Is this the desk of the future?

Have you had enough of hunching over your computer at work? Would the workplace be a more harmonious environment if staff could lie down and work? If you answered “yes” to one of these questions, then start-up Altwork may have created the desk for you…

The video says: “This is the most comfortable era in human history, with a few key exceptions – the workplace. Not much has changed in the last century … Even with the advent of the lightweight laptop; we are still bending to our machines, working on tables and chairs like we did in 1899, let alone 1999.

“And it’s all rather surprising considering all the studies suggesting that sitting and slouching decreases productivity, inhibits creativity, and is just generally bad for our long-term health.”