customized solution to work standing at the table

Hello Britta, I am happy to provide an offer for your idea, to do so I'd need to know what dimensions you would like it to be (height and width). To be able to actualize your idea, i would need to use a CNC machine to make the cuts I’ll keep you updated with videos and photos of the production process. and to have a dark finish I can use mahogany which would be more pricy or I can make it out of Cyprus and stain it dark. I’ve uploaded a photo of the item in white, let me know if you prefer it in that color

Hi Nehme, great to hearing from you so quickly. Your offer sounds good, I think it is sufficient for me if you use Cyprus and stain it dark. How much would the difference in pricing be? The dimensions can be 80 cm (broad of lower board), 40 cm (depth) and 80 cm (hight), similar to the UpstaaXL-model (link: https://upstaa.com/en/sizes/)
Many thanks and best regards from Hamburg, Britta

Fantastic I can work with the Cyprus and stain it dark, if you'd like the mahogany instead the cost of material would go up by 3,500.

Hi Neema (apologies for spelling your name wrong – it got auto-corrected earlier!!), many thanks, regarding this price-difference, I am very happy to stick with Cyprus and a dark-brown staining 🙂

No problem about the typo, happens a lot. I'll work with the Cyprus and dark brown stain, I have all the information I need to start. Thank you for your response

Good morning, hope this finds you well, I received the down payment yesterday and will be able to purchase and begin the project on Monday. I will share pictures of the materials and the steps as I go along. Hope you have a lovely day

Good morning Neema, that‘s great, happy to hear that all is well and you‘re ready to start next week 🙂 Looking forward to seeing pictures of progress, many thanks for your kind care.
Have a lovely day as well, kind regards

You are most welcome, thank you for working with me

Many thanks!

Good morning, here is a sketch of the item plus the dimensions, what's your take on the dimensions of the surface boards and the balancing board that makes it stand

Hi Neema, many thanks. All in all, I am fine with the scetch but think it needs to adjusted to smaller proportions. Can you adjust the depth of the balancing board, as my desk is only 60 cm deep? I would have problems using the board as it would not fit…
I think the horizontal surface boards can also be a bit shorter (70 for the lower and 45 for the upper board). Thanks and kind regards

I have attached a sketch with letter markings (A-H) could you help me by indicating how many centimeters each letter represents.

Hi, I am currently travelling/not at home, wil return next Monday and get back to you with the measurements then, ok? Thanks and kind regards Britta

No problem, thanks for the feedback

Hi Neema, please find below the measures (in cm) fitting to my desk.
A 35
B 80
C 40
D 25
E 75
F 25
G 80
H 40

Many thanks for the scetch, very helpful in avoiding misunderstandings and increasing transparency and clarity 🙂
Best regards from Hamburg
Britta

Asante sana, now I have all the information I need to start on the project.

Amazing 🤗

Good evening, attached are pictures of
half of the project pieces cut and glued together, next part is joining the second half and shaping it so the bottom is 80cm wide and the top 35cm wide and 80cm tall.

👏 👏 👏 first steps look really good, many thanks for keeping me in the loop. Exciting process 🙂

I'm glad you're enjoying the process, can't wait to get to the final product. Do have a lovely night

Good morning, the dimensions on G are too wide to be supported by H, we would have to make it smaller or buy more wood which increases the cost. What would you advice

Good morning, can you please specify how much smaller G would get to ensure H=40?
This would make it easier for me to decide 🙂
Many thanks and kind regards

Let me work on sketches to help you visualize as well what we have based on the dimensions you shared and what we can do if there's need for change to resemble the picture you'd shared

Hey Britta, I have attached a sketch of the item, the one at the top is the shape it would take using the dimensions you shared and the one at the bottom is what we would scale it down to look like. So G would go from 80cm to 56cm

Hi Neema, apologies for my late reply, I was traveling and could not measure dimensions at my desk. Thanks for the sketch, looks good, I am fine with G = 56 cm, please proceed. Many thanks and kind regards Britta

Sorry for the late response as well, thank you for the feedback and go ahead

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Good morning, attached are pictures of the item cut and now ready for another round of sanding before we stain and vanish it

Good morning, it looks like good progress, many thanks for sharing the update. Kind regards Britta

Thank you for the feedback, it sure is coming together well. Do have a lovely day

☺️

We're now on the final stage of staining it then vanish and we're done. I have attached an image of a stained headboard, what do you think of that color

Hi Neema, first of all: Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!!
The colour looks amazing, like the perfect fit 🥳

Fantastic, thank you so much and merry Christmas to you and yours as well

👍 Happy New Year 🙂

Happy new year ☺️, your item is ready and looking pretty good, I have attached a couple of pictures and videos, looking forward to your response.

Happy new year ☺️, your item is ready and looking pretty good, I have attached a couple of pictures and videos, looking forward to your response.

Hi Neema and happy new year to you as well ☺️ Wow, the desk topper looks amazing, such a great piece of work!!! 👏👏👏

Hello Britta,

My name is Noel, Local operations manager, Nairobi. I'm currently reviewing the quality of your product. In general, the overall quality of the product is amazing but I thought it's best to inform you that some of the surfaces are rough. Neema has told me that this is as a result of the reaction with the stain and the vanish. She'd have sanded it more to make it smooth but the product would loose the dark color and the wood would be too fragile. Kindly let us know if you're okay with the texture and we'll ship the product as soon as possible.

Regards
Noel

Good evening, so sorry for the delay in response, we needed to fix the bottom bit of the stand because it was really fragile, and smoothen some surfaces. We should be done with it by Tuesday and send it over to UCL.
So sorry for any inconveniences caused, I have attached an image to show where we are working on

Hi Neema and hi Noel, many thanks for your updates. No worries – good quality takes it‘s time and I am happy that you could identify the issue and were able improve/fix it.
Many thanks and best regards
Britta

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. We aim to impress.

I am sure that you will achieve this goal 🤗

Good morning, I have attached the final product, done and ready for shipping once you approve of it

Hi Neema, many thanks. I like the shape of it, really looking good. The colour looks a bit uneven (very light at some parts) though – is this on purpose?
Thanks and kind regards
Britta

The light bits are caused by how each section of the wood responds to the stain. Usually pieces of wood have knots which respond different from the rest of the wood.

Ok, thanks for the explanation 🙂

Good morning Britta, I just received your feedback and I'm sorry it doesn't work well for you. I'd like to fix that and work on the order again. I'm made to understand that the 90 degree angle parallel to the ground is what's making it uncomfortable to use, so we will work on the angle the two levels joins the main board. Is there any more feedback or corrections you'd like made, and again so sorry for any inconveniences.

Hi Neema, many thanks – the two boards should be parallel to the plain table,,otherwise it would harm ankles and shoulders on long-term use. I found a picture online that gives a good view on angles:
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/990555291/laptop-stehpult-medium-stand-desk-medium?gbraid=0AAAAADutTMcYhhgR5_b5DbqXrfYcaDEKC&gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_de_de_de_a-home_and_living-office-office_and_desk_storage&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAiA1JGRBhBSEiwAxXblwZdGfE9GVsvDZNvq2I0amiUSCV40m0td-721Dl2HMU9HmhPjVJDK5hoCkIYQAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_6481804037_83419492251_381093103109_pla-305377240956_m__990555291dede_534565334&utm_custom2=6481804037&gbraid=0AAAAADutTMcYhhgR5_b5DbqXrfYcaDEKC&gclid=CjwKCAiA1JGRBhBSEiwAxXblwZdGfE9GVsvDZNvq2I0amiUSCV40m0td-721Dl2HMU9HmhPjVJDK5hoCkIYQAvD_BwE

The different wood boards seem to be a bit slippery, I was not sure if it was stable enough to carry laptop and being in use without the risk of dropping down.
It was a bit flexible as well, so maybe you can check on statics / non-flexibility when your building it?
Many thanks and kind regards
Britta

Good morning Britta, we've gotten started on your project, thank you so much for the link it's provided really good insight. I see it's has more rectangular and square shapes, do you prefer that or should we keep the A frame design

Hi, would prefer the last version if possible (more rectangular/square shapes). Looks light and slim, I think I like it 🙂
Kind regards Britta

Good morning, we have already cut it and started working on the sanding today we stain it. I have attached pictures and videos of the progress so far

Good afternoon, I have attached pictures of the stand, I really hope you like it and it works better for you

Hi Neema, is it possible to have the angle of the vertical „backbone“ less steep? I am a bit worried that it will not fit on my desk if the angle is too steep… many thanks

Unfortunately it might mean making another one, by adjusting that steep we would mess up the 90 degree on the table tops.
The supporting bottom sits on a total of 36cm and the steep covers a total of 56cm, does that work?

Hi, not sure how to understand the measures you shared… I will send a picture of my desk to explain, what I mean in terms of space. Hope we‘ll find a way 🙂 Kind regards Britta

Hello, no problem, let me attach a sketch with those measurements it will hopefully explain better.
It's a side view sketch and front view sketch

Ok, many thanks!

Good morning, hope the sketch and measurements helped you determine if it would fit your desk

Hi Neema, yes, many thanks!! 🙏

Fantastic, we'll send it over to UCL first thing tomorrow morning, do have a lovely day

Many thanks, have a lovely day, too 🤗

Thank you for for your patience and working with us.

🎉🙏🙌