Clockwise from top left: Pocket by Roberto Cantarutti, Honeycomb by Albert Meda, Campaign by Jim Zivic, Ciak by Resource Furniture and Terai by Anthropologie
This is one stop shopping for folding chairs. With Small Cool contest moving to a big conclusion this week (the final four of the Smallest Coolest Home Contest are up today!), we need a new post on one of the most important space savers on earth: the folding chair. For this year, I've updated the list based on your comments and added a number of posts that we've written on the subject that have also been very popular. Enjoy!
Folding Chair Posts:
• How To: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs with 23 Comments
• DIY Inspiration: Colorfully Upholstered Folding Chairs with 9 Comments
• Folding Chairs, Five Ways with 7 Comments
• Outdoor Folding Chairs with 8 Comments
Past Lists:
• Top 10 Folding Chairs of 2006 with 25 Comments
• Best Folding Chairs 2009 (cheap folding chairs too) with 9 Comments
• Best Folding Chairs 2008 with 2 Comments
Around the Web:
• 10 folding chairs to seat party guests in style - The LA Times
• Good, Better, Best: Folding Dining Chairs - CasaSugar
Got a good one? Email me: maxwell @ apartmenttherapy . com.
Lina & Terje
Get The Job Done
>> Bistro Folding Chair from Conran ($89)
>> Beechwood Folders from Target ($149)
>> Lina Folding Chair ($150)
>> Terje by Ikea ($14.99)
Fol.d & Air Chair
More Style
>> Pocket Folding Chair by Roberto Cantarutti at Conran ($99)
>> Ciak by Resource Furniture (leather seat and solid cherry frame) ($398)
>> Honeycomb Chair by Albert Meda for Kartell ($329)
>> Terai folding chairs by Anthropologie ($198)
>> Skip Chair by Franco Bertoli and Max Pajetta ($145)
>> Air Chair by Jasper Morrison ($336)
>> Alu Chair by Calligaris ($116)
>> Fol.d Folding Chair ($340)
Special Cases
The Olivia & The Clarity Folding Chair
>> Olivia "Coat Hanger" Folding Chairs
>> Clarity Acrylic Folding Chairs - for those who want their chairs to also be invisible! ($150)
Gae Aulenti April & Isis Chair
Super Designy
>> Campaign folding chair by Jim Zivic (at Ralph Pucci)
>> Stitch Chair by Adam Goodrum
>> The Pick Chair from Studio Dror
>> The ISIS chair from designer Jake Phipps is the world's thinnest folding chair at just 3 cm thick.
>> Folding Clip Chair by Blasius Osko & Oliver Deichman
>> Dolly Folding Chair by Antonio Citterio with Oliver làw
>> Gae Aulenti April Folding Chair
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Thanks! As a musician, I need lots of chairs for rehearsals that are completely in the way the rest of the time. I can't wait to invest in some of these!
I love the clear folding chair - there is something reassuring about being able to take it into every room without it looking distracting that i love about it. I belive its $150 for 2 too...not bad.
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The Olivia Coat Hanger Chair is brilliant!
The biggest problem with folding chairs, is where to put them when they're folded. Problem solved!
The Lina folding chair has always been my favorite. And it's good, solid construction that will last you for years!
I have had an equivalent of the Ciak folding chair for years. My version started out as an import from Poland with a cane seat. They've worked wonderfully. No wonder a high end source has adapted them.
I'm in the middle of following the DIY upholstered chair directions -- so far, so good!
I have four of the Terai chairs from Anthro - they are absolutely beautiful. And comfy too!
oh man. that CIAK chair is sweet.
if i were to win the lotto.. i wouldnt mind paying $400 for a folding chair.
I LOVE the Olivia "coat hanger" folding chair, it is so clever and functional. I clicked on the link which led me to an awesome site but couldn't find the chair. Did several google searches, and still no chair. Can anyone help me?
http://www.foldingchairsandmore.com