Gavin Nelson
Designer at OpenAI
Standing Desks
Sit-stand setups from creators who made the switch — and actually use them.
Oksana Popovichenko
Ukrainian software engineer based in Toulouse, France
Tiancheng Luo
Tech and Lifestyle Creator and Product Designer
Gannon Breslin
Growth Marketer, Media Strategist, and Serial Entrepreneur based in Newport Beach, CA
Brett Jackson
Designer and Owner of Sukoya Design
Jacob Titus
Artist, Photographer, and Creative Director based in South Bend, Indiana
Luca Defreitas-Hansen
Founder and Designer based in Miami, FL
Spencer Scott Pugh
Tech Creator, Writer, and Digital Media Strategist based in Virginia
Tom Hitchins
Tech & Productivity Content Creator from the United Kingdom
By the numbers
155
setups analyzed
88%
on Apple
Herman Miller Aeron
top chair
Notion
top app
Monitor Apple Studio Display
25 of 155 shop ›
Computer MacBook Pro
98 of 155 shop ›
Chair Herman Miller Aeron
20 of 155 shop ›
Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard
35 of 155 shop ›
Mouse Apple Magic Trackpad
24 of 155 shop ›
36 of 155 shop ›
Headphones Apple AirPods Pro
15 of 155 shop ›
Webcam Logitech Brio
15 of 155 shop ›
Lighting BenQ ScreenBar Halo
5 of 155 shop ›
Speakers Apple HomePod mini
6 of 155 shop ›
Top apps
Notion 31Figma 28Slack 24Spotify 15Loom 9VS Code 7
Also
85% use a standing desk · 13% run multiple monitors · 18% use a mechanical keyboard · 8% use a monitor arm
Need help choosing?
FAQ
- What monitor is most common in standing desk setups?
- The Apple Studio Display — it appears in 25 of the 155 standing desk setups on Workspaces.
- What chair shows up most in standing desk setups?
- The Herman Miller Aeron, seen in 20 of 155 setups.
- What keyboard is most popular in standing desk setups?
- The Apple Magic Keyboard, in 35 of 155 setups.
- What apps show up most in standing desk setups?
- Notion, Figma, Slack lead — Notion shows up in 31 of the 71 setups that shared their software.
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