Congrats Farhan! I lived in Boston for 25 years before moving to CA. Now I'm planning a coworking space here for midlife entrepreneurs. Check out the local colleges, which usually have a surplus of desks and chairs, for sales. Call the operations dept to find the right person.
Good luck Dina Eisenberg Beacon coworking 2015 Typos courtesy of my iPad On Jan 11, 2014, at 12:08 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/topics > > Any tips on how to find discounted furniture / showpieces? [2 Updates] > Global Coworking Map! [2 Updates] > Cohousing and Coworking [3 Updates] > Any tips on how to find discounted furniture / showpieces? > Farhan Abbasi <[email protected]> Jan 10 05:32PM -0500 > > Hi folks, > > I'm starting a new coworking space in Boston, and hoping to get tips from > this awesome community as to how you were able to find discounted furniture > and crazy show piece items. I mainly need lounge chairs, work stations, and > show piece / accent items. > > As for show piece items, think random vintage antique non-functional stuff > like gondola lifts, antique water pump, over-sized steering wheel, etc. > > Also - any ideas on cool vintage items that would be cool?? > > Farhan > > > Alex Hillman <[email protected]> Jan 10 05:35PM -0500 > > Check out any local salvage yards. They're often full of really cool stuff. > > I'm often surprised at what shows up on craigslist, too. Set up some > searches with RSS feeds, you'll find gems! > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > > Global Coworking Map! > ChaosClubCluj- Chaostreff <[email protected]> Jan 10 12:47PM +0200 > > Thanks, great idea! > > added > http://coworkingmap.org/chaosclubcluj/ > > Claudiu > > > 2014/1/10 Kyo Satani <[email protected]> > > > > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Jan 10 02:17PM -0800 > > Hey there Fernando, > > Awesome job with this! I love the clean interface. > > As Jacob mentioned, I'm working on a project with similar ambitions with > Open Coworking. > > I'd love to chat with you about ways we can collaborate or learn from one > another. > > On Sunday, January 5, 2014 1:47:50 AM UTC-6, Fernando Aguirre wrote: > > > Cohousing and Coworking > Wendy Willbanks Wiesner <[email protected]> Jan 09 01:46PM > -0800 > > Hello--I interface with existing, expanding and forming cohousing > communities all over the country, working to make them more affordable, > accessible and attainable. I have come to believe that coworking and > cohousing go together like almond butter and honey. What immediately > comes to mind is that most cohousing communities have common houses where > coworking would make a lot of sense. Has anyone else explored this > intersection of community-oriented living and community-style working? > > > Chad Ballantyne <[email protected]> Jan 10 09:22AM -0500 > > Check out Indy Halls K-housing > http://house.indyhall.org/ > > 5-Mile Post has a great model as well.http://milepost5.net/ > > Peace, > Chad > > > > Please consider supporting our Indiegogo Campaign > > Chad Ballantyne > 705.812.0689 > [email protected] > > > > > Barrie's Coworking Community > Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. > 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 > Memberships start at $25/mth > www.thecreativespace.ca > 705-812-0689 > > > > Alex Hillman <[email protected]> Jan 10 10:01AM -0500 > > Thanks for the mention, Chad! > > > It's worth mentioning that although the K'House website looks abandoned > (and it is), the project absolutely is still alive. In fact, I'll be moving > into one of our houses next weekend. > > The short version of the story is this: after about 12 months of community > building and raising the funds to build our first home, things got caught > in zoning (which we expected, it was just worse than we thought it would > be). After close to 2 years of talking about what we were *going *to do, we > decided to shut up and make some progress so we could talk about what we've > done...and *then about* what comes next. > > Which, I'm happy to say, is where we are right about now :) > > My #1 takeaway so far is that cohousing done right - as a process, as an > experience, and as a business - moves a *lot* slower than coworking. Having > this project force us to go back to the drawing board a few times, and > think hard about what's really important to make the project succeed, I've > learned a TON about the community building side (similarities and > differences to coworking), as well as the business side of building homes. > I'll have a lot more to share over the course of this year. > > My #2 takeaway is that the coworking and cohousing communities are barely > aware of each other, if at all, which is a shame because there's a lot they > can learn from each other! > > So it's awesome to meet you here, Wendy, and would really like to find out > more about your experiences. Where are you based out of? > > -Alex > > > > -- > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Chad Ballantyne > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
