Define the Term Office Furniture

Office furniture includes credenzas, tables and chairs.

Decorators, purchasing agents and business planners often need to define the term office furniture for clarification and procedural purposes.

Identification

According to the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay's purchasing department guidelines, the term office furniture refers to furniture typically found in an office.

History

Traditionally, office furniture includes such items as chairs, desks, tables and filing cabinets. This narrow definition can expand to include other items.

Additional items

The term office furniture also refers to movable items found in an office that support bodies or hold things necessary for conducting business. Book shelves, sofas or divans and credenzas extend the basic concepts of what constitutes furniture items.

Types

Office furniture comes in assorted styles such as traditional, contemporary, modern and eclectic. There is a style to suit every taste.

Fun fact

According to CNBC, Bank of America's CEO John Thain gained notoriety in 2009 for spending over a million dollars to decorate his personal office space.

References

• University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
• CNBC

Resources

• Spacify