Niche Office Furniture: Poseur Table

Wooden Poseur Table

The office furniture world is choc-a-bloc with standard office desks, office chairs, and office storage, but we thought we’d take a dive into the world of niche office furniture. Office furniture that has been designed for a more specific purpose and aimed at more specialised groups of customers. So, what exactly qualifies as niche office furniture in the modern day?

Unite Contract Sit/Stand Desks

Unite Contract Sit/Stand Desk

Sit/Stand Office Desks

Although they are becoming increasingly popular, sit/stand office desks, or height adjustable desks as they are also known, are still outnumbered greatly by standard office desks in the workplace. Designed to allow for working while seated or standing, they are more ergonomic than their standard counterparts. Research has shown for some time now that staying seated for long periods of time is not good for a person’s health, hence the invention of the sit/stand desk. People can work while seated for an hour or two, then raise the height of their desk, to work standing for a time, to help stretch their legs, and increase blood flow around the body.

Draughtsman Chairs

Draughtsman Chair

Draughtsman Chairs

Draughtsman chairs are niche in as much as the seats tend to adjust to a much higher setting than the standard office chair. Designed to be used by architects or artists, for example, settings you are most likely to see a draughtsman chair in include design studios, laboratories, and industrial settings. These chairs or stools also often include adjustable backrests, lumbar support, and swivel bases. Almost all include in-built footrests to accommodate the extra height of the seat, and to help stabilise the user.

Bisley AOC Filing Cabinets in Black

Bisley AOC Filing Cabinet Range

Filing Cabinets

Once a very popular item found in most offices, filing cabinets have now become a retro item, thanks to paper filing largely being obsolete, due to the use of computers. Many filing cabinets nowadays are used as back-ups for paperwork, with computers and hard drives taking precedence in the modern day. Fireproof filing cabinets are also still used to store extremely important/sensitive documentation, what with computers being more vulnerable to fires.

Executive Desk

Executive Desk & Credenza

Executive Desks

Another desk that is much rarer than your standard office desk, is the executive-style desk. Often larger and more luxurious than other desks, executive models are usually made of more expensive materials, have more unique wood or colour finishes, and can include in-built storage pedestals, or credenza units.

Bisley Plan Chest

Bisley Plan Chest in Bisley Orange

Plan Chests

Plan chests or plan files are – much like draughtsman chairs – aimed at architects, artists, and anyone else who might need to safely and securely store larger documents. With most office storage designed to store A4 or A3 documents, plan chests usually fit the larger A1 or even A0 document sizes. They are most commonly made of steel, although the older and more retro models can be found in wood finishes.

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