About

The mission of Custom Desk is to make your desk work for you.
  • No space for a permanent desk?
  • Want your desk customized to work better for you?
  • Need a new desk made to fit your space and the equipment you need?
Then contact me to arrange a free visit.


About me

I'm from Colchester, the oldest recorded town in England, named after Old King Cole of the nursery rhyme.
My first desk

David Randall
sole proprietor




When I was six years old, I stood on a box at my father's workbench while he showed me how to use tools and how his bench worked.

My first desk at a salaried job had no chair.  It was under a stair in a narrow corridor outside the manager's office - if I'd had a chair the manager wouldn't have been able to open his door.

Since then I've worked in different offices and used a variety of desks, most of them not as good as a door on a couple of sawhorses.  The best desks I've used were ones I modified or built for myself.  I believe people do their best work with the right desk.

In my spare time I worked for the non-profit REMAP.ORG.UK where I learned the value of custom-building.  Each device produced by REMAP craftsmen and engineers is designed for an individual and helps that person to carry out a particular task for which no commercial equipment is available.

In 2001, following an amazing and wonderful series of events, I married my American wife Christine who came to England to live with me.

In 2010 we moved to Christine's home town of Seattle where I've set up shop adapting and building desks.  The results are the product of listening carefully to my clients to find out what they need their desks to do for them.

Contact me to arrange a free visit so we can find out what you need from me.