who the **** actually cares how much their tables cost? it's a tiny tiny tiny fraction of their expenses and it's dangerously far into 'your crowdfunded game must be completed in squalour' levels of righteousness
The price of the tables relative to the total budget is not relevant no, but it can be indicative of the overall philosophy of the company and the way they manage their money.
Ion Storm, the studio headed by John Romero which produced Daikatana was located in the penthouse of a large office tower. Now some would rightly ask, "Why the hell are you in the penthouse? What a waste of money". But for him it was a status symbol, he wanted the studio fancy even if later on it was discovered that the skylights and computers made it very hot and difficult to work and the studio turned into a virtual shanty town with cloth draped over cubicles to shut out the light while employees slept on the floor. Incidentally his super ambitious game, Daikatana, was released years late and buggy with poor AI after many internal studio troubles.
Now imagine if that studio and game was crowd-funded. Would it be odd for people to ask "Why the hell are you in the penthouse instead of in a much cheaper ground-floor suite?". Would moving into a ground floor or cheaper suite be equivalent of living in squalor? No of course not.
So why would filling your studio with affordable furniture be anything less?
Like if those tables in fact cost 3000 dollars, that represents the contributions of 100 30-dollar backers. How would you feel to know you're trying to help make a game and your money was spent for 1/17th of a table for one employee?
Like congratulations 666maslo666, your 53 dollars may have helped pay for anywhere from 2.7% to 4.8% of a Industrial Tool Chest 4-Door Media (priced 1095 to 1895 dollars).