Tim Wallace
Design Story
When Tim Wallace was approached to create a new height-
adjustable solution which reflected desking requirements for
the 21st century he immediately saw an opportunity to create
something that worked with the whole office environment.
“To me the problem wasn’t in creating a single desk, there
are plenty of examples of those,” says Tim. “The real challenge
comes when that single desk needs to be multiplied and then
fitted into a space.”
It was also imperative that Atlas Office Landscape didn’t jar with
the other furniture in an office. Tim explains: “One of the visual
distractions with height-adjustable furniture is that it inhabits
two spaces; both seated and standing. So, what might be hidden
when you’re sitting down, cables or the underside of the desk, for
example, become instantly visible as soon as you raise the desk up.”
Tim overcame this problem with a unique solution – the
development of the ‘leg block’ at the top of each leg, which
simultaneously houses the riser mechanism while providing
support for the desk top. The ‘leg block’ and connected leg
can also be rotated to give further layout possibilities.
