As promised here is my review of the Vernal Space set I had my employer purchase for me. The reasons I chose to go with Vernal were the executive desk option with the enclosed sides and front, as well as the matching finish side cabinet. Hadn't necessarily planned on buying a chair from them, but it looked decent enough so why not. Tl;Dr at the end.

Here are the links to what I purchased:

60" executive desk https://www.vernalspace.com/products/vernal-executive-standing-desks1?variant=41698616213643

S-series ergo chair https://www.vernalspace.com/products/ergonomic-chair-s-series?variant=41235304972427

Side cabinet (tall, closed) https://www.vernalspace.com/products/vernal-side-cabinet?variant=41838294827147

Keyboard drawer https://www.vernalspace.com/products/keyboard-tray?variant=41698612510859

All of this arrived in 10 separate boxes. The desk frame and top were two boxes, with the executive side and front panel options an additional two boxes. The file cabinet was two boxes of stuff. Then there were additional boxes for the chair, keyboard drawer, and front privacy screen option.

The overall quality and feel of the finished product is very good. The motors in the desk are strong, quiet, and smooth, and there are two of them, one in each column. There is absolutely no wobble.

One of my concerns about purchasing from Vernal was that the desk frame does not include a horizontal support, like you can get with Uplift. That was actually one of the reasons I went for the executive option, because it has a front panel that looked as though it would function as a horizontal support. However the desk frame itself is so massive, I don't think it was something I ever needed to worry about. The metal parts of the desk assembly are all what I would call very beefy. If the build quality and functionality of the standing desk itself is your primary concern, then Vernal is absolutely a solid choice to consider.

The executive option is a shell that sits on top of their regular desk frame. It does not actually attach to the frame in any meaningful way. The sides are literally boxes that rest on top of the desk feet, with holes in them to allow the columns to pass through. The front bolts to the side boxes. It's all very solidly in place once assembled, but I found it interesting that it's not actually attached.

There are your standard options for cable management, with two holes in the desk top for cable passthrough, as well as a tray underneath for holding a power strip.

There was only one option for the control panel, but it includes 4 memory presets and feels to be of decent quality.

All materials are plastic-laminated MDF, as is the norm for furniture these days. Think Formica countertops and that's basically what every piece of "wood" is made of. Not really a positive or negative in my opinion, it's just the way things are these days. If you're wanting solid wood, you're either looking at a much higher price point, or DIY. I don't mind the laminate. It looks very nice, and of course being plastic the finish is not as fragile as real wood.

That said, the laminate did have a manufacturing defect on one of the side panels of the desk (next to last photo). I say it was a manufacturing defect because the box showed absolutely no damage or evidence of mishandling. I did not contact Vernal regarding this defect because even if they would have sent me a replacement piece, I did not want to wait for it to arrive to have a usable office space. If this was for my house, I definitely would have contacted them. But since it's for my office, and I don't technically own the desk myself, I decided it didn't bother me too much.

Assembly of the desk was very straightforward. The columns bolt to the top, you bolt the feet to the columns, flip it over, and you're done. The executive option added a few steps, like putting the side boxes on the columns before bolting on the feet. There were pre-installed mounting points in the desktop for attaching the keyboard drawer and the front privacy screen option I purchased. The privacy screen is a felt-like mat that hangs from the front of the desktop.

All said and done, I'm super happy with the desk.

The chair is adequate. It looks okay and feels good enough, and goes together like any other chair. The mesh back is a very fine mesh, which looks pretty cool compared to some other mesh backs. I will say the controls feel more solid than most office chairs, and the seat cushion has the option of sliding backwards and forwards, which is not something I've seen before. The headrest and lumbar supports are fully adjustable, and the armrests have all the adjustment directions you might want. The tilt back option has 4 different stopping points. A solid choice for a chair. Just wish it maybe didn't look so plastic, but it is indeed all plastic. A different color might have been a better choice, and they do offer lots of color options.

The side cabinet... It matches the desk, of course, and once put together it's fine. But the side cabinet was the biggest pain in the ass to assemble, going together like your standard piece of Ikea furniture. Bolt the cams into the flat pieces, then assemble the pieces and lock them into place with cam locks. This was tedious, and there were times when the instruction manual was either unclear on where to install the bolts, or even just plain incorrect. I've assembled other flat-pack furniture that went together more easily than this thing. The cam bolts did not always want to thread into their holes properly, and when they didn't, they would chew up the laminate around the hole. Anyway that was the biggest pain point with assembling this set, but now that it's over, the finished cabinet is adequate. The black finish laminate looks exactly like black laminate, but whatever. It's pretty solid now that it's assembled.

Tl;Dr: Vernal makes some very high quality desks and you should definitely consider them. The executive desk option completely transforms the look of the desk, and I'm super happy with the end product. Zero wobble, great motors, one on each column, and very good build quality.