• 4 Aug

    50+ Sleek, Funky and Weird Chair Designs

    Design, Industrial, Inspiration

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    Chairs have evolved tremendously for thousands of years, as they shifted from being a symbol of state and dignity, to an item of ordinary use.

    Chair design considers intended usage, ergonomics (how comfortable it is for the occupant), as well as non-ergonomic functional requirements such as size, stackability, foldability, weight, durability, stain resistance and artistic design.

    In this article, we’ll leave their function aside and take a look at chairs purely from an artistic point of view.

    Here are 50 examples of great chair design, from the sleekest you’ll ever see, to the funkiest and the just plain weird.

     

     

     

     

     

     


    What do you think of these chair designs?  Which ones are your favorites? Please share your comments below…



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    #1
    RoaldA
    August 4th, 2009 at 06:10

    Hahahha, i laughed! Genious, somethign out of the ordanary. :P

     
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    #2
    French Blast
    August 4th, 2009 at 06:14

    amazing and very creative chairs!

     
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    #3
    Hagi
    August 4th, 2009 at 06:23

    these chairs crack me up :D

     
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    #4
    Mars
    August 4th, 2009 at 06:28

    would it be worth relaxing if we a chair like that

     
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    #5
    Maria
    August 4th, 2009 at 06:30

    the bookshell one is my favorite! and the one right at the beach too!!!

     
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    #6
    JP
    August 4th, 2009 at 06:31

    Some of them where not made with comfort in mind. OUCH!!!!

     
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    #7
    Adam Hermsdorfer
    August 4th, 2009 at 07:47

    Agree with JP. I would definitely buy the book shelf chair.

     
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    #9
    Jonn
    August 4th, 2009 at 10:21

    You just know that every on of these chairs will have a ridiculous ‘modern design’ price tag attached to it!

    Some nice chairs designs there though…

     
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    #10
    Alpi
    August 4th, 2009 at 15:21

    I think the gaming seat is my favourite!

     
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    #11
    vikas ghodke
    August 4th, 2009 at 15:30

    Woow great creativity… i need this one lol http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads/chair_design/5.jpg

     
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    #12
    Estefany Franco
    August 4th, 2009 at 16:02

    Wow! Such amazing, creative and weird designs! I wish I could have some for me… ^^

     
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    #13
    MyPSDStudio
    August 4th, 2009 at 16:44

    nice collections..very creative but not recommended to sit :p

     
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    #14
    david
    August 4th, 2009 at 16:51

    The shopping trolley chair is very creative and awesome!

     
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    #15
    Rachel
    August 4th, 2009 at 18:33

    OMG. I love the Q shaped computer chair! Some of these are so practical and creative. The sailboat hammock looks luxurious! That was a clever reading chair, and I like the one that reminds me of a harp. rocking wheel chair?!? Amazing! what did they do, draw a crazy phrase out of a hat and have to design it? Coolest things i have seen today!
    i would actually buy the simple ones with the circle patterns on the back. A lot of them just look like art sculptures they are so contemporary, its strange to think of them as furniture. So used to “Don’t touch the art!” being screamed at me. But these ones are meant to be sat on and even some rocked!

     
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    #16
    Brian DeKoning
    August 5th, 2009 at 00:07

    I defy anyone to view these photos and not sit up straighter.

     
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    #17
    Rashid Rupani
    August 5th, 2009 at 00:15

    Very uncomfortable but good design

     
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    #18
    Jonn
    August 6th, 2009 at 11:39

    I know what you mean, but doesnt that mean it’s bad design then? lol

     
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    #19
    Jestep
    August 5th, 2009 at 00:58

    Here’s e of my favorites. Surprised you missed it…

    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/431471686_01f7e2c161.jpg?v=0

     
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    #20
    Mark
    August 5th, 2009 at 06:30

    I prefer the natural trees ;)
    pooktre.com

     
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    #21
    Joost de Valk
    August 5th, 2009 at 09:56

    Now that’s a bit much, chairs wise, to chew in one day :)

     
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    #22
    Bendesign
    August 5th, 2009 at 10:50

    Beautyfull Chairs. very creative Designs. Thank you for this inspiration.

     
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    #23
    A Soldier's Mother
    August 5th, 2009 at 13:48

    I love them – wow, I wish I could buy probably around half of them. I can’t even figure out which one calls to me the most…but it would be more than I could possibly fit in my house. What a great collection – thanks for pulling it all together!

     
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    #24
    Vigor
    August 5th, 2009 at 14:39

    What the heck? I subscribe to this blog because it’s a web design blog not an interior design blog. WTF, pray tell, has chairs got to do with web design?

     
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    #25
    Walter
    August 5th, 2009 at 19:08

    Hey Vigor,

    WDD was designed to empower readers to become better designers.

    You can only grow so much from seeing inspiration in website design, that’s why you’ll see the blog diverting to other fields of design in order to expand one’s horizons.

    There’s something to learn from all design aspects, and industrial design is one of them.

    Thanks.

     
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    #26
    Liora
    August 5th, 2009 at 23:46

    Vigor,

    The reason this blog is so great is because it offers a colorful and broad spectrum of inspiration for the design community at large. Bravo, WDD, for doing what most web design sites can’t do: bridge the gap between web design and print, industrial design and architecture. There is something of interest to everyone. I even forwarded this link on chair designs to people who love art, but don’t practice it themselves, and received really enthusiastic responses.

    Liora
    Brush This

     
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    #27
    JohnONolan
    August 6th, 2009 at 15:31

    Agreed, completely.

     
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    #28
    KTd
    August 6th, 2009 at 11:45

    More here: http://chairwhore.blogspot.com/

     
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    #29
    JohnONolan
    August 6th, 2009 at 15:30

    The thing about chair designers is that they seem to perpetually negate that comfort is a fairly important function of a chair. Most of those things would give you piles after just 5 minutes!

     
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    #30
    Vigor
    August 6th, 2009 at 15:50

    But seriously. Chairs? Ok, whatever. I just found it useless and boring. I get inspiration from observing design in many forms, so I “get” the idea here…but … chairs? Seriously?

     
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    #31
    Josh Zehtabchi
    August 6th, 2009 at 15:55

    The last red chair has to be my favorite chair in the whole post. Looks so… smooth like I would slide right off of that thing.

     
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    #32
    Andrey
    August 6th, 2009 at 23:12

    I love the last ;) creative!

     
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    #33
    stevo
    August 7th, 2009 at 12:17

    Some great designs here, how have I never seen a chair and bookcase combined before? it seems so obvious now.

     
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    #34
    Daria
    August 7th, 2009 at 21:37

    love it! lots of cool designs! :)

     
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    #35
    abdelah
    August 8th, 2009 at 17:13

    Some of them where not made with comfort in mind. OUCH!!!!

     
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    #36
    ChairBlog
    August 10th, 2009 at 00:30

    Well found!
    Nice selection!

     
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    #37
    Laura
    August 10th, 2009 at 16:33

    Wow, a few of those I’m not too sure how your even meant to sit down on them! And once you do, they can’t be very comfortable!

    However they are all truly genius and a few I would love to own, especially the hammock!

     
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    #38
    Jordan Foutz
    August 11th, 2009 at 02:56

    My favorites are the mountain bike, the shopping cart, and the crosswalk signs. But 99% of them, fantastic.

     
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    #39
    Bluegrass Print
    August 18th, 2009 at 17:23

    Dang! Nice collection! Keep posting stuff like this. I love weird furniture design.

     
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    #40
    Martin Sanders
    August 18th, 2009 at 19:12

    what an amazing collection. Most of them are for design rather than comfort :)

     
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    #41
    web design company
    August 22nd, 2009 at 08:29

    nice collection of chairs , i like the fist one it is color is very nice

     
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    #42
    yatin
    August 23rd, 2009 at 16:23

    amazing and creative chairs ……..

     
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    #43
    bonggarrido
    September 1st, 2009 at 09:57

    sorry, but i’m on my way to a carpentry shop to have some of the designs copied. LOL. i sooo most like the chair with the built-in bookshelves on, very practical. Sitting on books never looked this good!

     
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    #44
    web design company
    September 30th, 2009 at 16:21

    amazing collection of chairs, great creativity :)

     
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    #45
    Paul
    October 24th, 2009 at 14:46

    Design and comfort don’t always go hand in hand. The child in me loves the gloss red chair at the end.

     
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    #46
    liner
    November 13th, 2009 at 17:04

    look here, there is also a very creative chair

    http://www.3d-chair.com

     
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    #47
    Codephase
    April 15th, 2010 at 23:18

    great collection, but some might make your butt hurt a little

     
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    #48
    Deanna Schrayer
    April 15th, 2010 at 23:27

    I have got to have that bookshelf chair and stool! Love it!

     
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    #49
    mian jamil
    April 28th, 2010 at 23:10

    good chairs

     
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    #50
    DIY weB duDe
    May 26th, 2010 at 14:24

    wow, damn, talk about inspiration! Don’t even know which to choose, so many cool abstract idea’s.

     
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    #51
    Ben
    August 2nd, 2010 at 04:17

    Wow there awesome, some really strange stuff there

     
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    #52
    Interior Design
    August 18th, 2010 at 07:56

    That’s an awesome collection, I haven’t seen most of them before. The bookcase cum chair is the one I find most innovative, it makes good use of the space available..

     
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