Hi Everyone,specifically Liz, We also used Turnstone to outfit O2 (Office Squared) in Burlington, Vermont. Check out our webiste, www.officesquaredvt.com, for some pictures.
I have received extremely positive feedback from members and visitors on the usability and aesthetics of the furniture. I love it so much, sometimes I take the furniture "on the road" when I'm asked to have a booth at various local business expos and events. At these events people immediately recognized us by our bright and modern furniture, even from a distance. It's a trademark/image for us, and I like that. All that being said, it is expensive. Anything you can do to help us professionally outfit our spaces with comfortable furniture at affordable prices is welcome. I had to recently buy some extra tables for our space and went to our local university warehouse surplus sale. Tables at the surplus sale cost $20 versus $200+ at Turnstone. Jen in VT On Jan 16, 7:11 pm, "Liz Elam" <lizarde...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Coworking World, > > Turnstone is partnering with Coworking spaces in Boston, Austin and San > Francisco. I'm one of the lucky spaces they decided to partner with in > Austin. They gave us a great discount and they utilize the space as a > showroom. The partnership is way more than just furniture. You can see the > other spaces athttp://www.myturnstone.com/find-us/. They'll have a > presence at SXSW as well. If you have any specific questions feel free to > contact me directly l...@linkcoworking.com > > Cheers - Liz > > Liz Elam > > Curator of Link Coworking > > www.linkcoworking.com > > 512-632-4591 > > From: coworking@googlegroups.com [mailto:coworking@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Jerome Chang > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 11:07 AM > To: coworking@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Coworking] I'm *new* to the group and saying hello! + I'm > sharing 1 topic for discussion > > Turnstone is the brand within the Steelcase company that has worked with 3 > coworking spaces, including > > 1 by their HQ in Grand Rapids, MI; > > 2 in Austin (http://www.linkcoworking.com/, and another that I > don't know of); > > SF (Sandbox Suites' newest [3rd] location in Union > Sq:http://www.sandboxsuites.com/spacessf2.html). > > Basically, they're providing strong discounts off their more [most?] > affordable brand, and providing design services [if you're not working with > an architect/designer] to help visualize the space, to pick colors/finishes, > etc. We're talking to them as well, but since I design my own spaces, their > "design services" aren't as valuable to us. > > Jerome > > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com<http://www.blankspaces.com/> > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jan 15, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Dave Bunnell wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I'm brand new to the group and wanted to say hello! I'm part of an > initiative to create a Coworking Space in Lowell, Massachusetts. And we > couldn't be more excited. We're just 45 minutes from Boston and the home of > UMass, Lowell and some other very fine learning institutions. There's also > more technology here than some might think. Tucked away here in the > Merrimack Valley and the Greater Lowell area, you'll find Oracle, Cisco, > Intel, IBM, HP, Dell, Xerox, Linux, Seagate, Motorola, Kadient and Avid just > > to name a few. > > P i c t u r e t h i s : > Imagine a laid-back, collaborative work environment, where young software & > game developers, e-commerce pioneers, scientists, engineers, writers, > designers and entrepreneurs of all kinds, merge everyday. It's the ideal > facility where 'startups' are nurtured, encouraged toward sustainable growth > > and profitability. Here, steeped in the spirit of open source and > open-minds, > entrepreneurs, freelancers and telecommuters of all kinds will > experience a community of fun, peer-to-peer mentoring, > support and camaraderie. > > . . . Hey, that's what we're striving for! > > :: :: :: :: > > And as a newbie, here's my topic/question: > > In a wonderful story on NPR RADIO, approx. 1 year ago, > -> Coworking Offers Community > <http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s... > hp%3FstoryId%3D122252297> <<click to hear story>> > STEELCASE, the Furniture Company is said to be > *subsidizing* this great sounding coworking space. Does anyone know more > about this? Who to contact at STEELCASE, etc? Shown below is a > transcript-excerpt from the show itself: > > S t e e l c a s e: > " . . . And co-working is not just happening in major cities. *Office > furniture giant Steelcase is subsidizing a co-working cottage* in East Grand > > Rapids, Michigan. Members there can tap away on their laptops next to a cozy > > fireplace for 100 bucks a month. Organizers say its part community resource, > > part social experiment." > > Thank you for allowing me to contribute . . . and participate! > > And, ping me if you like . . . > > Best! > Dave B. > > -- > : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : > > Dave Bunnell > Dream Team Consortium > p 603.321.6568 > e1 dfbunn...@gmail.com > e2 d...@dtcteam.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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