First impressions sit down: the Phoebe curved sofa and swivel accent chair, the three seater Mimi, the Lulu accent chair and the Mawsley modular system that builds curves, islands and corners to suit whatever shape your reception really is. This is furniture for the ten minutes before the meeting, and it does more selling than most brochures ever will.
Planning a reception that works
Count the bodies at the busiest hour, not the average one. A pair of Lulu accent chairs and a Phoebe curved sofa cover most small receptions; bigger waiting areas do better with the Mawsley modular units, because the corner, curved and backless pieces can be reconfigured as the space changes, and the circular island seats a crowd without anyone sitting in a row. There are more standalone pieces in sofas and armchairs if modular is more flexibility than you need.
Leave somewhere to put a coffee down. The Neo round table and its glass top version are made for exactly this, and the wider coffee and occasional tables range matches table heights to seat heights properly. Swivel chairs like the Phoebe accent let visitors turn to greet whoever comes through the door, a small thing that makes a reception feel mannered, and a couple of ottomans and footstools add overflow seating that offends nobody.
Beyond the waiting area
If the same space hosts working conversations, look at modular seating with higher backs, or a booth that swallows a private call in an open plan room. The whole family, from front lobby to breakout corner, is gathered under soft seating.
Reception seating in Belfast and across Northern Ireland
Office Interior Solutions plans and installs reception areas across Northern Ireland, from Belfast city centre offices to business parks in Lisburn, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Bangor, Derry and Newry. We deliver, position, level and finish the lot, the packaging never makes it past the door, and installs are timed around your quiet hours so the front of house never looks like a building site.
Modular layouts are far easier to get right with a plan in front of us. Send the floor plan across, or ring +44 (0)2890 770019, and we will lay out the Mawsley pieces on paper before anything is ordered.