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From: bmw@aesat.UUCP (Bruce Walker)
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Subject: Re: Does anyone use "posture chairs"?
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Date: Mon, 13-Aug-84 09:40:49 EDT
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     Yes, I have one, and am very happy with it.  The particular version I have
solves some of the `problems' that might be of concern to terminal users. I
bought the Balans(R) Vital (model 6035) made by a Norwegian company, Hag as.
(little circle over the `a' in Hag).  This is a swivel chair, with a five foot
base, castors, automatic height adjustment and a flexible tilting mechanism
under the leg cushion.  The base is cast, while the support members are of
tubular steel.  The cushions are quite comfortable, a little `cushier' than
those of the Balans Variable, and are available in an assortment of `quiet'
colours.

     I tend to be a "fidgety" sitter, and usually squirm/twist while perched
in front of my terminal, so, the flexibility of this chair makes it much more
comfortable to me than the fixed, wooden-based versions would be.

     This chair and two other models by the same company (distributor?) are sold
as `office' furniture, so you'll have to hunt around your local office/import
dealers.  (For Toronto people, my dealer was Finnish Design Imports Ltd., in
Toronto.)

     The other chairs mentioned, the Variable, and the Tripos (sort of 3-in-1:
Balans, sitting or reclining postions), are most likely to be found in imported
home furnishings dealers.  I have two of these on order; the Variable (a rocking
frame of laminated beechwood with wool fabric) and the Multi (non-rocking, but
adjustable seat/leg angles).  For comparison,

	Model	    ~ Price ($Can.)
	
	Vital		$400
	Variable	$250
	Multi		$250
	Tripos		$800

(De Boer's, the local Toronto dealer, also has some `designer' chairs, with
 prices ranging upwards of the Tripos.)

     I don't believe that these chairs are a fad.  If you are at all con-
cerned with your comfort while key-pounding (all nighters, or otherwise), or
pretty well any other seated activity, you are well advised to check them out.


Bruce Walker     ..decvax!utzoo!aesat!bmw