An ergonomic chair is key. Especially if you stand behind the value in coworking that it makes work better! You can provide community, stocked break room, events, etc. but if your members have to sit on a wood crate all day, many would rather go to the corporate office where they can get in a comfortable chair.
For me, I have a standard office chair but it's not as ergonomic as the one I have at home. Thus, I prefer to work at home many times to alleviate my neck and shoulder pain. Yes, it's cheaper to go to CostCo, Garage sales, or even go dumpster diving, but the return you and your members will get will be Nill! Provide them proper ergonomics and everyone will be greatful for the benefit (even if it's not openly recognised). Top of the Line ergonomic chairs are: Steelcase Leap Allsteel Acuity Haworth Zody Knoll Generation However, if you don't have $500 or so to drop on each chair, look for the following features in any chair you buy: 1. Can the height be adjusted to bring various seized people up to the worksurface? 2. Does the chair swivel and tilt to allow for proper blood flow and movement during the day. Our bodies were not design to sit in a fixed static position all day, movement is good! 3. Can the arms be adjusted? Not just up and down but in and out and forward and backward. If the arms are too far forward you can't get close to your work, you shoud be able to slide them back. They should also move in and out to land right under your elbow when seated in a neutral position. If teya re too wide or too narrow, you will strain your neck and shoulders trying to put your elbows on the arm pad. 4. Are the arms attached to back rest or under the seat. If when you recline the arms are pointing in the air, that's not good. Your arms should stay level with the worksurface even when you recline. 5. Lastly, if you are on concrete floors, get a chair with casters that are soft, rubbery, or have a breaking mechanism. Most chairs are made for rolling on carpet. When you put them on a hard floor they are TOO mobile and thus will put strain on your core muscles. There are lost of options on the market and the best place to get access to the hundreds out there is to go to your local contract furniture dealer (see my previous email on how to find one). They will have access to chairs priced for $50 - $1000. Just go in telling them what your budget is, and the list of features you want. They'll do the shopping for you and provide options for you to try. Sometimes, they'll even send one to your office to sit in for a few days before making your final decision. Worth every penny! On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Santiagor1@SoBeCoWorks < [email protected]> 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 > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> 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 > ph: 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 <http://www.neocon.com/>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 <[email protected]> > 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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