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The key to creating a functional conference room is to take a custom approach. For instance, the conference room of a tech industry giant should look nothing like the conference room offered by a hotel or a small creative agency. It’s all about optimizing the space to your business’s needs, right from the size of the space to the boardroom furniture in it. Here are four tips to help you plan the perfect conference room. 1. Who Will Use the Space and What Will They Use it For? If you want any product or service to be a success, you have to know your audience, That’s the same approach you should take when you are designing a conference room. Ask yourself if the space will be used for internal meetings, meetings with clients or a mix of both. If you are using it to impress new clients and convince them to partner with you, then it needs to have a wow-factor – it should showcase your brand and have the bells and whistles that show your business is at the top of its game. If ...

Setting up your company boardroom is about more than just selecting impressive furniture; you need to consider the space itself too if you want it to be fully functional. Here are some tips from our design team. Walkways:  Entry paths need to be a certain width to ensure comfort for people sitting at a boardroom table as well as those moving past them. This means ensuring that there is an unobstructed walkway of 36 inches at a minimum between the table and wall. Where there is seating, this should be extended to 42 inches to ensure that people can be comfortably seated while still allowing others to move past. Table shape and size:  Your boardroom table is the focus of this space, so it’s essential that it is the right proportion and shape for the space. Too big and everyone will be cramped, too small and there won’t be enough space to seat everyone. The shape influences how many people can be seated at the table at one time. Rectangular, boat or square tables prov...

Nature and plant life are often a focus of modern office design and it’s not hard to see why. Studies have shown that connecting employees with nature in the workplace results in reduced stress, increased productivity, reduced absenteeism, cleaner air, and a more attractive, creative and quieter office space. Not all plants can thrive in an office environment, however, so it’s important to choose the right plants for your space. Here’s a quick guide from our team of modern boardroom and  contemporary office furniture specialists. Make These Plants Work with Your Contemporary Office Furniture  The Peace Lilly:  Part of the Araceae family, the Peace Lilly is low maintenance with pretty white flowers that last for ages. They come in a variety of sizes, so they can work as desk or floor plants and although it’s a tropical plant, it loves the shade. One of its most notable qualities is that NASA put it on their list of Top Ten Household Air Cleaning Plants. Sansevie...

It seems like every day we’re confronted with a new article about what Millennials are doing, thinking or ruining now, but the truth is that this generation is bringing some interesting changes to the workplace. Here’s some insight into the modern office design ideas that are changing the way we work. Office design affects the way we work  The Internet-first generation makes it easier than ever before to collect and analyze data from surveys and studies, and these have shown that there’s a clear link between an environment’s physical design and décor, and the state of mind of the people who work there. In fact, 77% of interviewed respondents on LinkedIn said that art in the workplace makes them feel happier, and that 27% said that good décor made them more productive. It’s true that the workplace changes with each generation, and Millennials are bringing their own brand of flavor to the workplace, including: Non-conventional workplaces: While Baby-Boomers were charact...

Boardrooms are one of the most important areas of your office space, at the top of the office furniture hierarchy. This is because it holds important functions for both your executive team and employees, as well as clients, shareholders and committees. As such, it has to not only embody the focus and culture of your business, but also provide a high level of functionality – and achieving this means buying the right  modern boardroom furniture . Here’s a quick, useful guide. Function first through modern boardroom design  While looks are important, they come second to functionality. Boardroom furniture has come a long way from simply being the biggest and most expensive desk in the office, and clever designs now incorporate a wide range of practical functionality into this important furniture. Desks are now available in a huge range of shapes and sizes to allow for more flexible seating and use. A Boardroom table can be a single table or a composite table that can be sp...