10 Really Cool Chairs that Take Relaxation to Another Level

Sometimes life can feel like a never-ending hamster wheel of responsibilities. This list of awesome chairs is here to remind us of not only the essential need to sit down and take a breather but the hella craymazing ways we can do so. Enjoy!


1. The Wallflower 

Artist: Lila Jang  Photo Credit: Lux Institute

Artist: Lila Jang
Photo Credit: Lux Institute

This love seat is so shy it literally “hugs” the wall. Lila Jang, creator of the bashful furniture, aims to recreate traditional items in fun and unexpected manners for means of questioning how we look at the world.


2. A lot of “Cork”

Artist: Aaron Kramer Photo Credit: Inspiration Green Designs

Artist: Aaron Kramer
Photo Credit: Inspiration Green Designs

This unique chair is perfect for the wine enthusiast who, after a few glasses of Pinot, can be rest assured that throw up will be magically absorbed by the cork material come morning.

The brainchild behind this “corky” creation is Aaron Kramer, who takes ordinary objects and utilizes them in dynamic ways.


3. Anatomically Correct Chair

Designer: Sam Edkins Photo Credit: Cavaliero FInn

Designer: Sam Edkins
Photo Credit: Cavaliero FInn

This “bare bones” chair will keep all of your body parts comfy. Creator, Sam Edkins, gets his inspiration from old medical journals, which he then digitally prints onto fabric for his skeletal designs.


4. Drinking Straw Chair

Designer: Scott Jarvie Photo Credit: Scott Jarvie

Designer: Scott Jarvie
Photo Credit: Scott Jarvie

This chair, made out of 1,000 drinking straws, is the perfect piece for a person thirsting for rest. The artist, Scott Jarvie, made this strawtastic spectacle as a comment on what he believes to be our disposable culture. I don’t think anyone will be disposing of this any time soon- well done.


5. The Illusion

mirrored-light-up-chair

Designer: Ben Alun-Jones Photo Credit: Luke Bennett

This mind-bending chair will take you on a magical journey through light and space as intended by the creator Ben Alun-Jones. Armed with mirrors and LED lights, this piece has all of the elements to make us contemplate the infinite nature of sitting.


6. Information Station

Designer: Unknown Photo Credit: Unknown

Designer: Unknown
Photo Credit: Unknown

This lounger gives new meaning to “curling up with a good book” as it literally envelopes you in its pages. Luckily it has many because this beauty has me at a loss for words!


7. The Batter’s Box

Designer: Michael Belino Photo Credit: Uncommon Goods

Designer: Michael Belino
Photo Credit: Uncommon Goods

If you’re tired of striking out with the baseball enthusiast who has everything, try one of these rockers. I want to use a home run metaphor here, but that would just be too easy….


8. The Jet”sitter”

Designer: Katie Thompson Photo Credit:

Designer: Katie Thompson
Photo Credit: ReCreate

This re-upholstered luggage case from the ye olde days makes a perfect seat for the jet-lagged. Master builder Katie Thompson got this genius idea in her plight to recycle and make this world a little greener.


9. Enter “CAP”tion Here

Designer: BRC Designs Photo Credit:

Designer: BRC Designs
Photo Credit: BRC Designs

This bottle cap chair, courtesy of BRC Designs, is definitely a recyclable dream. Armed with color and imagination, this chair makes me feel a little less bad about my soda intake!


10. “Beary” Nice

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This chair may be all that is good with the world. Who needs a significant other when you can cuddle up to the cutest chair stuffing around!

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