Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Andy Polaine
Having spent more money than I care to admit on finding the perfect chair, the Herman Miller ones are the best you can find. You don't necessarily need the Aeron though, the newer ones are cheaper and very comfortable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Troy Gardner
Part of this is simple business dynamics. Most of the businesses mentioned in this primary distrubution channels are offline, they simply aren't interested in 1 to 1 relationships and sales, they are much more interested in that new office building, shoe store etc. Aeron chair is largely sold

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Angel Marquez
The HM hurts my rear. This looks cool: http://www.houseind.com/press/neutraslab/chair/ I doubt it would work with a desk though... On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Andy Polaine a...@polaine.com wrote: Having spent more money than I care to admit on finding the perfect chair, the Herman Miller

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Troy Gardner
The HM hurts my rear, Yeah me too. Desks are so overrated, I've gone to just using wireframes...to hold drinks primarily. http://intrio.com/blog/2008/01/21/a-great-deal-1920x1600-24-monitor-for-370by-westinghouse/ Welcome to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Andy Polaine
Angel - that looks like you'd never be able to get out of it! I have an Aeron but tried the Herman Miller Celle at Sam Flax in NY and it was extremely comfortable (probably more so than the Aeron) and about half the price. If you're in NY, I can recommend going there. The sales guy was

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Andy Polaine
Yeah me too. Desks are so overrated, I've gone to just using wireframes...to hold drinks primarily. http://intrio.com/blog/2008/01/21/a-great-deal-1920x1600-24-monitor-for-370by-westinghouse/ Wow, I could never work like that! I have way to many books on my desk for that to work. I need a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Angel Marquez
What can I say, I am a man of leisure. Squeeze the boomerang chair into an inner tube and plop me into the pacific with a paddle and a sail and I will be A-okay. This place has some neat office furnishings: http://www.ambiencedore.com/collection/seating_keil_desk-con.php I am totally serious

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Troy Gardner
Wow, I could never work like that! I have way to many books on my desk for that to work. I need a good expanse of flat space. That's what floors are for :) of course I work at home so can get away that. But I used to work in an office I wasn't afraid to take over a floor area when the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Angel Marquez
a monitor on a cymbal stand or a projector for truly laid backThat rocks. Your setup on your blog looked vaguely familiar. I have dual lap tops with dual monitors and an assortment of peripherals. Dual white coned yamaha monitors sold to me by one of those not so pushy sales guys (he really hooked

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Jamie Bresner
If car companies can provide list prices for their products online, why can't a furniture manufacturer? However, I disagree that Herman Miller products are as ridiculous as their interface design decisions (of course, this includes some classics like the Eames chairs that Herman Miller is licensed

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Jamie Bresner
Sometimes they do, but it's always suggested retail price (usually highest price), and often times there are advertise price minimums to keep the competition from cannibalizing all the profits. That's all I'd expect from them. In the end, an individual is most likely going to purchase from

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Troy Gardner
RE: kittens and cables Wait.. you're saying your angels chewed through your wireless keyboard cables? ;) Really you need a blender defender. http://www.plasma2002.com/blenderdefender/ I have a touch screen on the cymbal mount, so it can do cymbals with the correct music software, but I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Troy Gardner
If car companies can provide list prices for their products online, why can't a furniture manufacturer? Sometimes they do, but it's always suggested retail price (usually highest price), and often times there are advertise price minimums to keep the competition from cannibalizing all the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Angel Marquez
plasma2002No way dude. I advocate for the kitties. No tormentor shock treatment. If I came across one of those I would dismantle it. More my style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-jv8g1YVI I have a touch screen on the cymbal mount, so it can do cymbals with the correct music software, but I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-19 Thread Joshua Muskovitz
Save yourself a ton of hassle and money and pick one up used at a local contract interiors dealer. Or better yet, pick up something less expensive, but just as functional. I've been loving my Herman Miller Equa2 for close to 15 years now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-19 Thread Donna Spencer
The two examples I use (when I teach) to show this disconnect are Crumpler (crumpler.com.au) and Dr Martens (drmartens.com). Both fantastic products with insanely bad web presence! Scott McDaniel wrote: X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 090519-0, 19/05/2009), Inbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-19 Thread Steve Baty
In a completely different sense, I always used to love Telstra's site - www.telstra.com - as a way of highlighting the disconnect between the brand promise Making life easier and the reality as evidenced by your interaction with the business. 2009/5/20 Donna Spencer don...@maadmob.net The two