Although it is not often the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of an office, no office is complete without desks, chairs, and a water cooler.
Though office furniture seems to have remained more or less unchanged in the last twenty years, there has been a great deal of innovation and growth in the office furniture market.
Standing desks, for instance, are a relatively new fixture in offices and are perfect for those who prefer not to sit for extended periods of time for health or comfort reasons.
Some of the leading office furniture companies in the world are from the United States in Steelcase, Herman Miller, and Haworth.
The United States exported about 168.6 million U.S. dollars of wooden furniture and 215 million U.S. dollars of metal furniture in 2018.How could United States Office Furniture Market address the COVID-19 concern?Due to this global pandemic, people are advised to stay home and work from home if needed, this increases the sudden demand for the office furniture during this pandemic.
“One area where we are selling pretty well compared to others is office furniture, People are working from home and they have identified needs in their homes for it.” said Henrik Elm, global supply manager at brand owner Inter IKEA Group.