In considering a purchase of boardroom furniture several factors need to be brought to mind. These factors must balance the degree of functionality required with the degree of shall we say pomp and circumstance needed. Expensive fine wood grained furniture certainly makes a lasting and powerful impression, however in creative environments where artists and writers are meeting to continue work through the night where coffee will be spilled and magic markers will be scrawling all over the place, function must take precedence over form. With this in mind a few simple guidelines are in order to help you choose your boardroom furniture.
Glass or plastic table tops are recommended in any instances where use and traffic flow will be high. In this same vein of thinking, smaller fabric chairs are more easily moved about and positioned for teamwork. An impressive meeting space for presentations is better served with actual wood veneers and the traditional black leather executive office chairs. Another consideration is the size of the conference room itself. Conference room tables placed into smaller rooms should always be oval shaped or at least have severely rounded corners. The traditional idea of a massive corporate boardroom with miles between each of its members is impractical when people are actually conducting the meeting and passing written information back and forth.