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This would look perfect in some evil lair.

Seriously now, it would probably look nicer (and family-palatable) with less angles and pointy extrusions. And it seems to take a lot of floor space, which is also a concern.

But I quite like the idea of a reclining computer chair with dual monitor support and an ergonomic armrest. My neck and shoulders have been killing me for the past few months.

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Right now is the best time in the last decade to shop for second hand quality office furniture. The work-from-home drive has left lots of offices empty and there are many companies downsizing their office presence and offloading surplus office gear.

Do you have any recommendations on how to find these deals other than monitoring craigslist and local second-hand stores?

I ordered an Aeron stool from Madison Seating [1] while I was setting up my home office a few months back, and the experience was pretty solid. They have good prices, and the shipping was quick and competent. I'm happy to recommend them.

[1] https://www.madisonseating.com/

isnt that the scam website

...not in my experience? Herman Miller apparently sued them back in 2015 for supposedly claiming that refurbs and open-box used stuff was new, but if the complaint was founded then, it certainly isn't any more. I was never in any doubt that I was buying a refurbished chair, and for paying half what a new one would cost, the quality of the chair I got still means that as far as I'm concerned I came out ahead on the deal.

Local version of Ebay for me (marktplaats).

In the Bay Area at least it looks like Facebook Marketplace is the new Craigslist. There have been dozens of these ads on there on any given day in the past few months.

In the Bay Area, what you want is the legendary Aeron Guy, who has a warehouse full of used and repaired Aerons and Aeron parts and will cut you an amazing deal. If you look on craigslist for Aerons, you will likely encounter him.

Toy developers long ago found sharp angles and pointy extrusions appeal to a hunter instinct, in constrast to soft and round features which appeal to a nuturing instinct. On average, young boys prefer predatory traits and young girls prefer nuturing traits. There are some good case studies in otherwise interesting toys that on first glance seemed to be great products but didn't gain market traction due to a failure to appeal to either a nurturing or predatory instinct.

Great article on the topic of Hunter-Nurter fixations in Universal Principles of Design[0]

Funnny enough, almost all the marketing I've seen for gaming computers has basically the same marketing principles as those for toys marketed to young boys.

[0]http://people.sunyit.edu/~lepres/thesis/principles/131_pdfsa...

Do you know if the hunter-nurture interpretation was introduced elsewhere? This article is a little light. It captures the imagination, but I don't see the evidence.

Certainly there is a sex bias in object preference present in infants and monkeys. I just don't buy the just-so story "hunting instincts" versus "nurturing instincts."

There's a few journal's listed as sources on the side of the linked article. Didn't read through them myself, but that would probably be a good place to start.

One reference mentions a nurturing bias in girls. No reference brings up a hunting-versus-nurturing instinct. It appears it is the unnamed author's own invention.

It’s base footprint is problematic for sure. Ideally, the base footprint should be roughly the same as a regular office chair. The only thing you would have to plan for is budgeting space in front and behind the chair for when you recline.

The space in front of you can be offset by the fact that you won’t need a desk. So really before buying such a chair, you’d want to make sure you can afford the space just behind you.

So sad that this concept is trapped in the gaming world, some decent designers need to follow through with this idea and build something sensible around it.

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