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Ok, it's not exactly egonomic, but it's pretty comfy. I found a plastic and aluminum fold-up chair from Ikea for $7.99 that I bought to tide me over until I get a 'real' desk chair.

It's actually just the right height and everything for my desk, so I haven't changed it out yet.

I think just knowing that saved $150 or more on my chair makes it extra comfy.

Wow Tsubaki, *I* love your old green chair =] If you're looking for something really ergonomic (although admittedly strange looking) you might try a balance-ball chair (click my name). Also, I can't tell from the picture if your current chair tilts forward at all, but just tilting the seat forward on my office chair (so my spine's directly over my hips) solved my mysterious backaches.

I have a replica of the Eames chair you want. I got it at Blueprint in LA for about $280. It's quite comfortable however I wish it was a bit lower.

if you want to stick with eames designs, i use a herman miller eames shell chair (see link @ my name) with an H-base at my desk. the link is to the reproduction by modernica, but i found an original herman miller one for $50 on craig's list. the rolling base is great option though. most of the bases are interchangeable (with exception to the stacking base, i believe). anyway, i've been really happy with the chair and would recommend it as a less expensive alternative.

We have the Herman Miller Caper Mulitpurpose Chair with Flexnet seat (click my name). It's comfortable for me (5'4") and for my husband (5'10").

i like this http://www.gaiam.com/retail/product/95-1004 chair and at $100 not gonna break the bank if you don't like it

If you are open to the idea of replicas, check out: ModernCollections.com. They have many Eames style chairs and are just up in Pinole.

http://www.moderncollections.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=16

I'm curious about the Balance Ball chair but many years ago, I bought the original Hag kneeling chair and I still have it, use it everyday but as a glorified stool - I sit on the kneeling part to do stuff like replacing the dvd player. The balance ball based on my kneeling chair experience telegraphs novelty, not uncomfortable but not a staple seating option. If the real Hag chairs are anything like my modest little kneeling chair (at an unmodest few hundred dollars back in the day) then yeah, I can see why they start at thousand and can be three times that price so if you can afford it, go for it. I think the chairs throughout 24 including CTU are Hag chairs. I finally bought a chair that wasn't part of my several years burning my eyes on the same several internet websites (sit4less, dwr, ebay, craigs et al.) so now I know you need obus forme. I got the Global Concorde from blue hen and the price starts at 700. There is NOTHING mid-century modern about it, it looks like an unhatched Alien pod+DS9's Captain Sisko chair and something your wealthy CPA would sit in.

But if you get the Concorde, say hi to Edy at Blue Hen who is the most pleasant person I have ever dealt witn in Sales.

No comments on the chair, but I am quite keen to know anything about that file cabinent; I'm really liking that one. And since I need one, any ideas about where it came from?

This may sound crazy, but I've always wanted to use a La-Z-Boy type of lounge chair as my office chair, since I sit in front of the computer for such a long period of time that my poor bottom just can't handle a regular office chair, no matter how well-padded it is. Has anyone tried it? It's probably too low for most desks; but I use the IKEA GALANT desks which are height-adjustable so it's not an issue. I just haven't actually tried it because I can't find a modern-looking stuffy-comfy lounge chair, and the fact that even traditional La-Z-Boys are expensive.

I recommend the Charles Pollack executive chair - mid-century cool and really comfy. It's in leather, and padded, but has the sleek low contour with the aluminum trim and the shell-chair backing. I got mine on craigslist for $100 or so.

West Elm has a really nice looking leather one -

look here. It's $299 and looks pretty comfortable.

Just a caution about that Eames chair -- although it says it was styled to fit the human anatomy, the chair seat looks very deep, and the edge looks fairly thin... Unless you're tall, that could be a problem. I'm, well, short, and used to have a desk chair at work (certainly not an Eames, or any relation of Eames) that had too deep a chair seat. It cut off the circulation behind my legs, and made my feet numb! Thankfully the company replaced the chairs. I have an ObusForme desk chair at home, with a high back, and I think it's great. It cost a bit more than I wanted to pay at the time, but it's been worth it. I sit in it nearly all the time (now that I've finally bought living room chairs that may change). I've had it for about 8 years, and even with constant use, it looks and works great. It is very comfortable, and is definitely ergonomically constructed. Not as "cool" looking as your current chair, but... ... ...