When working in an office first became a widespread practice, there was a similarity between offices. A heavy, wooden desk, a straight backed seat and two equally uncomfortable seats for visitors was standard office furniture. There may have been one or two additional functional items of furniture. The room was colorless and uninspiring. You did not display any personal character traits in the workplace. Business was a solemn matter and quite disconnected from your home life.
But things are not the same anymore. Everything in the space within which you occupy yourself during business hours has taken on a more symbolic function and reflects how well you are doing in your job and the esteem with which you are viewed by your colleagues.
The ambitious worker aims at the corner office with the best view on the highest floor of the building. This is the office that is usually allocated to the head of the company. It is also the biggest office. The size of the room makes an important statement, but size is also very important when it comes to furnishing the office. A larger budget for furniture is allocated to such a room. The large walls provide space on which to display highly prized art.
Furnishing this room must be done with good taste and elegance. Decisions in this regard cannot be left to underlings, nor can items be selected from a list of available furniture. The professionals must be called in to handle such an assignment. After consultation, the decorators will attempt to reflect your unique and distinctive character, and the accomplishments that have led you to occupy this position, with flair and panache.
This is your place of business and that should be reflected in the furnishings. It is for this reason that pride of place should go to your desk which may be traditional in style and size, and dominate the room. If you have a lighter touch, your desk may be very modern and made of glass or whatever material is in vogue at the time.
The chair is not simply a place to sit. It should be tailor made to suit your body. It will be set at exactly the right height for you so that there is no need to twist and turn levers. It will be gently curved to give extra support for your back and set at such an angle that you will not strain to reach the telephone or your computer screen.
No longer do visitors sit on hard chairs on the other side of the desk. No, they lounge in comfort on exquisitely designed and covered sofas and chairs, their feet resting on a traditional Persian carpet. Coffee will be served on a splendid coffee table.
The room will be devoid of any of the objects that one normally associates with a place of work. The furniture will have been carefully designed to hide anything that would spoil the aesthetic appearance of this space.
Is this new approach to office furniture the result of changes in the way that business is conducted, or because people have changed?
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