In the previous article, we shared how to arrange a corporate conference room. Interested friends can check it out! How to choose the right conference room furniture is a problem for many companies! This article will show you how to choose the right conference table and chairs.
What shape of conference table should be selected
Most of the external and internal communication activities in the company's operations are carried out in the conference room. The proper selection of the shape of the conference table can create a relaxed meeting atmosphere, reduce the confrontation that may arise due to different opinions in the meeting, improve the efficiency of the meeting, and especially improve the success rate of project negotiations.
The choice of conference table should be determined according to the size and shape of the conference room. Generally speaking, a round or oval conference table can create a harmonious communication atmosphere and is also conducive to the unification of the opinions of the participants. Holding a meeting in such an equal atmosphere can make people relax their minds and speak freely, which is conducive to the development of creativity and team spirit.
Conference Table
The long conference table is more suitable for holding more formal meetings, such as business decision-making meetings. In a long conference table, seats at different positions represent different levels of positions, so it is difficult to form an active conference atmosphere.
In addition, in order to avoid the atmosphere of the meeting being too tense, it is best not to choose right angles for the four corners of the conference table. Slightly curved corners can avoid conflict and prevent damage to the body.
What material should I choose for the conference table?
Common conference table materials on the market include: rock slabs, solid wood, plate-type, stainless steel, marble, etc. Conference tables of different materials have different prices. The most cost-effective is the plate-type conference table. Choose a plate pressed by Hooker steel plate, the texture can be close to the original wood, but the price is one-third of the original wood. WESOME office furniture is made of plates pressed by Hooker steel plate, which has high hardness, good texture, and high cost-effectiveness, and is favored by most companies. If you want to know more about Hooker steel plate, contact WESOME.
Conference Table with Rock
Stone is a synthetic material. It is made of natural raw materials through special processes, with the help of a press of more than 10,000 tons (more than 15,000 tons), combined with advanced production technology, and fired at a high temperature of more than 1200℃. It is a new type of porcelain material with large specifications that can withstand cutting, drilling, grinding and other processing processes. The rock plate has the advantages of high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, fire resistance and stain resistance. It is harder than ceramic tiles, not easy to break, and easy to break. It is not cost-effective. The conference table is large in size. The larger the size, the higher the price of the rock plate. Therefore, rock plate conference tables are not common in the market and are mostly used for home use.
Solid Wood Conference Table
Solid wood refers to logs, natural boards that have not been reprocessed. Solid wood conference tables have very high requirements for craftsmanship and materials. The selection, drying, finger jointing, and seaming of solid wood are very strict. If any process is not strictly controlled, cracks and loose joints may occur, and the entire conference table may be deformed and cannot be used. Therefore, the cost-effectiveness is not high. The more precious the wood, the higher the price. However, it has the characteristics of being natural, environmentally friendly, and ornamental.
Stainless Steel Conference Table
Not common on the market, stainless steel conference tables are heavy and difficult to move. They are suitable for occasions that do not need to be moved. The advantages are: easy to care for and long life.
Marble Conference Table
There are two types of marble on the market: natural marble and artificial marble. Artificial marble has radiation and is harmful to the human body; natural marble is made by cutting, polishing, and carving a whole piece of high-quality marble. The price of stone is high, the carving cost and transportation cost are high, and the price of natural marble conference tables is expensive and heavy, and difficult to move.
Plate Conference Table
There are many types of common plates on the market. Different types have different advantages and disadvantages, and the prices are also different. WESOME's previous articles summarize the common plate knowledge on the market. Interested friends can click to check. For plate furniture, WESOME recommends plates pressed by German imported equipment Hooker steel plates. They are cost-effective, good quality, and have a texture close to solid wood. They are environmentally friendly and odorless. At the same time, they have characteristics that solid wood does not have: not easy to deform, dry and crack. Repeatable disassembly and assembly is a feature that conference tables of all materials do not have. Therefore, this material is also the favorite material of office brands.
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What kind of conference room chair should I choose?
Conference room chairs are one of the essential furniture in conference rooms. How to choose suitable conference room chairs is also a headache for enterprises. People do not stay in conference rooms for a long time. Choosing ergonomic chairs is expensive, the number is large, the utilization rate is low, and cheap office chairs are used in formal meetings or to receive visitors, which lowers the company's grade.
Enterprises with two or more conference rooms can divide the conference rooms into different functions and purchase different conference chairs according to usage needs. For example, conference rooms that often need to receive visitors can buy high-priced and novel conference room chairs. Ordinary conference rooms can buy cost-effective and cheap ordinary mesh chairs.
How to properly place the chairs in the conference room?
Different from office chairs, because generally many people participate, there will be a lot of attention to the placement of conference room chairs, and different placement forms will bring different psychological hints to people. Appropriate placement methods can improve the efficiency of communication in meetings, otherwise it is easy to cause poor communication.
In a business meeting, you can decide how to place the conference room chairs according to the purpose of the meeting. If it is just an ordinary ceremonial business exchange, you can omit the conference table and directly place the seats on both sides of the host and the guest opposite each other. The two adjacent seats on both sides can be placed at 45 degrees, so as to avoid a tit-for-tat pattern. If sofa seats can be used, it will create a more friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
If it is a business meeting involving project negotiations, the relative placement of seats can make people feel psychologically equal, so it is best to arrange them on both sides of the long conference table. The conference table separated in the middle can play a role in easing the atmosphere and avoid excessive tension among the participants.
For internal company meetings, if it is a one-on-one communication meeting between superiors and subordinates, the seats of the two people can be placed at 90 degrees, or side by side, so that they can easily observe each other's expressions and avoid the tension caused by eye contact. If it is a small department meeting, when it comes to the arrangement of work tasks, the supervisor's position can be placed on one side, and the seats of the remaining subordinates can be placed in an arc shape on the opposite side. For general departmental discussion meetings, it is advisable to arrange all the chairs in a circle, which can effectively improve the lively atmosphere of the meeting and is very suitable for creative meetings.
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