Despite the fact that Apple has not officially announced the total cost that Apple Park has had for Apple's coffers, some analysts have bothered to do accounts, and according to most of them, the price that Apple has had to pay for the construction of Apple Park, including land acquired almost a decade ago from HP, amounts to 5.000 million dollars, being the most expensive construction carried out so far in the United States.
In the different videos that we have been able to see the interior, we have verified how many of the elements of habitual use, such as switches, door handles, window closures ... have an original design, created under the careful supervision of Jony Ive and how it is usually usual, will have had an excessive price. Today we have to talk about the chairs that Jony Ive himself has selected for all the Apple Park workers.
The image that heads this article shows us the chair model expressly selected by Jony Ive for the new offices. These chairs, which at first glance do not differ much from what we can find in any office furniture establishment, have had a cost per unit of $ 1.185 and they do not offer any kind of extra comfort that could motivate the excessive price you have had to pay. In addition, the design is the simplest that we can find inside office chairs.
According to the chair's designers, Barber and Ed Osgerby, the Pacific model offers us a calm design with curves that adapt to any environment. Taking into account that Apple Park has a capacity for 12.000 employees, if we take into account the price per unit, Apple has spent just over 14 million dollars, alone in office chairs...
I leave the comments to your choice.
An office chair that is optimal and does not affect the long-term health of workers must be adapted to the taste of each person. I am surprised by the $ 1185 for a chair that will be perfect for some and uncomfortable for many others. Of course, the colors are really attractive. All the best!
Hello, it seems to me an excessive cost. I have been selling office chairs for years and we have the same chairs as is at a much lower cost. I imagine that in the USA office chairs will be more expensive but hey .. We have sold ergonomic chairs of a very good quality and very good to work long hours for about 250 the lowest of the range and the top office chair for about 500 euros. Now they are fully customizable chairs with very high qualities as well.
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