Chairs are tricky. They're very personal, in terms of effectiveness, needs, and desires.
We've done the office liquidation route for large purchases of chairs, which have gotten us some nice rolling chairs for <$150/each. That said, we strongly encourage our members to invest in themselves and buy a high quality chair for themselves if they're a full time member. This lets them choose their price point and select their needs based on tolerances for comfort and ergonomics without putting the pressure on us to deliver across the spectrum. If and when they leave, of course, the chair they've purchased goes along with them. We've considered a model where people could pay an additional fee on their membership for premium chair upgrades, but felt that it trended too far into the "services and stuff" side of coworking and in reality, the return wasn't significant. The downside of this, of course, is that chairs aren't aesthetically uniform. That works for us (or has worked for us) so far since we've got a more organic aesthetic anyway, so that should be taken into consideration. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Joshua Marpet wrote: > http://www.gaiam.com/product/basic-balance-ball-chair.do?c3=118747403&SID=WG122SPRTAPEMACS&code=AFLOGOYFSALE&extcmp=ps_g_nb&OVMTC=Exact&site=&creative=10842368109&OVKEY=office%20ball%20chair&adpos=1t1&gclid=CJDK7u3or68CFQTd4Aodi1ogqA > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006M931M2 > > Exercise balls, FOR SOME PEOPLE, make great office chairs, look really cool, > and are awesomely cheap. > > Check out costco for office chairs, I think they had really nice ones for > like 60. > > Just my cheap ass $.02 again. Good luck. > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM, John Wilker <john.wil...@gmail.com > (mailto:john.wil...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > We went to an office furniture liquidator. Got your basic office chair, > > rolly, height adjustment, padding, etc for I think $79 each, maybe $70 > > > > John Wilker > > Founder, 360|Conferences > > (720) 381-2370 (tel:%28720%29%20381-2370) > > twitter: jwilker (http://twitter.com/jwilker) > > johnwilker.com (http://johnwilker.com/) | 360|MacDev > > (http://360macdev.com/) | 360|Flex (http://360flex.com/) | 360|iDev > > (http://360idev.com/) > > > > > > On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Santiagor1@SoBeCoWorks wrote: > > > > > Any suggestions on desk chair options??? > > > > > > Hard wood style or plastic vs. upholstered soft style. > > > > > > If I'm going to sit for hours I prefer upholstered soft style but this > > > can run $65.00 and up for good quality used chairs and over $100.00 new. > > > > > > IKEA has inexpensive wood & plastic chairs for as little as $25.00 but I > > > dont see the quality in them for long periods of use. > > > > > > Let me know know what you think. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > Santiago Rivera > > > www.sobecoworks.com (http://www.sobecoworks.com) > > > > > > > > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com > > > (mailto:jer...@blankspaces.com)> wrote: > > > > > > > 81'x....10'? Sounds like you might run into ADA issues if you're not > > > > careful. Will need a 5' turning diameter unless you have two exits. > > > > Bar height tables also don't look ADA friendly unless you have other > > > > comparable areas for the disabled. Try mixing up the type of seating. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jerome > > > > ______________ > > > > BLANKSPACES > > > > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > > > > > > > www.blankspaces.com (http://www.blankspaces.com) > > > > ph: 323.330.9505 (tel:323.330.9505) | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west > > > > of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 > > > > > > > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Adrienne Normand wrote: > > > > > Call a local contract furniture dealer. They have the greatest > > > > > buying power and can direct you to a product that gives the best bang > > > > > for your buck. > > > > > > > > > > Any major furniture line will list who their dealers are by region or > > > > > city on their website. Each dealer has access to over 300 > > > > > manufacturers in all price ranges in addition to their major line. > > > > > > > > > > Major lines include: > > > > > Allsteel > > > > > Hon > > > > > Steelcase > > > > > Knoll > > > > > Herman Miller > > > > > Haworth > > > > > Kimball > > > > > KI > > > > > > > > > > Look for the following brands to get you great down and dirty > > > > > pricing: > > > > > Hon > > > > > Turnstone > > > > > AIS > > > > > ABCO > > > > > Etc. > > > > > > > > > > More can be found listed at www.neocon.com (http://www.neocon.com/) > > > > > > > > > > You have negotiating power at a contract furniture dealer. The more > > > > > you buy and the stronger your relationship is in working with the > > > > > dealer, the better your price is AND service! No screwing brackets > > > > > to the back of doors yourself! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Adrienne > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Beth Michael Fine <2033cr...@gmail.com > > > > > (mailto:2033cr...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Looking for a bar height cowork tables preferrably white at a great > > > > > > price. > > > > > > > > > > > > What are you doing in terms of furniture for your space? We are > > > > > > opening up our coworking space in the front spot of our executive > > > > > > office suites. It measures 81 feet long by 10 feet wide. > > > > > > Looking for some bar height tables - preferably in white. > > > > > > > > > > > > What types of resources have you used for your furniture. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Beth Avery Fine > > > > > > Palencia Business Center > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now booking for summer cowork spaces in the historical city of St. > > > > > > Augustine, Florida. 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