Home Office Furniture

Home-office furniture has stepped out of the spare-room-and-shared-laptop phase into something considered: a proper desk, a chair that looks as good as it sits, and storage that pulls closed when the working day ends. Our collection pulls together desks, ergonomic task chairs and low-profile storage in finishes designed to read as living-room-appropriate.
  • Fauteuil Direction Pivotant Office Chair Twill 08 Pearl & Deep Black Base Fauteuil Direction Pivotant Office Chair Twill 08 Pearl & Deep Black Base
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  • Physix Swivel Armchair Black Pearl Deep Black Frame Physix Swivel Armchair Black Pearl Deep Black Frame
  • Eames EA 108 Aluminium Armchair Black Leather Polished Base Eames EA 108 Aluminium Armchair Black Leather Polished Base
  • Series 7 Chair Front Upholstered Walnut Veneer Series 7 Chair Front Upholstered Walnut Veneer
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  • Eames Plastic Armchair Upholstered PACC Eames Plastic Armchair Upholstered PACC
  • Eames EA219 Soft Pad Office Swivel Chair Premium Leather Nero 66 Eames EA219 Soft Pad Office Swivel Chair Premium Leather Nero 66
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  • Eames EA208 Soft Pad Chair Leather Premium Jade Deep Black Base New Height Eames EA208 Soft Pad Chair Leather Premium Jade Deep Black Base New Height
  • Eames EA 222 Soft Pad Lounge Chair Eames EA 222 Soft Pad Lounge Chair Premium Leather Nero 66
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  • Kip Desk Kip Desk
  • Mynt Chair Mynt Chair Bottle Green
    By Vitra
    Mynt Chair
    From £1,084
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    A desk used for full working days benefits from a 140 to 160cm width, giving room for a monitor, laptop and a notebook without stacking. A depth of 60 to 70cm keeps the screen at a healthy viewing distance, and a cable management tray on the underside keeps the surface tidy enough that the desk still reads as furniture when the laptop closes.

    A compact desk paired with a matching storage cabinet allows the full working setup to tuck away at the end of the day: laptop into the cabinet, papers into a drawer, chair rolled under the desk. Pick desks with no visible cable ports and cabinets with solid fronts, so the two pieces read as considered furniture rather than office equipment left out.

    A task chair should adjust so the elbows sit at 90 degrees above the desk surface and the feet rest flat on the floor. For a 72cm-high desk, that usually means a seat height of 42 to 47cm, with adjustment range either side for taller or shorter users. A sturdy footrest fills any gap if the chair bottoms out before the feet reach the ground.

    Leather office chairs wipe clean and age handsomely, making them the longer-term choice for a home office in daily use. Fabric chairs breathe better in summer and come in a wider range of colours and textures, suiting rooms where the chair needs to coordinate with soft furnishings rather than stand apart as an executive piece.

    • How To Choose Investment Furniture Pieces
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      How To Choose Investment Furniture Pieces
      Furnishing your first apartment, new home or redesigned space is an exciting time. With so much choice, it’s tempting to go out and splurge on an array of furniture and home accessories at your nearest chain store. But before you exhaust your budget, consider the following key factors for every piece you want to buy: Is it necessary? Is it adaptable? Is it high quality? Is it well-designed? Is it a fake? Is it a trend item? Will it still have the same appeal in five years’ time? Answering these questions helps to decide when to invest in a piece of furniture and when you can get away with something inexpensive. Lot of elements can make a piece of furniture a good investment. It could be a classic that will never go out of style and can be passed down to future generations. It could be a great quality item that you rely on every day. It could be a piece that serves multiple functions in your home. Ultimately, investment furniture pieces are the ones that will give you top value for your money. Let’s look at investment pieces that are worth spending a bit more on. Invest in classics – both past and future What makes a piece of furniture classic? It’s a design that’s stood the test of time and looks just as good now as it did decades ago. Interior design trends are great, but they come and go. You don’t want to be stuck with a whole flat full of dated furniture in a decade’s time. Save your biggest splurges for pieces that will last a lifetime and beyond. The Mistral Sofa & The Wallis Sofa These days, people are spending more time than ever on their sofas. More people work from home, eat meals on their sofa rather than at the dining table, or binge-watch box sets in their free time. With all the hours spent on it, it’s important to select a quality sofa that’s well-designed and constructed to last. The Mistral Sofa in Midnight Blue velvet Our sophisticated Mistral Sofa brings 1950s style with a contemporary approach, offering timeless interior design for your space. Inspired by a mid-century modern aesthetic, this sofa adds a touch of vintage glamour to the home, remaining one of our most popular pieces for over a decade. Choosing a sofa with a sturdy birch wood frame, like the Mistral, provides a lifetime guarantee – making it a great investment furniture piece. The Mistral sofa’s available in a range of sizes and fabrics to suit your home. If you’re looking for a statement furniture piece that’s also a great investment, explore our skillfully upholstered Wallis Sofa. An exclusive collaboration with acclaimed designer Russell Pinch, it brings a modern take to the classic wingback sofa. The Wallis sofa in Emerald Varese Velvet A compact yet spacious design, the Wallis sofa is available as a generous three or four-seater style. Echoing a classic shape, it will no doubt add an elegant touch to your home's interior. The Eames Lounge Chair & The Egg Chair Ensuring comfort and longevity, the Eames Lounge Chair from Vitra is crafted with soft leather and plywood, allowing it to age beautifully. Regarded as one of the most iconic designs of its time, this piece personifies mid-century cool, making it the perfect investment piece for years to come. The Eames Lounge Chair While our elegant Egg Chair ensures the same, it offers a design that’s still as futuristic as it was in 1958, when Arne Jacobsen designed it. This cutting-edge style brings modernist luxury to any room. Use these leather chairs as a corner piece or an addition to your sofa arrangement. The Egg Chair The Cross-extending Dining Table If you’re looking for the perfect dining table that your family can gather around for years to come – look no further! Our cross-extending dining table is the best furniture piece to enhance both your dining experience and dining space. It’s practical and adaptable; simple lines make this design one with a lasting impression. The Cross Extending Dining Table The extending table is adjustable, designed with a contemporary shaped base and two panelled leaves cleverly concealed within the frame. It quickly reconfigures for extra dining space, or for moving to a smaller or larger room. Our extending dining table complements any living space. Invest in quality – where it really counts All furniture is important, but some pieces can really affect your quality of life. You might not notice the lack of quality in a cheap side table, but you definitely will in a cheap mattress. Invest more money in the pieces that will impact you the most. A great mattress Investing in a quality mattress is essential. It ensures that you get a good night’s sleep, reduces the risk of back pain and allergies, and helps keep you healthy. We spend a third of our lives sleeping, so it’s important to get the most out of our slumber. When buying a mattress, be sure to select a type that best suits your needs: A pocket-sprung mattress with hand nested springs perfectly supports your movements while you sleep. Latex foam mattresses also offer hypoallergenic temperature regulation. To combine the best of both, choose a hybrid mattress. Luxury Mattresses It’s also important to choose the right mattress feel: A soft mattress is best for those who sleep on their side, while medium mattresses are great if you tend to change positions during sleep. Firm mattresses suit those who tend to sleep on their backs and need extra back and neck support. Generally, it’s safe to say that the more you pay for a mattress, the better quality you’ll get. Investing in a quality mattress means investing in quality sleep. All our mattresses come with a 10-year guarantee or lifetime guarantee. Sturdy outdoor furniture When considering outdoor furniture, it’s important to go for pieces that are highly adaptable, durable and built to withstand extreme weather conditions. Be prepared to pay more for garden furniture made from high-quality materials and built to last. The Tanso Range Our robust Tanso garden furniture collection is made from weather resistant Grade A Teak. The range is perfectly suitable for outdoor use, yet its well-designed and detailed aesthetic means it looks just as good indoors as well. Invest in adaptability – to get more from each piece What’s better than one great piece of furniture? A great piece of furniture that can double as different pieces. It’s worth spending more on an item if you’ll get multiple uses out of it – think of it as saving the money you’d spend on buying two pieces. A versatile sofa bed A sofa bed is a great option when space is at a premium. Our adaptable sofa beds effortlessly turn any space into a bedroom or spare room. It’s one of the most versatile and hard-working pieces of furniture you could own. Providing the perfect sit or sleep day and night, a great sofa bed is as comfortable as a regular bed. Perfect for overnight guests, a sleeper sofa provides great style and a contemporary touch to your home. The Snooze sofa bed A reversible rug Not all investment pieces have to be expensive. Decorate your space with rugs to transform your room without having to pay a fortune. When picking a rug to splurge on, go for neutral tones to not risk growing tired of brighter colours. Our reversible rugs give two equally stunning patterns in subtle light tones, allowing you to refresh your seasonal décor. Making a great investment item, rugs tend to get better with time and are easy to take with you when you move as well. The Menda Reversible Rug When selecting investment furniture pieces for your home, keep in mind that there’s more to consider than the piece’s initial appeal. Ensure that each piece is highly functional, well-designed and well-constructed, so that your furniture will last a lifetime, be integral to your home and can be handed down to the next generation.
    • Five Vitra Furniture Classics
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      Five Vitra Furniture Classics
      Vitra is a Swiss furniture brand established by Willi and Erika Fehlbaum in 1957, with the licensed production of furniture from renowned brands such as Charles & Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, George Nelson and Isamu Noguchi. Known for its commitment to forming lasting relationships with talented designers, the company is famed for enhancing living, office and public spaces. Bringing together the best in iconic, contemporary design, Vitra's modernist products and concepts are installed worldwide by architects and companies to create inspirational living spaces. Luckily for us, we can celebrate and incorporate its designs into our homes. Here are five classic Vitra furniture pieces you can add to any home: Eames Lounge Chair The Eames lounge chair was designed by husband and wife duo, Charles and Ray Eames and has been in production for over 60 years. It’s one of the - if not the - most iconic designs of the 20th century. Since 1956, when both design and designer debuted on national television, this classic chair has remained true to the handcrafted details that define its luxurious design. Today, the Eames lounge chair is a staple in any contemporary furniture collection. Made from soft leather and sturdy plywood, it’s still regarded as the most comfortable seat of its time. The Eames Lounge Chair Eames Plastic Chair The Eames plastic chair range is another iconic collection by Charles and Ray Eames. Introduced to the market in 1950 with the launch of the plastic armchair and plastic side chair, these designs were the very first mass-produced plastic chairs in the history of furniture. The chairs epitomise the playful functionality of mid-century American design, created to fit the contours of the human body. The plastic chairs fully exploit the advantage of the material they’re crafted in: rigid, durable and easy to mould. Only one feature from its original design has been changed, with the replacement of the fibreglass shell to a more environmentally friendly polyproline seat. The Eames Plastic Chairs The Eames plastic chair also introduced a new furniture typology: the multifunctional chair whose shell can be joined with different bases to serve diverse purposes. Today the seat is manufactured in multiple variations, so whether you’re looking for a curvaceous chair that provides back support, a rocking armchair or an office chair on wheels - Vitra has the plastic piece for you. There are a multitude of bases, colours and upholstery options, which will work in everything from dining rooms, living rooms and home offices to outdoor terraces and gardens. Vitra Utensil Silo In 1969, Dorothee Becker designed and brought to market the first wall-mounted organiser, followed by a smaller model a year later. The Vitra utensil silo has since been deemed an icon of plastic design and has become a staple in design-savvy homes, particularly in Europe and the US. The Utensil Silo by Vitra This wall-mounted organiser keeps your household utensils neatly together in one place - making it easier to find everyday objects. It features different-sized and shaped containers, metal hooks and clips, and it offers a practical storage space for all your odds and ends. The utensil silo is very versatile, allowing it to be easily added to different rooms in the house including the kitchen, office, bathroom and children’s rooms. Offered in black, red and white, this holder is a stylish way to get your bits and bobs organised. Vitra Noguchi Coffee Table Designed in 1944 by Isamu Noguchi, this mid-century design is renowned for its free-form, unpredictable and flowing appearance. “Everything is sculpture,” said the Japanese-American sculptor – renowned for his ability to make sculptures out of anything that was available to him including clay, wood, stone, metal, paper and bone. The Noguchi Coffee Table by Vitra The organic formed Noguchi coffee table boasts a solid wooden base that consists of two identical pieces. These create symmetry and stability, while supporting an elegantly-shaped glass top. Offered in a choice of black ash or walnut,it's the perfect centrepiece for a mid-century modern style living area. The Vitra Home Desk The iconic home desk was originally designed as a women’s working table by George Nelson in 1958. It’s manufactured today by Vitra, bringing the colourful, curvy station to a new audience. More than 50 years since it was first produced, the sophisticated home piece still has many uses as a small workstation in any modern home. This Vitra desk is detailed with attractive divider finishes and features swooping lines and chrome feet that support classic walnut panelling. Its vibrant rainbow-coloured compartments are sure to bring your home office to life. This sought-after compact piece adds an inspired accent, perfectly suited to any contemporary, mid-century style workspace. The Vitra Home Desk Although these quintessential designs were established over 60 years ago, their popularity and reputation are sustained by the power of good design. From the understated Eames lounge chair and Ottoman to the exciting Vitra clocks, Vitra consistently produces timeless designs. Explore our collection of furniture and incorporate Vitra’s classic and contemporary lighting and accessories into your home. Come in store at Tottenham Court Road to visit our Vitra showroom, the largest in the UK.
    • Home Office Inspiration
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      Home Office Inspiration
      For many of us, working from home has become a reality over the last few weeks. With this comes unlimited cups of tea, later rises and the ability to work in your pyjamas, but it also brings a whole host of new questions. Where can I work if I don’t have a home office? How can I be productive when working from home? And simply how do I work from home? We believe that getting your workspace in order is one of the best ways to begin working from home. If you don’t have a home office, there are many ways to create a dedicated workspace without sacrificing your comfort. Here we are highlighting our favourite ways to upgrade your workspace and provide some much-needed home office inspiration. If there’s one thing we know about then it’s furniture. We spend every day discovering the latest designs, trends and technology. We reckon this qualifies us to help you create the ultimate home office. Choose the right chair If you’re sitting at a desk for long hours then a comfortable chair is essential. There are many modern office chairs available, from Heal’s and elsewhere. If you aren’t in a hurry, shop around to find the right one for you. Things to consider include if you want arm rests, a low or high back, swivel or not and if you need wheels. If you do go for wheels, make sure they’ll work on your floor as carpet isn’t always your friend when it comes to wheel chairs. If you are short on space or don’t want a typical office chair, then how about choosing a design classic. Icons like the Eames DSW Chair or Philippe Starck’s Masters Chair will look great in a home office and are incredibly comfortable. However, it is worth adding that these chairs weren’t designed for office use and long seated periods. So, if you suffer from back or posture problems, then an ergonomically designed office chair is probably best for you. Stay inspired Fill the walls with your favourite artwork and the shelves with your books of choice. By hanging art you love there’ll be something in your office to make you smile, no matter how stressful the day. Looking to create a gallery wall? Find our top tips here. Plants work in a similar way, filtering the air and making your home study feel fresher. Plus, they’ll make working from home feel less cooped up and more in tune with nature. Working on display Is your home office in full view in a living space? Not to worry. Desks are no longer sprawling designs that take up half the room and look terrible in the process. Nowadays desk design focuses on aesthetics as much as it does functionality. There are many designer desks, lamps and chairs available to make sure your office space looks as good as the rest of your home. For smaller spaces where you might be trying to make a home office out of a small nook, then there are plenty of compact desks around. They often have integrated storage and cable management to keep your workspace looking neat. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box. If your space is particularly small then a wider console table could do the trick. Just double check it isn’t too low for you when seated. Natural light One of the benefits of working from home is leaving harshly lit office space behind. Now the world is your oyster in terms of lighting. If possible, position your desk or makeshift workspace near a window. This will allow natural light to stream through and mean you don’t feel too cooped up inside. The only big downside is that in bright sunlight glare may reflect off the screen. In this case, make sure you have a good pair of blinds so you don’t strain your eyes. If natural light isn’t an option then there are many alternatives. Opt for light bulbs that mimic natural light and have between 3500 and 5500 Kelvin. In other words, a bright white light that isn’t to warm or too blue. Plus, positioning desk lights around your workspace will direct your attention and avoid distractions.