Because of injuries I sustained in college it has forced me to work standing up or in a perched position. Turns out years later standing/perching at a computer/workstation has become a beneficial position for overall health. . It’s better for the spine, joints, and health.
Motion is lotion.
My story(Accident Photos of me-1987): https://adjust2it.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/accident-photos-of-me-1987/
Parker Perch Instagram: @ParkerPerchStool
Our bodies are meant to be bipedal. We weren’t built to sit. Gravity is coming down on our bodies at 9.8 Newtons that gets split 50/50 into each leg when standing or perching.
And being at the standing or Perched position (hip angle 125-135 degrees) you maintain your natural lumbar curve.
There are plenty of more cost effective perch products out there to do this position but my idea is for something: more manual (yes, I prefer manual stick shift cars), more mechanical, hot roddy, cool looking, industrial, chunky, steam punky(kindof), and with some inspiration from gym equipment.
I hand cut the steel with a grinder and had a car/hotrod friend weld it together for me. I had it professionally polished to keep the raw metal look and then had it clear powder-coated to keep it from rusting. I want to do painted powder coated versions too.
I have two seats for the perch. One is a tractor seat for more of a butt holding/leaning experience and the other a miniature saddle seat that I hand built out of wood,metal,foam, etc.
Ergonomic joke:. Q: What’s the best position? A: The next position.
You want to mix it up. You can’t do just one thing all day long in front of the computer or workstation.
I have a lighter, more portable version I’m prototyping. Again not practical or cost effective compared to other products out there but it will have the cool factor.
In 2010 I befriended Galen Cranz through Social media. She wrote the book “The Chair”. (Fantastic book). She is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley specializing in the sociology of architecture. https://www.instagram.com/galencranzconsulting/
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