How to Choose the Right Office Furniture for the Office

• Office furniture is essential for employee comfort and productivity, with different areas of the office requiring specific types of furniture for collaboration, privacy, and relaxation.
• Office furniture offers customized solutions that align with your workplace’s culture. Arc Business Interiors can create bespoke furniture that seamlessly integrates into your space while reflecting your company’s branding and values.
• In the era of agile working, furniture plays a significant role in creating a flexible and modern workspace. Modern furniture options allow employees to work in different settings based on preferences, fostering creativity.

A key player in office design is the furniture you choose. Furniture not only says a lot about who you are as a company, it’s also highly important for the comfort and efficiency of your staff. Meanwhile, different areas of your office will require different sorts of furniture depending on what needs you’re trying to fulfil. 

So, in this article, we challenge you to take a good look at your current office furniture and really think about whether it’s fit for purpose – or if perhaps it needs a rethink? 

Getting the right furniture 

These days, offices need to be smartly divided to serve several functions. This may include collaboration areas, video conferencing rooms, boardrooms, chillout zones and also general working areas. And not every type of area will need the same type of furniture to function. 

Take a good look at the specific zones of your office and establish exactly what purpose they’re trying to fulfil. Is your furniture fit for purpose? Does it offer privacy when it should, for example, in video conferencing spaces or quiet solo working rooms? Do your office chairs and desks have the capacity for agile working and social distancing? Are they ergonomically sound to protect the health of employees? For chillzones and breakout areas, do your chairs and sofas offer the level of comfort expected of these more relaxed areas? Does your furniture reflect the branding and ethos of your company as a whole? All these questions should be considered. 

The benefits of tailored office furniture 

Tailored furniture means that you aren’t constrained by what’s on offer in the market. Simply put, you have more freedom to express the personality of your workplace and meet its needs. You can work alongside a professional office design and fit-out company, such as Arc Business Interiors, who will assess the exact requirements of your business. 

From these discussions, bespoke furniture solutions will be suggested to fulfil the exact needs of your office not only in the present but also in the future. Bespoke furniture can fit into your space seamlessly, and help you make a unique mark on your office that visitors and employees alike will remember and appreciate. It can also play a major part in branding and bringing the personality of your company into the physical working environment. 

How furniture benefits agile working 

Our post-pandemic world is now one where agile working is the norm. As such, most businesses will need to adapt to the expectations of their current and future employees by providing an agile working space that will allow for this flexibility, creativity and modernity. Part of this will, of course, include furniture. 

With a range of spaces and furniture available in a single office, employees will be able to both work at a standard desk but also in more comfortable, relaxed or collaborative breakout zones – giving employees the ability to work flexibly to the needs of their particular task and their own personal working style. This goes hand in hand with creating a more motivating space that can adapt to changing working trends easily. 

Could your business benefit from fit-for-purpose office furniture? Here at Arc Business Interiors, we are experts at delivering bespoke office fit-outs, including the supply of tailored furniture that is suitable to the needs and aesthetic of your company. We’re here to help workplaces throughout the UK, so just get in touch for more information.