point or another; procrastination. For the self employed at least, procrastination can be a major major issue. It…
The concept of standing to work isn’t a modern idea at all. In fact, people have been using standing desks in workspaces for over 150 years. 8 Famous People Who Used Standing Desks From authors and artists to world-changing politicians, standing desks have featured in the offices and homes of many famous people, including: Leonardo…
Whether or not a standing desk is good for your back is a question that should only be answered by a back health professional with knowledge of your personal back condition. So the answer could be yes or no, depending on what sort of state your back is currently in. What I can do, is share…
