Get the business look with modern office furniture

You don't have to spend a fortune on furniture for the office to create a modern look. With a few carefully chosen pieces you can end up with a sleek, modern office furniture that will function effectively while also impressing visitors.

"The aesthetic you create comes from the way you combine furniture for the office and decor," says Robert Crivellaro from Furniture 35. "You don't have to go to great expense to create a modern look."

Modern furniture style

Modern style generally constitutes straight, strong lines and elegant, stretched-out curves. Furniture for the office with lumps and bulges in the frames and upholstery, once popular for its comfortable, earthy look, is now considered old fashioned.

A chair with a gleaming aluminium frame and a polyurethane or nylon woven mesh fabric will be more suitable to a modern office than a heavyset timber chair with padded leather upholstery. 

"You can get a good-looking and comfortable modern chair with all the adjustment mechanisms you need for a reasonable price." says Robert.

Doing up your desks

If your office desks are still sound, Robert suggests adjusting the accessories and fittings on top of and around the desk rather than replacing the desk itself. Sleek lamps, a few carefully placed (but inexpensive) artworks or pot plants on and around the desk will go a long way to creating a modern aesthetic without costing the earth.

But if your desks have seen better days, Robert suggests choosing a laminated or metal variety as a replacement. Laminated models are very competitively priced and come in a variety of sleek styles and colours.

"It used to be all about dark colours," says Robert. "Now modern office furniture tends to come in lighter colours, from white to light yellows, greens and blues."

Modernising your workplace

A slick modern aesthetic can do wonders for an office. Getting it right will:

• create a good impression on potential clients
• fill your staff and visitors with confidence about your business
• contribute to increased productivity and comfort

Style and substance

Contemporary office thinking is all about providing comfort and safety while also creating the appropriate look. In other words, style does not win out over substance.

Modern office furniture is functional and looks great: the chairs are ergonomically designed and the desks are created to help encourage efficiencies.

As for filing systems, you don't need to spend a great deal of money on them either. Designed in sleek metallic or shiny laminated finishes, these can provide the finishing touches to your modern office.

Ask a modern office furniture dealer today how you can combine features like these to cost- effectively bring your office into the 21st century.