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Office furniture, minus the homework. Buying guides, honest product talk, and notes from behind the scenes at Deskwell, written by the people who actually do the job. Some of it will save you a bad purchase. Some of it is Ben talking about the website again.

Canteen and Dining Chairs: Hard Wearing Seats for the Hungriest Room

Wipe-clean finishes, stacking frames and seat heights that match the table: how Marcus picks canteen chairs that survive lunch rush after lunch rush.

Marcus19 October 2026

Modular Seating: Build the Breakout You Actually Need

Modular office seating is bought as one object and used as one object, which wastes the point of it. Plan by module, corner and power unit instead.

Marcus12 October 2026

Stacking and Folding Chairs: Seating That Disappears When You're Done

Stack height, weight, trolleys and linking clips: the four things that decide whether a stacking chair earns its cupboard, and when a folding chair is the better buy.

Marcus21 September 2026

Draughtsman Chairs: For When Your Desk Is Taller Than Average

Counters, lab benches and standing-height desks need a taller seat and somewhere to put your feet. What makes a draughtsman chair different, and how to size one.

Marcus8 September 2026

Ergonomic Chairs vs Task Chairs: Where the Money Goes

What the ergonomic badge should mean before a chair earns the extra money, and where a plain task chair does the same job for a third of the price.

Marcus1 September 2026

Cantilever Chairs: The Meeting Room Workhorse

The cantilever frame has no back legs, no casters and nothing much to break, which is why it still fills most meeting rooms. Here is what to check before you order a dozen.

Marcus17 August 2026

Executive Chairs: Comfort, Presence, and the Leather Question

Padding depth, recline, and the three different things sold as leather. Plus the point at which a plain mesh chair is the better buy, even in a smart office.

Marcus3 August 2026

Mesh Office Chairs: Breathable, Light, and Occasionally Misunderstood

What mesh backs genuinely do well, why the complaints are usually about the frame rather than the mesh, and how to pick one that survives full days.

Marcus28 July 2026

The Task Chair Test: What to Look For Before You Buy

Five checks that separate a task chair people are still happy in after three years from one that quietly gets swapped for the spare out of the meeting room.

Marcus23 July 2026