Sandler Seating

Contract furniture specialist Sandler joins Design at Work New York as a Founding Partner, bringing more than four decades of experience across workplace, hospitality and contract design to the Javits Center on March 10–11, 2027.

The workplace is borrowing from hospitality. Comfort, atmosphere and experience are playing a greater role in the way offices are designed, while spaces for meeting, collaborating and connecting are becoming less formal and more adaptable.

For Sandler, the relationship between these different environments is nothing new. Known for beautifully crafted furniture that elevates the idea of contract, Sandler combines quality craftsmanship with innovative American and European design across furniture for corporate and hospitality environments.

Sandler's story stretches back more than four decades. Founded as Sandler Seating in London in 1982 by Roy Sandler, the company began as an offshoot of Sandler Upholsterers, a family business specializing in custom upholstery that was established in 1946.

Its original focus was the upholstery, assembly and distribution of portable seating systems for multi-purpose venues — an area that continues to form part of the business today. In 1989, Sandler began distributing Italian-designed furniture for the restaurant, hospitality and contract markets, establishing a relationship with European design that would become an important part of the company's development. That experience across different types of commercial space has relevance today.

As workplaces become increasingly influenced by hospitality, designers are looking beyond conventional office furniture to create environments that support everything from focused work and meetings to informal conversation, collaboration and social connection. Sandler's portfolio reflects that breadth, spanning chairs, lounge furniture, stools, modular furniture, tables, outdoor furniture and other solutions for hospitality and corporate environments.