These days, most desks and standing desks are just a slab with legs. For some reason that’s become the modern style, even though we now have more peripherals and desk-borne gadgets than ever. In contrast, Grovemade’s standing desk features a massive, useful full-width drawer that can swallow plenty.
The designers have paid attention to detail. The drawer is compartmentalized and, in profile, wedge-shaped; it makes sense to have the front of the drawer shallower, as that’s where you tend to store things that don’t require depth, like writing utensils.
The back of the drawer is deep enough to hold larger items. Because the drawer is ventilated, you can leave your laptop in the drawer, even as it’s plugged in and running the external monitor.
A nice use of materials: The front of the drawer is lined in cork, and the back of the drawer is lined in Merino wool.
Another nice design detail is that the cable management is invisible, yet accessible from the front of the desk. “Usually, cord management starts by dragging your desk out from the wall,” the company writes. “Then, you either build a precise conduit and zip-tie pièce de résistance that you never touch again, or you take a ‘tuck and roll’ approach, where cords are smuggled as far out of sight as possible as quickly as possible. We built something better.”
A panel drops down and provides access to the desk’s built-in surge protector, which also offers USB-A and USB-C ports.
The desk is available in solid wood, your choice of Walnut, Oak or Maple, for $2,900. You can also step down to plywood veneered in either of those woods, which drops the price to $2,200.
