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Narate · 20-07-2005, 05:53

Just got the go ahead to turn the spare bedroom into an office.

Gonna gut the place over the weekend. Anybody got any suggestions for whats good office gear? There was a pretty swank desk posted ages ago, but I cant remember what its called.

Wanna avoid IKEA as much as possible.

Prole · 20-07-2005, 06:05

i've heard good things about Herman Miller chairs.

Narate · 20-07-2005, 06:30

nice, Im liking some of them, I quite fancy one of those chairs with the mesh backing but I dont really wanna read the price tag.

Brown · 20-07-2005, 06:33

don't know if any of these are near you:

http://www.green-works.co.uk/regiona...index.php?id=4

i got my desks from them. very cheap and excellent quality. all donated by big businesses who were otherwise going to throw them out - these people re-cycle them and only employ thieves and drug dealers.

Narate · 20-07-2005, 06:36

haha.

Looking for something a little bit better then a re-bent wheel chair though.

Mr Fred · 20-07-2005, 06:37

nice to see some in wales.
still we do live in caves so tables are useless.

Brown · 20-07-2005, 06:37

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Originally Posted by Narate

Looking for something a little bit better then a re-bent wheel chair though.

go read the fucking price tag then.

oli · 20-07-2005, 06:39

Argos are cheap as chips

Luke Redpath · 20-07-2005, 06:39

Whats wrong with Ikea?

(or Argos for that matter, got my desk from Argos and its fine...not perfect, but solid and does the job).

Spend more money on the chair than the desk. I'm after a new chair myself.

Andy · 20-07-2005, 06:45

I've worn my chair down so much i'm literally being buggered by a irritatingly placed pole under the seat.

Brown · 20-07-2005, 06:45

http://www.hermanmilleraeron.co.uk/

that place i mentioned above also had a load of them when i was there.

Narate · 20-07-2005, 07:13

£300 not that bad actually I was expecting atleast a few 0's.

I saw one in Staples that was similar that was about £189. My current desk id from Ikea, it's done the job but I dont think I have room for it in the other room, alot of the current Ikea ones have them keyboard pullout drawers which I cant stand.

Brown · 20-07-2005, 07:56

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Originally Posted by Luke Redpath

Whats wrong with Ikea? or Argos for that matter,

argos - i've never run out of a shop so quickly in my life. the people in there scared the shit out of me.

tomson · 20-07-2005, 08:01

I've been trying to get an Eames Aluminium Group Chair but they're fetching £300+ secondhand at the mo... I think they look prettier than the Herman Munster chairs

http://www.classic-design24.com/shop...?categoryId=70

mmmm purdy.

emil · 20-07-2005, 08:02

Of course you'd need one of these in order to relax after/during a stressful day

I wouldn't call it an armchair as it's basically a large leather/fabric bag filled with mooshy stuff that you can sit on. Very comfy...

Luke Redpath · 20-07-2005, 08:16

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Originally Posted by Brown

argos - i've never run out of a shop so quickly in my life. the people in there scared the shit out of me.

Ordered mine online!

Also managed to get my excellent Logitech Z-640 5.1 speakers for £45 in there when everywhere online had sold out!

Alexanda · 20-07-2005, 10:29

Narate there is a shop on withy grove by the printworks in Manchester that does all office furniture dirt cheap, and its all so old that everything in the is cool as fuck.

andrewparker · 20-07-2005, 10:39

Habitat?

seen.to · 20-07-2005, 12:30

I spent £450 building a custom desk with Ikea components and it was the dogs danglies.

Must get round to shipping it over here some time.

My current desk/chair over here came from Staples. Good enough quality for the price.

pgo · 20-07-2005, 16:22

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Originally Posted by seen.to

My current desk/chair over here came from Staples. Good enough quality for the price.

Same here, though with my low back pain, it's hard to find a comfortable chair at all.

Got this chair and a desk I couldn't find on the Staples site - it's a huge blue-ish corner desk with a nice hutch on one side.

20-07-2005, 05:53	#1 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,261	Office Furniture Just got the go ahead to turn the spare bedroom into an office. Gonna gut the place over the weekend. Anybody got any suggestions for whats good office gear? There was a pretty swank desk posted ages ago, but I cant remember what its called. Wanna avoid IKEA as much as possible.

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Luke Redpath Barney army! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London Posts: 696	Whats wrong with Ikea? (or Argos for that matter, got my desk from Argos and its fine...not perfect, but solid and does the job). Spend more money on the chair than the desk. I'm after a new chair myself. __________________ Luke Redpath .::. Software Engineer .::. Reevoo - Real Reviews From Real Customers

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seen.to unusual suspect ™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DE, USA Posts: 2,885	I spent £450 building a custom desk with Ikea components and it was the dogs danglies. Must get round to shipping it over here some time. My current desk/chair over here came from Staples. Good enough quality for the price. __________________ [[proverbs and quotes]] [[blog]] [[work]] [[photowebby - some photo's by me]]

20-07-2005, 06:30	#3 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,261	nice, Im liking some of them, I quite fancy one of those chairs with the mesh backing but I dont really wanna read the price tag.

20-07-2005, 06:33	#4 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,186	don't know if any of these are near you: http://www.green-works.co.uk/regiona...index.php?id=4 i got my desks from them. very cheap and excellent quality. all donated by big businesses who were otherwise going to throw them out - these people re-cycle them and only employ thieves and drug dealers.

20-07-2005, 06:36	#5 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,261	haha. Looking for something a little bit better then a re-bent wheel chair though.

20-07-2005, 06:37	#6 (permalink)
Mr Fred Magazines™ Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Glasgow.. Posts: 11,427	nice to see some in wales. still we do live in caves so tables are useless.

20-07-2005, 06:39	#8 (permalink)
oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England. Posts: 9,893	Argos are cheap as chips

20-07-2005, 06:45	#10 (permalink)
Andy liquid cosh Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: leeds/brighton Posts: 2,806	I've worn my chair down so much i'm literally being buggered by a irritatingly placed pole under the seat.

20-07-2005, 06:45	#11 (permalink)
Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,186	http://www.hermanmilleraeron.co.uk/ that place i mentioned above also had a load of them when i was there.

20-07-2005, 07:13	#12 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,261	£300 not that bad actually I was expecting atleast a few 0's. I saw one in Staples that was similar that was about £189. My current desk id from Ikea, it's done the job but I dont think I have room for it in the other room, alot of the current Ikea ones have them keyboard pullout drawers which I cant stand.

20-07-2005, 08:01	#14 (permalink)
tomson Christ on a bike Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,320	I've been trying to get an Eames Aluminium Group Chair but they're fetching £300+ secondhand at the mo... I think they look prettier than the Herman Munster chairs http://www.classic-design24.com/shop...?categoryId=70 mmmm purdy.

20-07-2005, 08:02	#15 (permalink)
emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 6,971	Of course you'd need one of these in order to relax after/during a stressful day I wouldn't call it an armchair as it's basically a large leather/fabric bag filled with mooshy stuff that you can sit on. Very comfy...

20-07-2005, 10:29	#17 (permalink)
Alexanda European Champions 2008 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,387	Narate there is a shop on withy grove by the printworks in Manchester that does all office furniture dirt cheap, and its all so old that everything in the is cool as fuck.

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