Seating

January 12, 2015

Sibos

Inflatable chairs, beanbags, and traditional tables gave attendees seating choices at Sibos in Boston in September. The options reflected the theme of innovation for all the sessions that took place in the room.

Photo: Sean Ebsworth Barnes

Social Media Week London

At Social Media Week London in September, shipping crates became “Skypepods.” Each unit was equipped with Microsoft products and enabled with Skype so attendees could get work done or chat with colleagues online.

Photo: Dave Bird

Web Summmit

Pallet chairs from Dublin company This Is What We Do were one of the seating options in the Media Village at Web Summit in November 2014.

Photo: Naoise Culhane/Sportsfile/Web Summit

TEDxSomerville

Guests reclined on large pillow chairs from Yogibo at TEDxSomerville, held at the Brooklyn Boulders indoor rock climbing facility in the Boston suburb in March 2014.

Photo: Patrick Rogers

"The Ruby Red collection from Bridge Furniture & Props is my favorite furniture to use for a speakeasy party.” —DeJuan Stroud of DeJuan Stroud Inc. in New York The Ruby Red furniture collection, from $295 to $895, available in New York from Bridge Furniture & Props

Photo: Courtesy of Bridge Furniture & Props

Lucite chairs, candles, and sleek white linens dressed the 150-foot tables at the Joffrey Ballet gala in Chicago in 2010.

Photo: Greg Davis/Powell Photography Inc.

At a 2013 brunch for L'Oréal, designer and producer Joe Moller added subtle branding to the setup on the Viceroy Miami's outdoor terrace, adding L'Oréal lettering to the backs of chairs and using shallow gold vases filled with products as tabletop centerpieces.

Photo: Joe Moller

The Women's Wear Daily Beauty Summit in 2013 had a sleek, all-white design from Shiraz Events. Guests sat in clear Miro chairs at communal tables topped with white linens and simple birch vases holding cobble moss balls.

Photo: Sean Smith