Guwahati, Oct. 21 -- By lunchtime, a poorly planned workspace usually starts revealing itself. You shift in the seat more often. The notebook has somehow ended up underneath the laptop. A charging cable crosses the floor, and every time the chair moves backwards, it comes dangerously close to a cabinet.

None of this is particularly dramatic. It is simply annoying, especially when it happens every day.

A workspace has to survive actual working hours, not just look tidy when nobody is sitting there. That changes how the chair, desk and even the quieter corners of the room should be planned.

Most working hours are spent between two pieces of furniture, so it makes sense to consider them together.

A Chair that sits too high in relation to...