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Awesome Chairs

Making a Luban Stool

Making a Luban Stool

Invented in China more than 2500 years ago, a Luban stool is a kind of folding stool crafted from a single piece of wood without nails, screws, or glue. In this video from Grandpa Amu, he shows the process of cutting, drilling, sanding, and carving that goes into making this brilliantly engineered piece of furniture.

Ultraleggera Lightweight Chair

Ultraleggera Lightweight Chair
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Designed by Oskar Zięta and inspired by Gio Ponti’s 1957 Superleggera chair, the Ultraleggera currently claims the title of the world’s lightest chair. It’s made from aluminum and has a laser-perforated seat and backrest that keep its weight to a minimum. Despite weighing just 3.65 lb, it’s been tested with loads topping 2600 lb.

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TrekChair Camping Chair

TrekChair Camping Chair

When you’re hiking, every little bit of weight in your pack counts. So Get Out Gear came up with the ingenious idea of a camping chair that uses the trekking poles you already carry as part of its metal frame, cutting weight by about 50% compared to other chairs. You can use your own poles, or buy a set that includes them.

Loungie Foldable Quickchair

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Need a place to sit? This lightweight and portable chair goes anywhere and sets up quickly, providing you with a comfy place to rest your bones thanks to its padded cushions. It has a steel support structure for rigidity, and its cushions are made from resilient high-density foam. Another great deal from The Awesomer Shop.

Razer Project Brooklyn Chair

Razer Project Brooklyn Chair

During the virtual CES 2021, Razer showed off their concept design for a truly immersive gaming system. It combines a haptic-feedback gaming chair with a wrap-around 60″ OLED display that can roll up and stow behind the seat when not in use. The distance between the gamer and the screen seems a bit close for us though.

How The Emeco Navy Chair Is Made

How The Emeco Navy Chair Is Made

Commissioned by the U.S. Navy in the 1940’s, the Emeco 1006 Navy Chair is immediately recognizable. Designed for light weight and resistance to fire, the aluminum chairs are nearly indestructible. BRANDMADE.TV takes us inside the Hanover, Pennsylvania factory where these iconic chairs are still manufactured by hand.

BeYou Transforming Chair

BeYou Transforming Chair

While we prefer to stand at our desks, sometimes we need to sit down. This unique chair adapts to you unlike any we’ve seen. It offers more than 10 main seating positions, and includes an adjustable backrest that doubles as an elevated seat and work surface, along with armrests that can expand the chair’s width.

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Zuri Outdoor Wood Stool

Zuri Outdoor Wood Stool
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This wooden stool from Anthropologie is great for displaying small items or as a perch for your cat. is crafted from aged teak wood, which gives it a great natural texture that shows off its knots and irregularities. It’s suitable for indoor or outdoor use and comes pre-assembled. Measures 17″H x 20″W x 13″D.

Humanscale Ballo Stool

Humanscale Ballo Stool
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The cheery Ballo Stool by Humanscale combines functional design with the playfulness of an exercise ball. An ideal task seat, it comfortably tilts with your movements thanks to two pliable air-filled domes on an innovative center column. It can help correct posture and alleviate back pain by naturally aligning the spine.

Embody Gaming Chair

Embody Gaming Chair

Computer accessory maker Logitech teamed up with furniture experts Herman Miller to create a premium gaming chair that combines futuristic styling with ergonomics. The Embody Gaming Chair is designed to improve your posture and comfort during lengthy gaming sessions, while adjusting to fit your unique form.

Making a Bent Wood Armchair

Making a Bent Wood Armchair

We’ve always wanted one of those fancy Eames lounge chairs, but the real ones are just too expensive. Wood Design shows us how it’s possible to build a similar piece of furniture yourself, with enough time, effort, and skill. We prefer the original’s swivel base, but this version looks more comfy, and is still an impressive build.

Offex Gaming Chair

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If you’re addicted to PC games, you should at least be comfortable while you play. This highly-supportive gaming chair from Offex Gaming provides numerous adjustments so you can get your gaming space just right. It has a high back design, and comes with removable lumbar and headrest pillows. Save 40% in The Awesomer Shop.

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Skull Stool Side Table

Skull Stool Side Table
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Studio Job designed this bold piece of furniture that doubles as a seat and a small side table, while adding a splash of Mexican culture to any space. Measures appx 17.7″ tall, and comes in black, green, terracotta, and ivory. Cast from polyethylene, so it weighs just 7.7 lb.

Whiskey Barrel Stools

Whiskey Barrel Stools
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The Burnt Wood Barrel Co. offers these substantial wooden bar stools, handcrafted from whiskey barrel staves with bent metal back supports. They’re perfect no matter what you’re sipping while hanging out with friends at your kitchen counter.

Eames Skateboard Chair

Eames Skateboard Chair

Builder Andrew Szeto created an awesome custom version of the iconic Eames lounge chair, replacing the traditional bent wood components with layers of laminated skateboard decks. We love the touch of color that Andrew’s design adds to this classic piece of furniture. More here.

Arcade Sofa

Arcade Sofa

Harkening back to the shape of classic arcade machines, Harow’s compact sofa looks like a great place to chill out and play video games at home. It can be made with custom artwork, and custom sizes, and is made from recycled wood, steel and velvet-covered cushions.

Making a Wood and Rope Chair

Making a Wood and Rope Chair

Woodworker lignum shows off another cool carpentry project. This time, he created the frame for a chair by bending layers of laminated wood slats using a custom-built form. After cutting, sanding, and assembling the pieces, he wrapped the finished frame with hemp rope to create a pliable seat and back.

Mojow Inflatable Chairs

Mojow Inflatable Chairs
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Mojow offers flat-pack seating with inflatable backs, arms, and cushions. They come in a variety of colors and in opaque or transparent materials and single seat and sofa styles. Depending on the size, they can support between about 265 lb to 529 lb.

GT Throne Gaming Chair

GT Throne Gaming Chair
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The GT Throne gaming chair has three electric motors that create vibrations based on the sounds from your PC, console, or mobile device. For comfort, it has a tilt and recline mechanism, and a removable back cushion. It’s on sale at Touch of Modern as of this writing.

Anda Seat Axe Gaming Chairs

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These premium chairs give you a great place to sit your butt for extended PC gaming sessions. They provide adjustable adjustable armrests, stain- and scratch-resistant PVC surfaces, and come with a head pillow and lumbar support cushion. Save 22% in The Awesomer Shop.

Making a Chair with Zip Ties

Making a Chair with Zip Ties

Ben Uyeda of Homemade Modern shows us how to build a modern, geometric chair using nothing more than plywood, a drill, and zipties. Check out the full build guide and templates here. He recommends using 1/2″ ply instead of 1/4″ ply for maximum durability.

Wooden Pixel Lounger

Wooden Pixel Lounger

Woodworker Lignum shows off another fantastic build – a sculptural lounge chair crafted from bits and pieces of wood cut into small slats, glued together, then sanded smooth to reveal an eye-catching pixelated pattern.

Back Scratching Chair

Back Scratching Chair

After making a machine that can automatically pet his dog, woodworker Matt Thompson decided to make something nice for himself – an Adirondack chair that can scratch his back and massage his scalp automatically

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