LAS VEGAS— Bush Industries has been keen to address the consumer demand for workstations where they can stand as well as sit, and the company has developed a new height adjustable desk that does so at a sharp price.
As adjustable sit/stand desks have entered the consumer marketplace the past couple of years, price emerged as a concern. In some cases, that has led to fixed standing work surfaces paired with adjustable seating or a traditional sitting desk. Still, given concerns for space and convenience, vendors have been looking at how they can devise inexpensive adjustable workstations that are easy to operate.
For the winter market, Bush introduced the Sit-to-Stand L Desk with Lift n’ Lock Desktop. The desk locks in at three positions, Mark Weppner, Bush vp/product marketing, noted, and moves between them easily because of its design. “The work surface is cantilevered,” he pointed out.
The desk has a base that ensures stability whether in the standing or sitting positions. Weppner noted that stability is a critical consideration in sit/stand desks and one that Bush has taken into account.
Bush demonstrated its Sit to Stand Desk in a space-saving corner design at the Las Vegas market. The suggested retail price is $199. The desk, which Bush is adding to the existing Cabot collection, comes with a suggested retail price in the $349 to $399 range. The company will introduce the cantilever mechanism in additional workstations throughout its collection portfolio, he added.
Beyond desks, Weppner said, Bush planned to introduce three new collections: Salinas, in a vintage country style, Refinery, in a rustic industrial style, and Vignette, in transitional contemporary style, at the market. Each includes furniture previewed earlier for review by market participants. Now, having considered the feedback the company collected, Bush is making the three collections available at suggested retail prices between $119 and $299, Weppner said.
