Chair

Swedish inventor Simone Giertz, famously known as the “Queen of Shitty Robots,” has launched her new product on Kickstarter: the Laundry Chair. It’s a clever solution for anyone who uses their chairs to store clothes (so, pretty much all of us).

I sat down expecting a chair and instead went for a rainbow ride through the clouds. The LiberNovo Omni is absurdly comfortable and I'm afraid it's officially ruined future seat reviews.

We spend way too long in front of screens, so a good desk chair matters. I'm 100% function over form – I'll take comfort over looks any day. It could be hand-crafted from unobtanium and unicorn pelts, but if it's not comfy, I'm out. Here's my review.

Following up on its portable hammock stand, Anymaka is introducing the new Portable Swing Chair, an equally fast-pitching piece of kit that slims the hammock down to solo chair size. Bring it on all your outdoor adventures or use it at home.

Nemo is updating its much-loved Stargaze Recliner hammock-style freestanding camping chair with a new model that benefits from instant setup and a slashed price. The Stargaze Evo-X packs the same comfort without the extra work.

A Singapore startup recently launched an e-mobility concept that looks like an unhappy marriage between an office chair and a mobility scooter. The Strutt ev1 sports a sensor array and smart algorithms that feed into a built-in drive-assist system.

Having to stand for long periods of time can be a drag, but so can carrying a full-size folding chair everywhere you go. The Sitpack Zen offers a telescoping one-legged alternative, and it's now being offered in a new-and-improved form.

An innovative company has done away with the one-size-fits-all model, with a chair that is more like a furniture Transformer, letting you adapt it to your needs, rather than you having to adapt to it. It's also as stylish as it is functional.

The Expandy is a single piece of furniture that can be expanded width-wise to serve three purposes. Simply by pulling on it from one end, users are able to convert it from an armchair to a loveseat to a sofa.

If you're sitting outside on a hot day, a sun shade will only help keep you cool to a limited extent. The ecto system goes further, by pumping ice water through your outdoor chair or seat cushion.

With the all-new Moonlite Elite, Nemo looks to create a backpacking chair that's equal parts lightweight and comfortable. The Elite is extremely light and packable but still offers a comfort-boosting recline function similar to the original Moonlite.

Sitpack's latest six-figure crowdfunder looks to launch the Campster 2, a fast, low version of the ultra-portable Campster chair. The new model packs down to the size of a bottle, sets up in 5 seconds and provides a comfy sit, on or off the map.