Soul Design · Guides
Buying and
design guides.
Guides to help you decide with the facts in hand: the standards that apply, sizing rules, material care and side-by-side comparisons.
Design and buying guides
- Choosing an office chair you forget about after an hour.Ergonomic office chairs: what EN 1335 guarantees, the six adjustments that matter and how to trial a chair before equipping a whole team.
- Caring for travertine without dulling its light.Travertine tables and tops: clean with pH-neutral soap, avoid acids, treat stains, renew the impregnating sealer. A practical guide, finish by finish.
- Hotel FF&E and fire: what each piece must prove in France.Fire safety of hotel FF&E in France: M1 rating, EN 1021-1/-2 tests, NF D 60-013, Euroclasses and test reports. What to request, item by item.
- How many square metres per workstation?Space per employee in France: 10 m² per person under NF X35-102, 15 m² in noisy shared areas. How to size a floor plate, with or without hot-desking.
- Furniture delivered outside France: who pays VAT, and where?Buying furniture from France for Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco or Switzerland: zero-rated B2B invoices, Swiss import VAT, installation and works. Key points.
Comparisons
- The same armchair, seven fire frameworks.France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco: which fire tests to request for contract furniture. Country-by-country benchmarks.
- Bespoke or catalogue: decide piece by piece.Bespoke or catalogue pieces: lead times, cost, risk, prototypes, reorders and fire evidence. A comparison to decide piece by piece, and the right mix.
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Send us a brief: floor area, uses, timing, ideas. We usually reply within two working days with a first selection and a method. Meetings in Levallois-Perret (Greater Paris), by video call or on your premises.