Head office furniture and its types, what to look for

The main task when designing a manager’s workplace is to create a stylish, comfortable interior, but at the same time practical, rigorous, allowing you to tune in to doing business. The interior should be convenient not only to the director himself, but also to the guests of his office, whether business partners or subordinates. In order to properly arrange the manager’s office, the furniture should be selected in accordance with the general style direction, the scope of the company, while also taking into account the personal tastes of the director.

Kinds

The choice of furniture for managers must meet the functional tasks that must be performed:

receiving and negotiating with customers, partners, guests;
holding meetings, interviews, conclusion of transactions;
discussion of business issues;
the implementation of daily business affairs, ensuring the functioning of the organization.

For each of the described tasks there is a set of furniture that provides convenient business management:

to receive guests and conduct negotiations in an informal setting, a soft corner is used, consisting of a sofa with soft armchairs, a corner sofa, or a set of armchairs, as well as a coffee table, often a mini-bar is built in a small cupboard;
for meetings with employees, discussion of business matters, as well as the conclusion of business transactions, a set consisting of a separate large table with chairs or office chairs, as well as a long briefing prefix to the head's table is used;
To carry out current affairs and solve working issues, other furniture is used for managers: a work table, a manager’s chair, cabinets and cabinets for storing papers, file racks, a safe for storing securities and cash, office furniture, an outer wardrobe.

The correct arrangement of furniture in the office will allow you to competently divide the functional areas that perform different tasks from each other. At the same time, there is furniture for the head of the economy class and elite office furniture, the choice of which depends on the tastes, preferences of the director, as well as the level of prestige of the company.

Cupboard

Cupboard furniture for the office can be of various sizes, depending on the size of the cabinet. The spacious room will be able to harmoniously place a cabinet group, consisting of several cabinets with glazed doors, shelves, as well as document racks. Glass cabinet doors will help you easily find the right folder, and on open shelves you can place awards, other insignia of the leader and the company as a whole. The lower part of the cabinets is most often with blank doors, where you can store documents that are desirable to hide from outsiders. Behind one of these doors you can hide a minibar for an informal reception.

If the head of the office has a small area, it is better not to clutter it with a large number of cabinets - one or two narrow pencil cases are enough. In the same case, it is worth abandoning the cabinet for outerwear in favor of a floor hanger. Shelves make space much less difficult than closed cupboard groups, so you should look at them as a document storage system in a small office.

When choosing storage racks, it is worth considering that open shelves do not tolerate inaccurate storage of folders and documents, this makes the interior cluttered and uncomfortable.

Table

Tables in the manager’s office perform different functions: one of them is a worker, behind whom the director is located, his computer, phone and other business accessories, and other tables are used for meetings (usually a long, oval or with rounded edges, table), for private negotiations (low table), as well as a briefing - a table located in close proximity to the boss, designed to discuss working issues with subordinates, as well as for interviews.

The desk located in the reception also deserves attention. Furniture in the rest of the office should resemble office furniture in the manager’s office, but lower. This will create the impression that the team is a single organism, where the boss respects his subordinates. Reception is the place that creates the first impression of the organization for the first time guests. Therefore, it is better if there is a solid, ergonomic table that resembles the furniture of the head, whose office is located nearby.

Pedestals

Curbstones are used to store small office supplies, documents, serve as a stand for the phone, office equipment, flowers and decor elements. Particularly popular are roll-out cabinets located under the desk of the manager or other employees. In a small office, it can be placed under the table, in a large one - located in any part of the office. When located under the head's desk, it is convenient to store personal items and documents in it, given that the cabinet has a drawer and a door with a lock. In a small office, you can put a safe in it, hiding it in such a way from prying eyes so that it does not attract attention to itself. In addition to a safe, you can also hide a minibar and tea accessories. Tall narrow cabinets with open shelves will complement the shelves or cabinets, diluting the "wall" of furniture.

Couch

A corner of upholstered furniture is provided for hosting guests and informal negotiations. Here you can arrange a short meeting with employees. Furniture for the receptionist may also consist of a sofa or soft chairs for convenient waiting for the reception of the director. In addition, a small sofa is simply necessary in the office so that the boss can relax and rest during a break during working hours.

Office sofas can be straight, angular or make up a set of modular furniture, which can be combined and rearranged as you wish. A group of furniture consisting of a sofa, armchairs and a table forms a separate functional area, which can also be designated as a relaxation area. It can be supplemented with a TV stand or an aquarium. The photo below shows examples of how you can organize a soft corner, even in a small office.

Style selection

The style of office furniture depends on what the general direction of interior decoration is, and also important is the fact that the man is the leader or the woman. The style of the interior largely depends on the direction of the organization as a whole. For example, the furniture in the office of the head of a financial institution is likely to be a classic style or high-tech. The classic style is also characteristic of a head of a respectable age: in this case, expensive natural materials, wood, carved decorative elements, heavy armchairs and tables, bookcases with many books are used. High tech, in addition to the financial sector, is often used in the programming field. If the organization is engaged in design, tourism, advertising, features of the modernist style, pop art, avant-garde, and even loft will be typical for the office furniture of the head.

The situation between the chief of a man and the head of a woman will also vary.

The furniture in the woman’s office is usually light shades, plain, calm or with bright accents. An obligatory attribute of the office will be upholstered furniture in the coffee zone. Most often, the head of the office is decorated in a modern or classic style. The men's office is distinguished by the monochrome colors of furniture, severity and conciseness.

Materials of manufacture

Materials for the production of furniture for the head depend on what is the budget for cabinet interior design. It ranges from economy class to luxury. Furniture for the office of the head of the economy class has the characteristic features:

the use of inexpensive materials - plastic, melamine, particleboard, aluminum;
the design is simple, no frills - tables of the usual rectangular shape, upholstered furniture made of artificial leather, flock, inexpensive textiles. Cases with usually one drawer, shelving with a small number of shelves.

Often there is no soft corner as such, instead of it ordinary office chairs and a small table are installed.The difference between elite furniture for the head in the use of expensive, natural materials: leather, precious wood, non-ferrous metal coatings of furniture elements, glass. There is also an intermediate position between these layers, which consists in the use of veneered furniture, tables made of tinted glass, with chrome details, chairs made of eco leather in the meeting room and genuine leather for the boss.

Primary requirements

Since the office is usually divided into several working areas, it is important to position them correctly:

a place for the leader should occupy most of the space, so you need to place it in the center or near the wall. There should be a large, massive table with an executive chair. If desired, you can use the table transformer, which turns into a briefing. This is especially true for a small office;
near the window, or in the other most illuminated area should be arranged furniture for negotiations - a long table with chairs. Good daylight will allow you to maximize focus on issues and focus;
a soft corner or relaxation area can be set apart from other areas, such an arrangement will allow you not to be distracted from the conversation or relax.

In addition, how to arrange furniture for various zones, there are several more requirements:

chairs in the meeting room should be comfortable, but not so that the person is completely relaxed, losing concentration;
on the desktop should be only the things necessary for work;
in a small office it is better not to have a lot of furniture, tall cabinets and a massive table. It is better to use sliding tables, a transformer table, glass facades near the cabinets.

The most important thing is that the furniture in the manager’s office helps to create a working atmosphere that tunes to the solution of important issues, conducting business negotiations, without escalating irritability or fatigue.

What to look for when choosing

When choosing office furniture, it is necessary to pay attention to several important things that should contribute to a long service life and emphasize the status of the owner:

the availability of a complete set - few people pay attention to what is written in the instructions for a complete set and assembly of furniture. Particularly often, understaffing happens with fittings, such a nuisance can spoil the whole appearance of expensive furniture;
impressive, presentable appearance;
use of quality materials and furniture assembly services. In this case, you must pay attention to the provision of a warranty for operation. The supplier and assemblers of furniture must be selected from a trusted company so that the quality of the furniture is at the proper level;
maximum comfort and convenience for both the manager and visitors.

Most importantly, you need to remember that a successful business will not tolerate neglect of the arrangement of offices, especially when it comes to the office and office furniture for the manager.