>they were custom-designed!). I used to work at a VC funded company that had a $10,000 custom couch (which sucked, totally uncomfortable, the custom dollars we

>they were custom-designed!). I used to work at a VC funded company that had a $10,000 custom couch (which sucked, totally uncomfortable, the custom dollars went into the shape/making it fit) and prolly 10x that spent on custom lighting fixtures (also terrible, ridiculously dim for a work space, but looked nice). In a super high rent urban area. I assume they make up the difference with glass walls and giant open spaces. This is (unfortunately) how offices are built these days.