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Gazette

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.

Coffee and Side Tables: The Supporting Cast of Soft Seating

Office coffee tables get chosen last and used most. Heights that work with a sofa, tops that survive rings, and the reception cluster that just works.

Emma13 October 2026

Training Room Tables: Flip Tops, Castors and Quick Change Rooms

Rows on Tuesday, interviews on Wednesday. Marcus on castors, flip tops and the shapes that make a training room change in minutes rather than lunchtimes.

Marcus5 October 2026

Poseur Tables and Bar Stools: Standing Height Socialising

Poseur tables get used more than sofas, as long as the stools are the right height. The seat-to-top sum, footrests, and which of ours pairs with which.

Marcus28 September 2026

The Canteen Refresh: Cafe Tables That Survive Lunch

The canteen takes more punishment than any other room in the building. What to buy so it still looks good in year three: wipe-clean tops, stacking chairs and tables that fold away.

Emma25 August 2026

Meeting Tables: Sizes, Shapes, and Seating Maths

How many people genuinely fit round each meeting table size? The elbow maths, the shapes, and the tape measure trick that stops you buying a table the room cannot hold.

Marcus24 August 2026

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.

Chris13 August 2026