Have you already been in a meeting today? And if so: empathizethe conferenceinspired and full of energy? Or do you think again that a short email would have done the trick? According to a study by Australian software provider Atlassian, we attend an average of 62 meetings per month. We feel that half of the time is unproductive and wasted. What's going wrong?
Whether a meeting is successful depends on many factors – the planning, the team, the mood of the day. But the right equipment and the ambience also determine whether the ideas flow. Design and comfort have a significant influence on our mood during a meeting - usually without us even being aware of it. Nothing is worse than a dusty interior that stifles any creativity.
So how do you make the meeting room modern? As always, when it comes to design questions, it's worth looking to Scandinavia - we have the Swedish office furniture expertsDPJ Workspace for conference furniturein demand for the modern meeting room. Read here the 3 design tips that will help you turn your meeting room into a creative zone for meetings and workshops in the future.
Cantilever chairs: timeless designer conference furniture
An absolute design classic among conference furniture is the cantilever chair. The metal frame of the chair without rear legs gives way slightly under the weight of the person sitting. The resulting swinging or rocking ensures relief on the back and a high level of seating comfort. Regular exercise has also been proven to stimulate our creativity and productivity.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the question of who invented the cantilever chair was disputed a lot and for a long time in court. Either way, the chair became one of the most famous representatives of the Bauhaus style. For DPJ Workspace, the cantilever chair is a stylish eye-catcher that a modern conference room can only benefit from.
Stand-up meeting: Modern meeting room only with a height-adjustable table
A height-adjustable conference table provides a breath of fresh air during a meeting. This allows you to quickly raise the table top and continue the meeting while standing. The break from sitting gets your circulation going and provides healthy relief for the spine and intervertebral discs. The result: the participants are more energetic. It is not without reason that stand-up meetings are considered particularly efficient. Take it like thatStand-up meetings versus sit-down meetingsTakes up to 34 percent less time – with the same results!
The design of the sit-stand tables is often very classic and reduced. This gives you the opportunity to use other conference furniture, such as colorful chairs or eye-catching designer lamps, as visual highlights. Hence the clear recommendation from the Swedish expert DPJ: A modern meeting room needs a height-adjustable conference table.
Acoustics and lighting: Show the courage to design exciting ceilings
Two often neglected factors when designing modern meeting rooms are good room acoustics and lighting. By choosing the right design conference furniture, stylish highlights can also be achieved here.
If you want to emphasize your conference table as the central point in the meeting room, DPJ Workspace recommends using an exciting pendant light. Be brave and make your lamp a statement piece! Ideally, it provides indirect, glare-free light in the room. In addition, the height of the lamp should be easily adjustable so that it does not get in the way during presentations and meetings.
A modern meeting room also thrives on onegood acoustics. You can easily avoid echoing sounds and excessive noise levels with sound-absorbing elements on the walls and ceiling. They enable a pleasant atmosphere to be maintained even during lively discussions and creative exchanges. Nowadays, so-called ceiling absorbers are often available with integrated LED lighting. Design tip from DPJ: Some sound-absorbing elements can be decorated with artificial climbing plants. Hanging gardens in your own conference room? This is sure to impress you at your next customer or team meeting.
