Have a fav office chair?
tamul...@hotmail.com
comfortable for 6'+. I'm a writer, so I sit for looooong periods of time.
I've been checking out the web sites of places that sell chairs built for us
taller types, but boy are they expensive!! Before I invest that kind of
money, I wanted to find out what kinds of experiences you all had with them.
Thanks for any input!
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Dave Rasmussen
> Guess I'm buying a lot these days... I also need an office chair that's
> comfortable for 6'+. I'm a writer, so I sit for looooong periods of time.
> I've been checking out the web sites of places that sell chairs built for us
> taller types, but boy are they expensive!! Before I invest that kind of
> money, I wanted to find out what kinds of experiences you all had with them.
> Thanks for any input!
At work they bought me a new chair, a Steelcase Criterion Plus. It's an
oversize chair and I think it has extended height adjustments, oversize
backrest, and adjustable height arm rests. It's build big and tough and
could hold a large person as well as someone tall. I have no idea what it
cost.
Although I had the thought the other night about what if I engineered my
desk such that I sat on my butt on the floor, or maybe had a beanbag chair
or pillow to sit on as an alternative, maybe I'd be better off.
Arthur Ellen
I've got a chair from Frank Eastern, a local company
in downtown NYC that's got a catalog. As soon as I sat
down in it, I knew it was for me. It was expensive in 1990,
when I bought it, but I'm still sitting in it now at home.
I think hell will freeze over before anyone at work
would ever think that I'm uncomfortable in my desk and chair.
Dave Rasmussen <da...@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
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Anand Mehta
over long periods of time, comes in three sizes, and has fantastic
lumbar support. The nice thing about it is that the parts that
contact your body are made of a mesh like material that is both firm,
but lets air circulate. I really like that for long periods of work.
They have a website, but are expensive. If you're interested, I can
try to find out where I mail ordered it from.
-Anand
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http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/work/aeron/index.html
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Chris Conway
Mehta) wrote:
>My favorite is the Herman Miller Aeron Chair. It is excellent for use
>over long periods of time, comes in three sizes, and has fantastic
>lumbar support. The nice thing about it is that the parts that
>contact your body are made of a mesh like material that is both firm,
>but lets air circulate. I really like that for long periods of work.
>
>They have a website, but are expensive. If you're interested, I can
>try to find out where I mail ordered it from.
>
>-Anand
I use the Herman Miller Aeron chair (large size) also. I'm 6'8" and about
260lbs and it works great for me!
-- Chris
Colin R. Leech
Dave Rasmussen (da...@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu) wrote:
>
> Although I had the thought the other night about what if I engineered my
> desk such that I sat on my butt on the floor, or maybe had a beanbag chair
> or pillow to sit on as an alternative, maybe I'd be better off.
Sometimes we have to wonder. :-) I'd definitely want something in which
the top half of my leg could be horizontal, with the rest vertical
and my feet touching the floor. I finally realized that some of the meeting
room chairs at work bug me because my leg is not horizontal, which creates
a force that wants to tip the chair backwards on me, and the spring isn't
strong enough to prevent me from leaning back because of this combination.
So I'm constantly leaning back in them, which I don't want (I want to be
upright), or have to lean on my arms on the table. I most definitely do
not want my legs out in front of me (as would be the case sitting on the
floor) - too uncomfortable.
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They call it "teacher's chair". All-wood, swivel, arm-chair. Levenger
still has them, but precious few others. I wonder who really makes it.
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Barry Hanold
> Guess I'm buying a lot these days... I also need an office chair that's
> comfortable for 6'+. I'm a writer, so I sit for looooong periods of time.
> I've been checking out the web sites of places that sell chairs built for us
> taller types, but boy are they expensive!! Before I invest that kind of
> money, I wanted to find out what kinds of experiences you all had with them.
> Thanks for any input!
>
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I found wonderful custom chair maker. 911 service desks and computer programmers use
the chairs lots.
These chairs are designed for the individual's size/height and/or weight plus can
have special options for functionality, e.g., adjustable height arms, different arm
sizes (width and length arms), no arms, lumbar supports, longer seat posts, wider
seats and backs, diffenent numbers of wheels, etcetera. The chairs have different
type covers and such also. Check their big and tall section. Sitting in the chair
was like sitting on a cloud.
DoMore
2400 Sterling Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46516
voice: (219) 293-0621
fax: (219) 294-6176
www.domoredo3.com
DO3 Systems are their chairs. Their website will give a good idea of the options.
A contact at the company, I spoke with Domenic Federico.
Take care.
Barry
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