Ikea’s new inflatable chair doesn’t look like an inflatable chair

Source: The Verge

Overview

The PS 2026 easy chair is made from two fabric‑wrapped air chambers with a steel frame.

Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual company event on May 13. One of the pieces is an inflatable chair that looks nothing like the cheap, lumpy inflatables popularized in the 1990s.

Background

This isn’t the first time Ikea’s designers have experimented with inflatable furniture. The Ikea Museum website hosts an entire page dedicated to what it calls an “idea that fell flat.” In 2000 the furniture maker introduced its inflatable Rolig easy chair and Innerlig sofa, but they were expensive and suffered from leaky valves, causing both pieces to slowly deflate.

References

• Full story at The Verge