Gazette
Back to the Office in September: A Checklist That Isn't Dreadful
Chairs that sink, desks that wobble, screens that have given up. A short office refresh checklist to work through before the busy season, most of it free.
Acoustic Panels: The Polite Way to Quieten an Office
Open offices echo because sound has nowhere soft to land. Here is what acoustic panels actually do, and why a few in the right place beat a full refit.
Hybrid Working: What the Office Is For Now
If people are in two or three days a week, the office has a different job. Here is how to plan for collaboration and quiet on the same floor.
Soft Seating: Where People Actually Want to Sit
Tub chairs, two-seaters and modular stools all look inviting in a photograph. Here is how to match office soft seating to what the space is actually for.
Breakout Spaces: Why the Kettle Corner Earns Its Keep
The business case for a proper breakout space: the meetings it prevents, the lunch breaks it rescues, and furniture rated for the hours it will actually do.
First Impressions: Reception Seating That Says the Right Things
Your reception talks before anyone at the desk does. Choosing visitor seating for comfort, cleanability, and the message it sends while people wait.
Cable Management: The Unsung Hero of a Tidy Office
Trays, spines, grommets and ties: what each one is for, and a six step order of operations that gets a desk sorted in fifteen minutes.
The Small Office Layout: Making 20 Square Metres Work Hard
Four people, one room, and a decision needed by Friday. Walkways before desks, why 600mm deep beats 800mm, and the corner you should refuse to fill.