Sometimes human beings can be such antisocial creatures. Conversing with either friends or strangers is fine; in fact, I enjoy both immensely. There is always something new to learn, especially from strangers. Whether you meet them as you wait for your flight or strike up a few words with them in a hotel lobby somewhere, you get to know a bit about where they’re from, where they’re going, what their plans are for the next few minutes or hours.
But sometimes all you want to do is to be left alone with your thoughts. While seated in the reception room of a hotel or restaurant, how do you deflect a stranger’s attention or reject his or her overtures at conversation without appearing rude? Well, discourage that conversational opportunities by using appropriate furniture, such as the talking armchairs by Danish designer Louise Campbell.