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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.

Breakout Tables: Where the Good Ideas Actually Happen

Tables for the spaces between meetings: standard or poseur height, round for conversation, bases that leave the edge clear, and castors for rooms that change.

Marcus2 November 2026

Meeting Room Chairs: Comfort That Keeps Meetings Shorter

Chairs for the meeting room that suit an hour or two without inviting a third: usage ratings, seat and arm heights against your table, stacking and castors.

Emma27 October 2026

Heavy Duty and 24 Hour Chairs: Built for Proper Shifts

Control rooms, call centres and shared seats need chairs rated for round the clock use and higher weights. What the 24 hour rating covers, and when you do not need one.

Marcus26 October 2026

Straight and Rectangular Desks: The Sensible Default, Done Well

The straight desk is the office's white t-shirt. Ben on widths, depths, the three leg styles and whether you need a modesty panel.

Ben23 October 2026

The £200 Desk and the £2,000 Desk: What Actually Changes

Board thickness, frame, cable management, motors and guarantee years: an honest tour of what more money buys in a desk, and where the curve flattens.

Chris22 October 2026

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

Desk Screens: Privacy, Focus, and a Bit of Peace

The sightline maths behind screen heights, what acoustic classes actually mean, and which fixing fits which desk. Ben on desk screens, with numbers.

Ben9 October 2026

Office Safes: What Belongs in One (and What Really Doesn't)

Cash ratings, fire ratings and why they are not the same number. Emma on sizing an office safe, what to keep out of it, and bolting it down properly.

Emma6 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

Key Cabinets and Cash Boxes: Small Security, Big Peace of Mind

Sizing a key cabinet by hook count, choosing between key, code, combination and NetCode locks, and the three things a cash box needs.

Emma22 September 2026