Ergonomic Furniture

[nettie]

sohahlien, of cos I had also done my homework with my hubby on the material they (the brands that i had visited) use too but i shall not go into details..


If you read all my posting in this KS forum.. you will know if i am staff of atwood or not. Why are you so defensive and post such offensive remarks \"this makes me sick\" when i am just giving my 5 cents worth? :stompfeet: :mad:

Everyone of us have our own preference and point of views, if my views or comment doesnt agreed with yours.. then you should take it as a pinch of salt. What you had just posted is very uncalled for.. This really make me feel that you are one of the staffs instead.

This is a discussion AND it is not a place for us, KS parents write something offensive that lead to unhappiness. All of us want the best for our kids, thus we come together and share our views and experience. So do you?

[sohahlien]

violin_lover:

I have both tables and chairs from kinderfun and Atwood (i.e. one set each). Based on my personal experience, it is you pay what you get....i.e. Atwood's quality can't hold a candle against kniderfun. The set from Atwood gives you the feeling that it is made in China whereas the kinderfun's furniture gives you the impreesion that it is made in Western country.

Exactly my opinion!

[Ireneugene]

Is an amazing run to decide the ultimate Study Desk and Chair for my boy. When to explore Kinderfun,Kids2youth Ergoworks and Atwood. Kinderfun seems high end and Ergoworks design is pretty nice. Atwood looks corporate but very sophisticated with so many add on.


Anyway settle with Kids2youth and Kinderfun as last comparison. Found Kids2youth worth while with 5 reasons.

1) Chair is light compared to Kinderfun chair that will damage my floor because is extremely heavy.
2) Table is with wheels, easy to move the table around (Good feature)
3) Price is cheaper with throw in's like the 3M lamp, table mat and book holder.
4) Love the colors (is funky and nice)
5) Warranty is 10 years and 5 years (nice, especially when you draw on the table, it is easily removed with water and soap.

Nice item to have....

[Ireneugene]

Bought Kids2youth for the colors, features and services. I think the company is alright, but did some further research the technology is German! This is the confident part of it!..Cheero!

[mommy bee]

Hi all,


I've been reading and following this thread. I think it is not necessary for users to argue about which brands and also trying to sell their brands here. I have compiled a list of all the children ergonomic desks & chairs that are represented by several companies in Singapore for all kiasu parents reference.

CrossCom - Moll Funkstionsmbel GmbH, Germany. website: http://www.moll-system.com.

Ergoworks, Atwood, Kid2Youth Desks - Kuangshin Entreprises Co., Ltd(website: http://www.kuangshin.com) and TCT Nanotec Ltd Co., Ltd, Taiwan(website: http://www.tctnano.com) all from Taiwan.

Jarrons - HEINZ KETTLER GmbH & Co. KG, Germany(http://www.kettler.de), ROVO(http://www.rovo.de)

Kinderfun - Comfpro,Tay Huah Furniture Corp, Taiwan (http://www.comfpro.com.tw), KETTLER.

Be careful when you are looking for an ergonomic table and desk for your child. Don't be mislead by the sales persons who told you some information which are inaccurate and untrue. They claim their products are Germany technology, what technology is there? Can they present the test certifications from Germany? I doubt. Another one is regarding the long warranty for the Stabilus gas springs which I couldn't find from Stabilus website - http://www.stabilus.com.

These misinterpretations are very unethical especially we are talking about the health and safety of our children. Parents should use their own judgement and discretion to decide what is best for their little ones.

[sohahlien]

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hmmm... looks like someone has been going around promoting atwood. why ah? i wonder ... or is it as obvious as it appears? ... and all the badmouthing about other companies' product safety, warranty etc... masquarading under different nicknames... that is really below the belt. In a beauty contest, the winner is likely the gorgeous, gracious, and classy. A good product sells by itself lah. No need to badmouth others.

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This one is a veiled attempt at discrediting and casting doubts on Kinderfun and Kid&youth because they are the only ones using German gas springs Stabilus.

[deardear07]

I must add that I am totally appalled at the ergoworks product that I bought from them!


The sales person who sold me the table and chair bundle insisted that he had told me the chair, which is covered in synthetic leather would peel after some time!!!

I totally had no recollection of that statement. if not, i would not have made that purchase… the whole family was there and knowing my hubby, he would have also discouraged the buy if he had heard that the chair would peel!

I called the showroom asking what happened to the chair…and they said it was ‘normal’ for synthetic leather to peel after some time. I may sound stupid but this was NOT made clear to us that the quality would be so bad…

The chair was clearly not misused, or put under direct sunlight or exposed to any form of cold temperature. the chair, in fact, was kept nicely in a cool temperature room, away from extreme weather conditions whatsoever. the kids would use it occasionally when they needed to do their work and with our supervision.

That chair was a problem other than just the leather itself…had to call the company to ask them down for checks not too long after purchase as well.

Now with the peeling synthetic leather, the clothes get stuck on with those remains of the peels and it drops all over the floor too…then on top of the peels, the white portion underneath is somehow powdery. So kids’ clothes especially dark ones get stained white too.

To top it off, the upholstery is not cheap. Just to change it to fabric and including installation, it costs a whooping $290 as quoted by sales person!! the chair costs $690 now… that is like…half price of a new chair and their fabric is soooo expensive!!

They insisted that there was nothing they could do except to ask me to pay for upholstery to get it solved… the most upsetting thing is that, is I had known or been told that quality would be so lousy, i would not have bought!

So when you guys buy from them, think twice, thrice about quality…

[deardear07]

janice_0950:

\"Another 1 @\"........


Ergoworks Marina Square (Impact Lifestyle Inc. Pte Ltd)
Marina Square #03-337 Erogworks Marina Square
Tel :6837 3370
email: http://www.ergoworks.com.sg

I just got the Ergonomic table & chair. compared Crosscom are much much cheaper.

cheaper but doesn't mean good... I had bad experience with ergoworks product! and their service repair isn't cheap too...

[junemum72]

hmm…i am also looking for a good and reasonably priced table for my son. I went to ergoworks and they have one promo bundled with chair and ergo bag for $700 plus…


Not sure if i should get it as it is just the right size we want.

Anymore genuine recommendations?

[hquek]

I didn’t go through this thread but I thought I saw ikea also selling ergo type tables (ie a bit slanting)? Some ikea stuff may not be that lasting but I will buy some types becos the furniture can be cheap and suited for the type of use.