Frequently Asked Questions

Simply contact us and we can provide you with chair options and pricing for Herman Miller office chairs.

Yes, you can. You can access all of Herman Miller’s furniture through us, including the full line of Herman Miller Classics.  Our prices are very competitive to what you will find at retail outlets.

We do not have a traditional showroom display featuring all of the products that are available from our manufacturers – there are just too many!  Our Studio furniture is a curated collection of pieces from Herman Miller and other manufacturers that we use in our work every day.  You can see a list of the items that we have in our Studio here.  If you would like to come to our Studio for inspiration for your project, please contact us to arrange a visit.

All furniture is custom-ordered for your project, meaning that we do not carry an inventory of furniture.

Do I need a designer? At Raven Studio, we have a team of experienced designers on staff to help you with your project.

If you have a plan or drawing, we would certainly like to see it.  But if you do not, we can help create one for you.  In either case, your project will more than likely require a drawing or a plan.

he best is to involve us as early as possible, even before you select your new space.  We have saved many clients from moving into spaces that would not have supported their long-term growth.  While most people think of furniture as the thing to put in their building, we think of a building as the thing you put around your furniture.  Establishing up-front what your organization and employees’ furniture requirements are can be very useful in helping decide on a space that is suitable.

We have proprietary software from Herman Miller that we use for determining how much space you will need for your organization.  We also have a library of floorplans that we can use to help you benchmark against other organizations of comparable size.  Contact us so that we can help you establish this critical piece of information.

The first thing we will do with you is to establish a high-level, conceptual furniture plan. Based on this plan, we will work together to select specific furniture for your space, provide pricing and help you choose finishes for the furniture. At this stage, we will be ready to order your furniture from the manufacturer. Four to six weeks later (depending on manufacturing times), we will have the furniture delivered to you and will install it for you. The length of time needed for the steps in this process is dependent upon the complexity of your project, the speed of decision-making, etc. Client involvement has a significant effect on the overall timeline of a project.

From the time that you place an order for your furniture, you can figure on 4-6 weeks to receive your furniture.  Some manufacturers are much quicker in their delivery times, but the majority take 4-6 weeks.

Office furniture budgets are extremely variable.  They depend on many factors, including your employees’ needs, your aesthetic preferences, how quickly your project needs to be completed, etc.  In our experience, full office furniture fit-outs run between $2,000 and $8,000 per employee.  This price range covers all the furniture for your project, including workstations, office chairs, lounge furniture, installation, etc.

Raven Studio’s leasing partner, RCAP, offers leasing services focused specifically on office fit-outs. Often, more than the furniture can be leased through RCAP, including flooring, lighting and other assets critical to the project.  Leasing is an ideal way to match the costs of these assets to your lease term, easing the cash flow for your commercial office renovation.

In partnership with Audability, an audio-visual integrator, Raven Studio can provide integrated meeting room designs for high-performing meeting rooms.  Our designs take into consideration numbers of users, ergonomics, layout, acoustics, furniture and technology.

 Our main furniture manufacturing partner is Herman Miller.  We are the exclusive Authorized Dealer for Herman Miller in London, Ontario.  Through Herman Miller, we also have access to other significant Herman Miller-owned or -affiliated manufacturers, including Geiger, Maharam, Magis, Mattiazzi, Nemschoff and others.  In addition, Raven Studio represents a substantial number of other North American manufacturers, giving you access to a vast amount of furniture options.  You can read about our manufacturing partners here.

Although used furniture is not our focus, we sometimes have a small supply of used furniture available.  Please contact us to find out what we have on hand now.

Living Office is all about creating a work space that supports your people so they can do their best work, in turn helping your organization achieve its goals.  It is a design framework based on decades of research into how people work.  Using Herman Miller’s proprietary methodology, technology and workshops, Raven Studio will guide you and your team through a design process to create your Living Office – an exhilarating experience resulting in a vibrant work space for your team.  You can read more about Living Office here.

Generally, no, when you are buying new furniture from us.  Reconfigurations of existing office furniture and Living Office consulting engagements do incur design fees.

Yes, we do. You can contact us for details about the program.

Yes, we can!  Everything that we do, we consider through the lens of ergonomics.  And through Herman Miller, we have access to certified ergonomists who are available to assist on projects as well. See our full line of ergonomic products.

Yes, we do.  We have our own in-house installation team that handles our installation projects.  Their attention to detail, love of furniture and enjoyment of clients is second to none.  You can read more about our installation team here.

Yes, we do.  Please contact us to request samples for your project.

It is best to make an appointment for a visit so that we can properly welcome you to our Studio.  Please contact us to make an appointment.