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brian unregistered	posted 02-01-2002 12:07 PM hi my school (james madison u, harrisonburg, va, usa) is renovating an old warehouse for use as a new studio space for the art department. the head of the industrial design department has given us the task of outfitting the space with tables, desks, shelving, storage, couches, etc. we all came to the concensus that the one thing worth spending a lot of the budget on was good chairs. we spend a lot of time sitting down, so it seemed to make sense that we'd concentrate on that one thing. we are looking for a good work chair, but something different than the typical "office space" type chair that you see in most places. anyway.. we're looking to purchase anywhere from 20-45 (depending on how we configure the space) chairs. if anyone can point me in the right direction, that would be excellent. thanks a lot peace ps - it's not so much hip, stylish stuff we're looking for, so much as comfort. IP: Logged
ID Bastard unregistered	posted 02-01-2002 01:25 PM Check out the Herman Miller Aeron chairs. They are the most adjustable, comfortable chairs around. I sit in one for a good part of the day and I love it. We checked into a lot of chairs before we purchased them. Plus they are pretty stylish. IP: Logged
mudflaps unregistered	posted 02-01-2002 01:33 PM Check out some of the auction houses. There's a lot of barely used high quality office chairs out there. Lots of Aerons. IP: Logged
bZ unregistered	posted 02-01-2002 02:09 PM sitting down! ... chairs worth spending money on ... chist, i'm not paying you guys to sit around! shit i don't wanna see anything but elbows and assholes, bondo and sawdust in the air ... and if you're even thinging about breaking for lunch, you're wasting my ti... ah, er, ah, sorry... i thought i was talking to my guys... IP: Logged
mrd unregistered	posted 02-02-2002 06:53 AM aeron chairs are great(i've got one myself)...but $25000+ in chairs for a school studio ? in my day $50 wooden bar stools were good enough. your ass went dead after a couple of hours, but by then you were ready to head for the union for a coffee break anyway. IP: Logged
lrm unregistered	posted 02-02-2002 11:56 AM sounds like yall are more into image than content... IP: Logged
Architorture unregistered	posted 02-02-2002 12:01 PM You guys got wooden bar stools. I am even jelous of that. Our school didn't supply chairs. It was rummored that back in the day there was a large purchase made towards chairs, but the chairs were either quickly stoolen, dismantles or just distroyed throughout the course of their lifetimes. Everyone has certain personal preferences for chairs. We would all go out and buy our own. It made us responsible for them so you try to take better care of your throne. Well, if your serious about getting a large number of chairs. Contact Herman Miller, Keilhauer, and other manufacturers. When you start talking numbers up around 50, they really listen and sometimes give out some free sample chairs to help you make a decision. IP: Logged
piles unregistered	posted 02-04-2002 11:55 AM wood?! at least you had wood, we had metal. try sitting on a cold day on cold metal stools on a cold concrete floor..... IP: Logged
LUCKE U unregistered	posted 02-04-2002 12:08 PM STOOLS? YOU HAD STOOLS, LUCKY YOU. WE HAD TO SIT ON OUR INSTRUCTORS FAT CHUBBYS IN MY SCHOOL. IP: Logged
Dr. DOO unregistered	posted 02-04-2002 12:16 PM Yes, I am going to need a stool sample, Mr. Designer IP: Logged
temporarily insane unregistered	posted 02-04-2002 03:21 PM HMI Aeron Chair: $700/chair sizes A, B, and C. Definately worth the money. We all sit on them in our office, and we design contract furniture for a living. You can probably get a discount for being a non-profit institution and ordering a quanity...plus things are very slow in the furniture industry right now. check out www.hermanmiller.com stay away from the RED products for design workstations. good luck. IP: Logged
ufo unregistered	posted 02-04-2002 04:01 PM since when have you become allergic to red IP: Logged
temporarily insane unregistered	posted 02-05-2002 10:46 AM make sure you get the Aeron chair with the plastic penis in the seat, that way every time you sit down, it goes up your ass. mmmmmm........... ahhhhhhhhhh........... IP: Logged
what??? unregistered	posted 02-05-2002 10:51 AM anyways, heres a place that sells them for $599. Plus you can probably get the discounts the sick dude above me was talking about. IP: Logged
what?? unregistered	posted 02-05-2002 10:52 AM sorry, here's that link http://www.tryrteam.com/index3.html IP: Logged
ufo unregistered	posted 02-05-2002 10:53 AM Speaking of red........I like the penis chair as well. IP: Logged
ufo unregistered	posted 02-05-2002 03:37 PM i don't know who steals my identity but whoever it must be working for cia IP: Logged
temporarily insane unregistered	posted 02-06-2002 06:59 AM They work for the cia...or they are just some sicko pervert who reads these posts with salami in hand, waiting to piss people off. Anywho...$599 for an Aeron is pretty good. The Leap chair from Steelcase is also pretty nice, but the price tag is steep, like $1000 or so. IP: Logged
former HM intern unregistered	posted 02-06-2002 08:08 AM try Caper chairs...not as great as the Aeron but its designed by the same people...its cheaper too. I have two Capers and one Aeron and couldn't be happier. IP: Logged
temporarily insane unregistered	posted 02-06-2002 10:52 AM you need three chairs huh, you must have a fat ass. IP: Logged
sm unregistered	posted 02-06-2002 08:27 PM wasnt anybody else taught to design standing in order to work that arm when drawing? pussies IP: Logged
true story unregistered	posted 02-07-2002 12:28 PM in high school i was employed at a machine shop as a helper/apprentice. one of the first jobs i was assigned was to dress down the surface of a rusty drill press table. i proceeded to start scraping and sanding, as directed, and soon found that it was dirty, dreary, fatiguing work, and was obviously going to take most, if not all, of the day to complete. i pulled up a stool and proceeded to lose myself in the task, scraping and filing away. moments later my efforts were interrupted when the shop foreman kicked my stool out from under me! "we aren't paying you to sit around! you can work much better standing". and he was right. you have better control of your arms and your movement is less restricted while standing. today of course he'd be sued for his actions, but in 1969 it made an impression on me that i've never forgotten. IP: Logged
totm unregistered	posted 02-07-2002 01:15 PM yeah, the caper is nice and cheap- the aeron is nice, the humanscale freedom is better, and the leap sucks. You may think that having every factor adjustable is cool, but trust me. After having an aeron at home and sitting in a leap for two years at work, I know which is better. There's a lot of chairs out there though- if your buying 50, find a local dealer to give you a variety of chairs to test out. Oh, and my school had schelpo metal stools that not only numbed your ass but tipped over with the slightest incentive. your chairs will get stolen. IP: Logged
Witch Doctor unregistered	posted 02-13-2002 10:34 PM We used the same crappy, ass-numbing metal stools at my school. Started replacing them with these comfy things which basically resemble an office chair on an extra-high base, with a metal ring 'round the bottom to rest your feet on. Problem was, the armrests were plastic, and they'd often break. I imagine they were far cheaper than the Aerons others have suggested, which would be stolen immediately. How long are your classes? You're not going to be sitting in the chair for 8 hours straight, are you? IP: Logged
fat ass unregistered	posted 02-13-2002 11:39 PM seriously, if you want cheap,easy,half-way comfortable and on a nice budget, just get a bunch of metal stools then go to wal-mart and buy seat cushons. Students in a smaller university dont need to be, and shouldnt be sitting in herman miller seats. Its old school anyways, it keeps you awake and really its not that bad. IP: Logged
fat ass again unregistered	posted 02-13-2002 11:43 PM ---if its for a computer lab or something than thats a different story (still not herman miller, not that they're bad but that they are expensive, especially for a smaller Univ.) , i was talking more for studio chairs, at a drafting/drawing table. IP: Logged

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