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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

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