Desk/office chair with flip-up armrests?

ddlooping

Hi all

Do any of you know where I can get a desk/office chair with flip-up armrests in the UK?
So far the only one I've found is in the US.
It would have to be comfy and durable as I work from home at a computer and would be used for several hours daily.

Sporky

Not sure about the arms, but I went to Back2 for my current home office chair, and I'd say it's well worth going somewhere specialised if you're going to use it for that long at a stretch. I'd spent years in chairs that were too low for me - within a couple of weeks of changing to an RH Logic 400 my shoulders, which had been sore for as long as I could remember, stopped hurting.

ddlooping

Thanks for the recommendation, Andy, but they well over my budget and I do need the armrests to be easily moved out of the way (i.e, flip-up, flip-down, lower-able...).  

Myranda

I once bought a "normal" office chair, and had a saw... so the arm rests where removable...

Unfortunately the arm rests formed part of the structure holding the back in place and as I have a tendancy to sit back and bounce on such chairs about a year later there was a terrorfying moment of scariness when one arm gave way.

So I bought a chair with no arms - suddenly I could play guitar or use a computers from the same chair, without fear that it would suddenly snap and send me falling backwards

Zodiac51

That is a great idea - flip up arms, goddam things are always getting in the way of the guitar.

Just had a look on fleabay, there is a nice one from Germany for 99 euros, if you're a bit of a boy racer type :P They ship to the UK too

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Fauteuil-de-bureau-sport-Racing-Imola-/380608113133?pt=FR_MaisonJardin_Chaises&hash=item589e02e9ed

Sporky

ddlooping said:

Thanks for the recommendation, Andy, but they well over my budget and I do need the armrests to be easily moved out of the way (i.e, flip-up, flip-down, lower-able...).  

What's the budget then?

littlegreenman

Zodiac51 said:

That is a great idea - flip up arms, goddam things are always getting in the way of the guitar.

Just had a look on fleabay, there is a nice one from Germany for 99 euros, if you're a bit of a boy racer type :P They ship to the UK too

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Fauteuil-de-bureau-sport-Racing-Imola-/380608113133?pt=FR_MaisonJardin_Chaises&hash=item589e02e9ed

Bookmarked 'til next payday

Sporky

That eBay one doesn't look great to me - too low if you're over about 5'5" and you can't adjust the back angle relative to the seat base.

littlegreenman

Didn't spot that, my French is pretty rusty. Will be watching this thread with interest and scouring about as I also need a new chair.

Zodiac51

There is this one, a bit cheaper too.

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400560836953

or this, ideal in my opinion....

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/FAUTEUIL-DE-BUREAU-DIRECTION-EN-ACAJOU-TETES-DE-LION-CHESTERFIELD-VERT-ANGLAIS-/251320974125?pt=FR_YO_MaisonJardin_Meubles_ChaisesFauteuils&hash=item3a83e5bb2d 

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TTony

^^

I could imagine @Emp_Fab in one of those ...

ddlooping

Zodiac51 said:

That is a great idea - flip up arms, goddam things are always getting in the way of the guitar.

Just had a look on fleabay, there is a nice one from Germany for 99 euros, if you're a bit of a boy racer type :P They ship to the UK too

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Fauteuil-de-bureau-sport-Racing-Imola-/380608113133?pt=FR_MaisonJardin_Chaises&hash=item589e02e9ed

This looks perfect (apart from the boy-racer look which I don't really mind) as does the 2nd one, thanks @Zodiac51.

It is very similar in size to the one I'm using now and would work fine with my current desk height.

ddlooping

Damn, I've just noticed "Aucune livraison vers Royaume-Uni" (no delivery to the United Kingdom).

Myranda

Hang on... think Staples do a chair with flippy uppy arms... I'm sure I saw it when I was last there

ddlooping

Myranda said:

Hang on... think Staples do a chair with flippy uppy arms... I'm sure I saw it when I was last there

I didn't see one during my last visit to the local Staples but it was a few months ago.
I can't see one on their website though.

Myranda

There's 1 on their website - its a mesh one for £80 but I was sure there was a leather one in the store, perhaps it was a previous seasons model that hadn't sold

ddlooping

Thanks, Myranda.
Could you link me to the one on their website please?

ddlooping

Found it, thanks.

Myranda

Sorry, had gone shopping

You found it though.

I wonder, is there a market for guitarist chairs - ones with flippy/removable arm rests, perhaps somewhere to attach a foot rest for those who like one leg to be raised when playing seated, comfy with a back, head and lumber support in case you want to sit and place for ages... all while not costing a million monies (1 Ryan Reynolds!) available in leather (black, white and cream) or mesh (in more than one colour perhaps) but not looking like you need to be a top gear presenter before you like the design/colours... 

Hmmm

thumpingrug

I have one of these being delivered in the next couple of weeks for my office at work.  Fixed (isn) arms though.

http://officechairs.co.uk/ergohuman-plus-office-chair

I can see the use for a flippy arms chair for a studio.

ddlooping

Yes, there could be a market for it, albeit a small one.

It's going to go in my office/music room, hence the flip-up armrests when I play guitar, as it should be quite obvious by now.

Very nice chair, thumpingrug.