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Understanding Banquette Seating - George Smith (US)

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Hospitality Banquettes

Long U Shaped Banquette

This fluted booth banquette resides in St James' Bar in Mayfair, London. Designed with a smooth, sleek feel for cocktails and small plates.

Concave Curved Banquette

This banquette was designed to curve around the cylindrical wall of the Grace Bar at Hotel Zoo in Berlin. The arms and legs are the same style as our Jules Sofa to remain consistent with the other pieces of furniture in the hotel.

U Shaped Ribbed Banquette

This beautiful U Shape banquette resides in the Drawing Room of Soho House Hong Kong. The sofa was designed to be delivered in sections and assembled on site due to the overseas nature of the project.

Outdoor L-Shaped Banquette with Plinth

Designed for the new rooftop area in Soho House Shoreditch, this banquette has a unique, flowing shape with a wide fluted back.

Booth Banquette

This banquette for The Newt in Somerset has a fixed seat and back with turned legs for space for feet underneath. The back of the piece has an added horizontal flute for head support due to its height.

Residential Banquettes

U Shaped Banquette

This U Shaped banquette has pin tucked details with shallow buttons and has been upholstered onto a wooden plinth. It has Show Wood detailing on the outside back, top rail and arm facings.

Early Victorian Chesterfield Banquette with Bolsters

This quirky banquette was designed by Samantha Todhunter Interiors for a karaoke room in San Francisco. The piece was designed in three parts for easy shipping.

Bespoke Dining Bench

Designed to include all the elements of traditional upholstery including coil springs, horse hair and jute webbing, this banquette was made for a family kitchen as a solution to a tight dining space.

U Shaped Banquette with Pull Buttoned Back and Plain Seat

Hannah Lohan Interiors designed this armless banquette for Woolsery Cottage in Devon for everyone to easily get in and out from the dining table.

Fairhill Corner Banquette

Designed as a solution to a small kitchen space, this corner banquette is an adaptation of our Fairhill Sofa with ruching along the arms and pin tucked button detailing along the back. As the access to the kitchen was quite tight, this piece was made in two parts to be clipped together on site.

The Bar | Bespoke Chesterfield Banquette, Chesterfield Sofa, Brewster Chairs, Soho Baby Buttoned Drum | Image: Nick Hopper

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25 Charming Banquette Seating Ideas

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This cozy seating style can be super chic.

By ELLE DECOR Editors

Eric Piasecki

It's time we rethink our dining table and chair allegiance because there's nothing quite as chic or as cozy as a banquette. It works in a variety of design styles and reminds us of our favorite cafés as well as Michelin-starred restaurants. Whether you're partial to statement decor or prefer to keep your dining area elegant and understated, this roundup of banquette seating ideas is sure to inspire you to sit back and relax.

Joshua McHugh

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Rich Purple

In an Upper West Side apartment designed by Kimille Taylor, a banquette, upholstered in a rich purple Maharam mohair, incorporates a luxurious touch into the kitchen. The handmade chandelier adds a sense of movement to the room, which also features a custom dining table, swivel chairs by Koi, and a painting by Allen Anthony Hansen.

William Waldron

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Cobalt Blue

Designer Stephen Sills transformed a Manhattan kitchen with custom chairs and a banquette in a bold cobalt blue hue. The white Saarinen table from Design Within Reach provides contrast, while a pendant light from Avantgarden; wallpaper by Hines & Company, and herringbone flooring complete the look.

Rikki Snyder

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Sleek Leather

A leather banquette, along with a brass and leather chandelier from Apparatus, add visual interest to a black and white breakfast nook by Tamara Magel.

Eric Piasecki

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Tufted Blue

For a historic Brookline colonial, Massachusetts-based designer Nina Farmer chose a tufted banquette and chairs in a pastel blue shade.

Matt Zambelli

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For a breakfast nook in a Brooklyn townhouse, designer Kate Reynolds paired an eye-catching purple rug with a banquette covered in a blue and white Zak+Fox patterned fabric. Also featured in the space are a pedestal-style table by Restoration Hardware, and a Serena & Lily pendant.

Jessie Prezza

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Classic Stripes

A striped banquette adds a casual dining experience to an open floor plan. Design by Jaycox Architects & Associates.

Anice Hoachlander

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Statement Ikat

Barnes Vanze Architects opted for banquette seating, upholstered in a colorful ikat print, for a breakfast nook in Washington, DC. A red lantern infuses a touch of farmhouse style into the space.

Michelle Drewes Photography

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A palette of white and tan hues come together in a bright Napa Valley kitchen by Lori Gilder. The design scheme features a custom banquette in a tufted design and a white tulip table.

Drew Kelly

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Pretty Neutral

A combination of banquette seating and bar stools add variety to this inviting kitchen crafted by Tineke Triggs / Artistic Designs for Living.

Christopher Stark

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Luxurious Blue

An airy, contemporary breakfast nook designed by Holly Kopman features a luxurious blue banquette and an industrial table. A minimalist light fixture and black and white wall art enhance the design.

Alyssa Rosenheck

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Sleek Leather

A leather banquette lends a casual vibe to a white breakfast nook in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, family home. A minimalist light fixture serves as the finishing touch.

Brian Jordan, Graphite NYC

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Sophisticated Neutral

New York-based designer Patricia Bonis opted for custom banquette seating for an elegant breakfast nook. For an extra dose of glam, Bonis completed the design scheme with a starburst-style pendant light fixture.

Sara Essex Bradley

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Eye-Catching Chevron

A dining room nook by Eclectic Home features custom banquette seating upholstered in a chevron fabric, a tulip-style table with a marble top, and a gallery wall for added visual interest.

Michael J. Lee

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Understated Neutral

Patterned throw pillows dress up a neutral banquette in a bright breakfast nook designed by Robin Gannon Interiors. An antique wood table provides balance to the look.

Pieter Estersohn

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Blue and White Stripes

A light-filled breakfast area by Philip Gorrivan is outfitted with a banquette in a blue-and-white DeLany & Long awning stripe fabric. A selection of photographs by Kramer, along with an artist's proof by Joan Miro, add charm to the space.

Michael J Lee

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Tufted Beauty

A tufted banquette adds a sophisticated touch to this neutral kitchen designed by Elms Interior Design.

William Waldron

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For the dining area of his family's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Philip Gorrivan designed a banquette upholstered in a boldly striped Romo linen and a pair of limed-oak tables; his collection of European drawings from the 17th through the 19th centuries is hung salon-style.

Francis Amiand

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White Linen

In the dining room of a duplex apartment with panoramic views of Paris, interior designer François Champsaur created a custom banquette upholstered in linen, as well as tables with brass tops and black-lacquer bases; the Cloud pendant is by Frank Gehry, and the chairs are by Charles and Ray Eames.

Roger Davies

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Elegant Neutral

In the breakfast room of Ben Soleimani's Beverly Hills home, the banquette is covered in a Rose Tarlow Melrose House fabric; the large Chinese vase is 19th-century, and the shelves hold antique mahogany boxes and fruitwood tea caddies.

Simon Upton

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Subdued Floral

Allegra Hicks upholstered the banquette in the kitchen of her London townhouse in a floral fabric of her own design; the painting is by Ingrid Dinter, and the windows look out onto Hicks's garden.

Eric Piasecki

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Bold Linen

For a pied-à-terre in New York's Plaza Hotel, Steven Gambrel installed a custom-made banquette in an alcove in the dining area and upholstered the tufted cushion in a linen by Castel; an antique chair faces a 19th-century stone-top table, the shades are in a de Le Cuona linen, and the custom Bhutanese rug is from Stark.

Pieter Estersohn

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Limed Oak

A Sri Lankan teardrop light made from a recycled fish basket hangs above a late-1940s Finnish school chair and limed-oak banquettes in the breakfast area of artist David Salle's Brooklyn home and studio.

William Waldron

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Relaxed Cotton

For the all-white breakfast room of a duplex in a Miami high-rise, architect Joe Serrins designed the lacquered cabinetry and a banquette with cushions covered in a Manuel Canovas cotton; leather-and–polished-steel stools are paired with Saarinen-style tables.

Simon Upton

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Charming Stripes

Cushions covered in 1950s fabrics enliven the ticking stripe-upholstered banquette in the dining room of the Southampton, New York, cottage of designer Jacqueline Coumans; the floral-print cotton on the walls is by Comoglio, and a glass-top table is surrounded by flea-market garden chairs.

Simon Upton

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Vibrant Florals

At the San Francisco home of Alexis and Trevor Traina, matching dining tables are flanked by banquettes and folding chairs, all custom made by interior designer Andrew Fisher; photographs by Joel Meyerowitz, left, and Tina Barney, far right, line the walls, and the window looks onto a garden designed by Madison Cox.

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Seating of guests

The atmosphere of a wedding celebration largely depends on the correct seating of the guests. She needs to pay special attention, as guests will feel more comfortable at the table with those who are interesting to them, with whom it is fun and easy. So, your evening will be great.

The arrangement of tables depends on the number of invited guests, the size and shape of the banquet hall and, of course, your personal preferences. When choosing a banquet hall, find out what tables are available, whether there are columns, differences in floor height - then choose the seating option. We will tell you more about the most popular table arrangements below so that you can choose the most successful one for your celebration.

Traditional table arrangements

Seating of guests with the letter “T”

The newlyweds sit at the head of the table, then the guests are arranged around the table depending on their age, status and proximity to the newlyweds.

Pros: suitable for small celebrations and small banquet halls

Cons: not suitable for a large number of guests

Number of guests: 20-25 people0012

An alternative to the “T” seating arrangement and is designed for a larger number of guests. The newlyweds sit at the head of the table, then the guests are located on the right or left side, depending on the relationship to the newlyweds.

Pluses: due to space saving this type of seating arrangement allows seating the maximum number of guests. With a large number of tables, movement between them can be difficult

Number of guests: 30–45 people

Seat arrangement with the letter “Sh”

A good option for a large number of guests who are difficult to divide into small groups “by interests”.

Advantages: due to space saving, it allows to seat the maximum number of guests

Cons: the same as the seating with the letter “P”

Number of guests: from 50 people

European options for table arrangement

English seating arrangement for guests

Most couples, when talking about European seedlings, mean English seating. Round tables are used, usually designed for 8 people. So that everyone can see the newlyweds, seat the guests not around the entire perimeter of the table, but only ¾ of its entire space.

Pros: you can form groups of guests according to “interests”, it is convenient to move around the hall

Cons: limiting the ability of guests to get to know each other better

Number of guests at the table: 8-10 people

Italian seating arrangement for guests

In Italy, it is customary to use tables for 4 guests, while the young table is set on a small elevation so that all guests can see them. This seating arrangement is suitable for a small number of invited guests in a large room. Tables are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Leave enough space between tables for easy access for you and guests.

Pros: convenient location of tables relative to the table of the newlyweds, the ability to form companies

Cons: only for a small number of guests (otherwise there are too many tables)

Number of guests at the table: 4 people

This option suggests equality, unity between guests and creates a friendly atmosphere. There is one long table in the hall, around which all the guests are seated. The newlyweds can be located both in the middle and at the head of the table.

Pros: maintains the cozy atmosphere of a family evening, saves on table decoration

Cons: only for a small number of guests

Number of guests: up to 15 people quite popular for large companies. Guests are seated opposite each other, while everyone feels like a part of something whole and friendly. Such a seating arrangement is very unifying, but makes it impossible to form large companies (as, for example, in the European version). But, if your wedding is planned somewhere in the open air, then this option does not exclude communication, but rather encourages guests to move around the site and “visit” each other.

Pros: the ability to accommodate a large noisy company

Cons: the maximum number of people who can communicate at the same time is about 6-8 people

Number of guests: from 30 to almost infinity

Seating arrangement of guests "Christmas tree" The middle option between the European seating arrangement and the Russian alphabetic system. It involves several separate rectangular tables, but not set perpendicular to the young table, but at an angle and symmetrically to each other.

Pros: suitable for different number of guests, you can form companies, there is a lot of free space

Cons: One of the options is the “wrong herringbone”. With this arrangement, the tables are turned in the opposite direction than in the classic herringbone. The disadvantage of this option is the guests sitting with their backs to the newlyweds

Number of guests: from 30 people

Cabaret seating

cabaret. Each table has a smaller number of chairs so that all guests can clearly see the bride and groom.

Pros: excellent visibility for guests

Cons: only for a small number of guests

Number of guests per table: 4 to 6 people

which will be located at the entrance to the hall. It will allow guests to quickly navigate and find their place. If you want

to seat guests in a certain way at the table, then you can make personalized seating cards.

The whole wedding celebration consists of little things, so try to make these little things done with mind and soul!

Text - Maria Matveychuk

Banquet seating cards to order in Moscow

Banquet cards for seating guests at a wedding are small cards with the names of guests. These name cards are necessary so that everyone invited to the celebration knows where he needs to sit and inform the audience about who will sit next to them. Personalized banquet cards allow you to avoid confusion and unnecessary fuss at the holiday, especially if you are planning a magnificent wedding with a large number of guests.

If you wish, you can order banquet cards, a seating plan for guests and a menu in the same style and theme of your wedding from us. We make exclusive wedding printing to order - this will help make the celebration memorable!

Printing wedding seating cards

If you need banquet cards for seating guests, then we can help! We produce unique seating cards for guests at a low price in Moscow for any banquet. Our prices are affordable, deadlines are prompt, and the quality of products will delight you and your guests. Let us help make your holiday preparations easier!

Our specialists approach the execution of orders creatively, taking into account the wishes of the client. As a result, those cards for seating guests are obtained that fully correspond to the theme of the wedding and complement it, as the finishing touch or the highlight on the cake. We create creative, stylish and modern banquet seating cards.

Order seating cards for a wedding. Where to begin?

Why do you need seating cards at a wedding?

Banquet cards are on the table next to the plates. The guest who came to the holiday will see his name on the card and quickly take the right place at the table. This helps to avoid confusion and crowds of guests. When organizing a holiday, the places of guests are distributed in accordance with their age, interests, social status. Therefore, with the right seating arrangement, those invited to the celebration will find an interlocutor at the table and spend time in comfort.

Personalized banquet cards on the table help to avoid chaos. You can also place a seating chart in the hall so that guests can better navigate the room and easily find their seats.

Production of seating banquet cards for a wedding

We have a wide range of cardboard and design papers for printing banquet cards for a wedding. Arriving at our office, you can familiarize yourself with the catalogs of designer papers, touch them and choose the option that suits your holiday.

How to order printing of banquet seating cards

Banquet name cards for a wedding are made in several ways. The fastest and most budgetary is digital printing. Modern equipment allows you to print any number of products within one day. The method of printing, as well as post-printing processing of the product depends on the design of the card. All banquet cards are the same, they look beautiful on the table.

Production of seating cards for a wedding in the ASK Union printing house is an opportunity to take care of each guest, express gratitude for the shared joy. To improve the performance and aesthetic characteristics of the product can be varnished, be supplemented with decorative elements, such as ribbons, braid, laces. Our masters perform not only printing, the cost of which is determined by the circulation, color, but also, at the request of the customer, they use overhead parts.

You can order banquet cards for guests from us. There are a few things to consider before placing an order:

Prices for printing seating cards

Check the cost and the possibility of urgent fulfillment of your order with the managers of the ASK Union printing house.

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