Recently, I have been avoiding my imac. It was simply more comfortable to take the laptop and plop into a comfy chair. Then, I realized the problem. The chair in front of the imac was a $39 office max chair that was mucho lousy. I searched around for a better solution. The new chairs I found were either no better or a lot more $ than I wanted to spend. I went to a used office furniture store and found my answer... a used Herman miller Equa chair (see attachment). Got it for $70. SO much better than the old chair. Do you have a favorite chair that keeps you in the saddle? What is it?
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The best desktop computer accessory - a good chair!
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Obus Forme
Ok, I did ALL the research a few years ago and found a hands-down winner, the Obus Forme.
These chairs are expensive, but not as expensive as the GROSSLY overrated Aeron Chair.
The back is flexible and is the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in, period. It was designed by a back doctor.
Everyone in my studio comments on these chairs and asks how to order one. Mine were about $750 each, and it was one of the best investments I ever made.
Ok, I did ALL the research a few years ago and found a hands-down winner, the Obus Forme.
These chairs are expensive, but not as expensive as the GROSSLY overrated Aeron Chair.
The back is flexible and is the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in, period. It was designed by a back doctor.
Everyone in my studio comments on these chairs and asks how to order one. Mine were about $750 each, and it was one of the best investments I ever made.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html
i want one... anyone want to loan me $1,000
This is what i have currently. I like it cause the arm rest go up and it slides under my desk.
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/s...=-1&productId=153247&cmArea=SC2:CG32:CL142569
i want one... anyone want to loan me $1,000
This is what i have currently. I like it cause the arm rest go up and it slides under my desk.
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/s...=-1&productId=153247&cmArea=SC2:CG32:CL142569
http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html
i want one... anyone want to loan me $1,000
This is what i have currently. I like it cause the arm rest go up and it slides under my desk.
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/s...=-1&productId=153247&cmArea=SC2:CG32:CL142569
I saw a similar chair but less expensive, definately a nice chair.
I like how it's mesh because in summer i allways get hot sitting in a fabric chair, and sweat tonnes on a plastic chair.
haha i have the Aeron Chair. It's really nice...probably because I didn't buy it though. My dad went to an auction and got 4 of them for $1200 combined, all new.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html
i want one... anyone want to loan me $1,000
This is what i have currently. I like it cause the arm rest go up and it slides under my desk.
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/s...=-1&productId=153247&cmArea=SC2:CG32:CL142569
it's basically that first link, but that one looks newer. the one i have is a couple years older than that
Weird. I was only today thinking how well my own chair serves me. I spent around £30-40 on a decent office chair when I set up my business 18 months ago. I figured I'd be spending a lot of time sitting in it, best to make a small investment. High back, comfortable contours, height adjustable, and WHEELS. It's done me proud.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html
i want one... anyone want to loan me $1,000
You are referring to the Aeron chair. I have one of those at my office. Also got it used for $300 a couple years ago. It is truly wonderful and comfy, as long as you get one with the detachable lumbar pad (or order it later.) One odd thing about the Aeron is that your back and butt can get cold since there is no insulation/padding. Probably the best $300 tool in my office!
in the summer i don't think i would mind being a little cooler
if i had one and got cold i would just put my coat over it.
I have to agree that I wouldn't have bought if it was only available new, at retail. Lots of other good options for a lot less than $1000. Another thing to consider with chairs like steelcase and herman miller, they tend to last forever. My aeron is now 9 years old and looks / works like new. I just looked under the Equa, it was built in 1992! Looks almost perfect!
I used to have a chair kinda like that. It was surprisingly comfortable. Unfortunately I don't know what happened to it...
All of you that got Aeron chairs cheap a couple of years ago, was that from when Enron went bust?
They had a big auction here in london of ex-enron stuff. I thought about going, but my boss at the time said nah everything would be over-priced cos of all the publicity. (And it had a way over-glossy catalogue too
I saw an Aeron in a second-hand store in Brick Lane a couple of weeks ago - about £200. I had a sit in it, my first time ever. Not bad, but not £200 worth - it was dirty, scuffed, one part of fabric was threadbare, one armrest was broken. Still priced at 5x the price of any other chair in that store
Wouldn't like to buy one of these without a manual, they seem like complex beasts to set up.
Someone I work with is from Denmark, and has just brought herself a big plastic air inflated posture support cushion for about £50. One of these Scandinavian health and posture things. It goes on your regular chair and you sit on top of it and balance on it. I tried it out for a day - quite nice actually, and well worth £50 for a more healthy back.
They had a big auction here in london of ex-enron stuff. I thought about going, but my boss at the time said nah everything would be over-priced cos of all the publicity. (And it had a way over-glossy catalogue too
I saw an Aeron in a second-hand store in Brick Lane a couple of weeks ago - about £200. I had a sit in it, my first time ever. Not bad, but not £200 worth - it was dirty, scuffed, one part of fabric was threadbare, one armrest was broken. Still priced at 5x the price of any other chair in that store
Wouldn't like to buy one of these without a manual, they seem like complex beasts to set up.
Someone I work with is from Denmark, and has just brought herself a big plastic air inflated posture support cushion for about £50. One of these Scandinavian health and posture things. It goes on your regular chair and you sit on top of it and balance on it. I tried it out for a day - quite nice actually, and well worth £50 for a more healthy back.
I use a zabuton.
see: http://www.zafu.net/zabutons.html
I modified my desk to be at the correct height for it.
I am a firm believer in "active sitting".
see: http://www.zafu.net/zabutons.html
I modified my desk to be at the correct height for it.
I am a firm believer in "active sitting".
Im using those pezzoballs for like 2~4 hours of computerwork but if I study like for <6 hours straight I then use a chair, just a normal chair, which is hard, has no cushion and no arm bending things...
I've sat in Aeron chairs at 2 of my previous jobs, and I loved them, so when I was looking for a chair for my new job - working from home - it was a natural choice.
It was the best £350 I've spent on my office set-up. After all, if I'm going to spend £1500 on a MBP, £350 on a chair that I'll be sitting in for 10+ hours a day is hardly expensive, is it.
That's my opinion; my back is worth the money. I got it brand-new off ebay with the manual and caster-protectors still on
It was the best £350 I've spent on my office set-up. After all, if I'm going to spend £1500 on a MBP, £350 on a chair that I'll be sitting in for 10+ hours a day is hardly expensive, is it.
That's my opinion; my back is worth the money. I got it brand-new off ebay with the manual and caster-protectors still on