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- It makes me appreciate even more the simplicity and affordable price of a folding chair.
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/vihals-folding-chair-green-0059...
by y04nn - That looks awfully uncomfortable, I suspect that it will rapidly fall apart under stress and leave nice sharp splinters of fibreglass everywhere, including in your skin.by stoobs
- This person is very talented but that chair looks super uncomfortable. Resting you arms on those thin armrests will hurt within seconds. But that's exactly the type of furniture my mom loves :)by glimshe
- I don't love it immediately, and yes, in fiberglass this chair doesnt sound too comfortable. But if it were made in leather, I could see it becoming very comfortable indeed, and the keather would also nod to the very obvious saddle shape.
(Always good to see common objects reimagined, even if they might not seem "right", they get a conversation started.)
by kjellsbells - I wish they had shown a real version of the chair with a real human sitting on it.by archerx
- In the thumbnail concept sketch it shows someone sitting in it with their arm hanging over one of the “armrests”. What the sketch doesn’t convey is the blood flow to their arm being cut off.by nkrisc
- Non-curved model that can be made from a single piece of plywood:
https://store.bigguyinatinyhouse.com/products/flat-folding-c...
by bcraven - Since they rely on curves for the sitting surface, they should have done a proper saddle chair shape instead. The current design prioritize the manufacturer/corporation over the user/human. This is a failure on my book.by PetitPrince