Whenever I host a party, I always run out of chairs. Like most inner city apartments, my place is as cramped as the shrinking room from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. My friends usually wind up sitting atop my wobbly kitchen table, stressing me out to no end. In other words, space is a real issue for me. But this flexible chair could potentially be the solution to my problem. The Flexible Love 12 Seat Chair can stretch into a twelve person bench or collapse into a one person chair. You can even snake the chair around tables too. This unusual product is like a cross between an accordion and a slinky, the bendy toy that moves down the stairs one step at a time. This chair is no doubt a unique piece of furniture, but it's made out of recycled paper and that concerns me. It's eco-friendly, which is great, but how do I know the chair won't crumble under my weight? I'm really not looking to bruise my tailbone. Expand Furniture, the company behind this product, claims the "underlayer will remain structurally sound."
The chair will wear over time, but it shouldn't flatten like a pancake. I like the idea of furniture you can shape, but I'm not sure how comfortable it is for lounging. It's great if your bumping party calls for additional seats, but I can't see myself taking a nap on it. The chair doesn't seem to offer much back support. The chair is available on the company's website for $600. It's a steep price for a chair, but if you live in a tight space like me, maybe it's worth it. Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our links, we may earn a small share of the revenue. Our picks and opinions are independent from any business incentives. Decorative Pillow Case with Tree Pattern Buy now for $2.89 at Amazon How does this work? Be in the know! news and reviews straight to your inbox. Thanks for signing up! Be the first to know about News, Reviews & Deals Yes I want to be in the know!
No, I don't need to know Thank you for signing up! Look for the latest news & reviews in your inbox soon.With an estimated two billion people moving into cities over the next 25 years, people are being forced to make the most of the little space they have.Now, a new furniture company may have an innovative way to lend a helping hand.Expand Furniture creates shape-shifting furniture with 'multi-functional abilities', including a 16 person bench that can fold away into a 20cm-wide structure. Expand Furniture creates transforming furniture with a multi-functional ability, including a 16 person bench, which can be folded away into a 20 centimetre wide structure Another piece of furniture on offer is the 'Flexible love 16 chair.'When fully folded, the chair, which is made of paper, measures just 64cm x 56cm x 19.7cm (25inch x 22inch x 7.7inch).But when extended out, in the same way that an accordion can be pulled to inflate with air, the tiny chair grows all the way into a 16 seat bench, measuring 64cm x 56cm x 720cm (25inch x 22inch x 283.4inch).
Incredibly, the seat is made of 100 per cent recycled paper, but can take 120 kg in weight per seat, or 1920 kg total. But despite being made of a cheap material, the chair comes at a cost, and will set buyers back $960 (£773). The Vancouver-based firm has over 130 products on offer, which all transform from fairly simple structures into a more elaborate pieces of furniture.On its Facebook page, Expand Furniture claims its products 'will help you create space in your home that you did not know you had.'Among the 135 products is a range of smart wall beds.At first glance, the structure appears to be a wall shelving unit, with a white table.But when the table is folded back, the entire wall can be swivelled, revealing a hidden bed on the other side, which folds out.One of the other products transforms into what appears to be a cube-shaped seat into five individual stools. When one of the sides of the cubes is lifted, a series of frames are revealed inside, which become stools when the other sides of the cube are added.
Another piece of furniture on offer is the 'Flexible love 16 chair.' The company has a range of 'Smart Beds' on offer, which cleverly fold away and transform into other structuresWhen fully folded, the chair, which is made of paper, measures just 64cm x 56cm x 19.7cm (25inch x 22inch x 7.7inch).Incredibly, the seat is made of 100 per cent recycled paper, but can take 120 kg in weight per seat, or 1920 kg total. One of the other products transforms what appears to be a cube-shaped seat into five individual stools. Several expanding tables are also on offer, which sit almost flat against the wall, but can be pulled out into huge dining tablesBut despite being made of a cheap material, the chair comes at a cost, and will set buyers back $960 (£773). Several expanding tables are also on offer, which sit almost flat against the wall, but can be pulled out into huge dining tables. While space saving products can be found in many other shops, Expand Furniture believes their products are better value for many.
The firm said: 'You can find space saving products in many stores, but we carry amazing or unique items that cost a fortune elsewhere, are hard to find and in many cases do not exist from other companies.' Trekking up and down long flights of stairs could soon be a thing of the past with the invention of a manual lift.The Vertiwalk contraption is a pulley operated elevator that is powered using your arms and legs.The designers hope the device will offer new possibilities for vertical space as more people move into crowded cities.The device require riders to manually propel themselves vertically using their arms and legs.Sitting in a chair, the user pulls two ropes with their arms, which moves the whole seat upwards. The user then pushes up with their legs, propelling them up the device. While that might sound exhausting, the intricate pulley system means that the contraption requires less than 10 percent of the energy needed to climb the stairs to use.As home prices gets higher and higher and the homes themselves get smaller and smaller, the demand for adaptable, space-sizing furniture is getting bigger and bigger.
Enter Expand Furniture, a Canadian company that specializes in bunk beds that fold up into walls and cabinets that turn into full-length dining tables. While all of their products are great, the most mesmerizing one has got to be their Flexible Love 12 Seat Chair. Expand your LOVE ... ❤️ Seating for 16 of your favourite peeps! #cardboard #italianstyle #innovativedesign #contemporaryartA post shared by Expand Furniture (@expandfurniture) on May 10, 2016 at 4:28pm PDTMade from recycled paper, the material expands like an accordion and can easily be molded into a wide variety of couches, chairs, and loveseats, which can hold anywhere from one to 12 people.Now, granted, at $600 it doesn't exactly come cheap, but it's not too shabby when you consider the fact that you're getting several pieces of furniture for the price of one. The Flexible LOVE chair wraps around in any shape to fit your space and guests (up to 16). Paired here with the #JuniorGiant expandable table. /product/flexible-love-12-seat-chair/A post shared by Expand Furniture (@expandfurniture) on Jun 6, 2016 at 1:34pm PDT