Reception

The first thing a visitor sees

Furniture for reception areas, currently the Neo table range. Reception carries a disproportionate share of the impression a visitor forms of a business, which is worth remembering when it is the last area to get a budget.

Specify it as an area, not a list

A reception needs somewhere to sit, somewhere to put a cup down, and somewhere to hang a coat. Buying those three things separately from three ranges is how receptions end up looking assembled.

Pair these tables with sofas and armchairs or the Brixworth collection, which includes matching tables in one family.

Nobody should be there long

Seat comfort matters less here than almost anywhere else in the building, which frees the budget to go on appearance. If people are regularly waiting long enough to be uncomfortable, that is a process problem rather than a furniture one.

The practical additions

A coat rail near the door, and somewhere for a visitor to charge a phone. Our in-desk power modules include units designed for soft seating.