The Studio range is the softer, more domestic end of the seating list: the Emmy cushioned three seater, the Mimi curved three seater sofa, the Etta lounge chair with a matching footstool in dark grey cashmere, and the Lulu accent chair. These are the pieces that make a reception somewhere you would happily wait, or turn a spare corner into a quiet room. If you need something harder wearing for a busy public space, the wider soft seating list covers contract shapes as well.
Choosing soft seating for an office
Measure the space, then measure the doorway. A three seater like the Emmy or the Mimi wants a clear wall or an island position, and a curved sofa needs breathing room behind it to look right, so it works better floating in an open space than pushed into a corner. Two lounge chairs at an angle often suit a small reception better than one sofa, because visitors who do not know each other will not share a sofa anyway.
Think about how long people sit and how often the seat is cleaned. Deep, low cushions are lovely in a lounge and awkward for anyone with a bad hip, so a firmer seat at normal height is safer in a waiting area. Cashmere style fabrics like the Etta look expensive and are best kept away from canteens and site boots. A footstool doubles as a perch when a room is busy, which adds a seat without adding a chair.
Building out the area
Soft seating usually needs a table beside it. Put something low in front from breakout and shaped tables, and if the front of house needs a matched set, reception tables and seating and soft seating and reception group the pieces made for that job. On a larger floor, modular seating and Mawsley modular build into runs and islands, sofas and armchairs covers standalone pieces, and privacy booths and pods give a quiet corner.
Reception seating delivered across Suffolk
Office Masters is the online shop of Neil Andrew Office Solutions Limited, a family run Ipswich firm at Edison Close, Ransomes Europark, in the office furniture business since the 1980s. The team supplies and installs across Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk, and reception projects go to Woodbridge, Felixstowe, Colchester and Norwich as often as they stay in Ipswich.
Upholstery is worth seeing in person, so if you are torn between two fabrics, ask and we will sort out samples. Free standard UK mainland delivery usually takes five working days, a next working day upgrade is there when a deadline moves, and installation can be added so a sofa is carried in, unwrapped and positioned rather than left in a hallway. Call 01473 464644 with your room dimensions.
