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Wobble, Spin & Tilt: Buoy Chair Promotes Active Seating
Beyond conventional ergonomics, many office dwellers are beginning to realize that a good seat can be slimmer, sleeker, cheaper and promote more activity than a traditional Aeron or its executive...
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Wrong Chairs: Classic Windsor Designs Oddly Reworked
The Windsor chair is an iconic classic, instantly recognizable for its saddle-shaped seat and pole-lathed, round-tenoned construction. But these versions, even the milder ones, seem a little… off....
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Modified Monobloc: Ubiquitous Garden Chair Comes to Life
The ubiquitous white plastic garden chair springs into a variety of human poses in this fun series by Bert Loeschner. Ordinary monobloc polypropylene chairs are transformed using heat so they seem to...
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Zen Seating: Meditation Chair Makes Proper Sitting Easy
The Lotus Position is almost universally recognized as the standard sitting position in which to meditate. This posture aligns the spine, encourages physical stability, and allows for deep meditative...
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Up, Up + Away: Whimsical Floating Red Balloon Chair
Balloons are the objects of whimsical scenes and ridiculously adorable plans, like the several people who have tried to fly away using balloon power alone. The wonder and whimsy of floating balloons...
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Escape Into Your Mind: Sensory Deprivation Skull Chair
Sometimes, the traffic noises, television, bright lights and frenetic activity of the outside world gets to be too much, and you just want to close yourself up in a dark, cozy space to get away from...
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Phone-Shaped Chair is a Quiet Place to Sit and Have a Chat
The sheer number of cell phones present in our everyday lives means that we hear others’ conversations more than we would care to. It also means that your own conversations are often overheard more...
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Elegant Swinging Chair is a Big, Inviting Birdcage
Although no one wants to be put into a cage, a cocoon-like cage chair can provide a sense of security and whimsy. The Cageling chair from Dutch design studio Ontwerpduo hangs from the ceiling and...
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Swiveling Chair Gives You Power Over Your own Privacy
Sometimes when you work, you just want to be alone. Other times, you welcome the input and communication with others. The unusual Tuttomio chair from Campeggi lets you choose your level of privacy by...
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Enter the Ring: Circular Lounger Spins to Change the Views
Inspired by the interaction of modern architecture and dramatic desert vistas, the sculptural Etazin Chair frames views of the Arizona hills, its inner ring spinning to face any direction the user...
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Meet PEG: The Flatpack Chair With no Fasteners Required
Designer Paul Loebach has taken the idea of flatpack furniture to a whole new level of easy. Instead of having to find and utilize pre-drilled holes or gluing joints together, his PEG chair simply...
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Quirky Lampshade Chair Provides Isolation in Plain Sight
There is always something special about sneaking off to a hidden place. Whether yours is in a small, quiet room, a cozy chair in the corner, or just your dark bedroom at night, everyone needs a place...
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In Focus: Picture Frame Chair Puts the Spotlight on the Sitter
If you’re the type to shy away from attention, you might not want to take a seat in a chair that essentially puts you on display, framing you from various angles each time you adjust your position....
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Morphing Chair Conforms to Your Changing Comfort Needs
We’ve all struggled at times to find the most comfortable sitting position in a chair. Designer Kirsi Enkovaara eliminates that problem with her uniquely customizable chair which she calls The Body....
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Hypetex: Lightweight Lounge Chair Made of Carbon Fiber
Developed by Formula 1 racing car engineers, the ultra-lightweight carbon fiber material known as Hypetex has entered the design world in the form of a highly graphic chair. London-based designer...
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Work Sofa: Transforming Multi-Purpose Office Furniture
A series of rectilinear components come together to create anything from an unusual-looking desk to a cozy corner sofa or a combination of the two. The Work Sofa by Dutch design studio Prooff gives...
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Buckminster Fuller-Inspired Geodesic Chair Offers a Futuristic Form
A comfy body-cradling modern chair effortlessly distributes weight while remaining light in look and form, just like the large-scale geodesic domes that inspired it. The Q1 Lounge Chair by...
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Wearable Furniture: Chair Pad Doubles as a Warm Vest
Fashion and furniture design intersect with a chair cushion that unzips from the frame to turn into a wearable clothing item. The ‘Dress Me Up Chair’ by Magda Pawlas is a simple steel wireframe seat...
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Rolling Lounge Chair Is Like an Upholstered Wheelbarrow
Unless you want to tire yourself out and put some serious strain on your furniture, you and most other humans just sit in whatever chairs are already in the room. The Rapide, designed by ONEMANDUO for...
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Two-Legged Balancing Chair Keeps Muscles Engaged All Day
Sitting all day is killing us slowly, but standing all day isn’t a commitment most people are willing to make. Could there be a happy balance between the two extremes? French designer Benoit Malta...
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