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The flexible love paper seat

Mira Bangel

paper seat flexible love

A student from Taiwan invented this paper seat called ‘Flexible Love’.


This seat can expanded to a bench for 16 people and is impressively flexible. It has been produced from widely-available and low-cost recycled materials. The impact on the environment by the production of such a seat is incredibly low. Watch the video below to see how flexible this bench is:



For more informatin visit the Flexible Love website.

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5 Responses to “The flexible love paper seat”

  • Inge Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 11:54 am

    Waauw, amazing…where do they sell it?

  • Mira Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 12:48 am

    Here you can buy it: http://www.myfab.com/PasserUneCommande,392,1831,FlexibleLove.aspx

    Thanks for the link, Greg :)

    Cheers,
    Mira

  • Simone Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

    We have one here in the Hub and I must say it was a bit of a downer: when it arrived it didn’t want to fold out. We tried to stretch it out tying it with a rope and putting a stick in between overnight. It did stretch out a bit, but not as much as it promised. We ordered the one for 8 people, now after all this hussle it still only sits 4 people.
    And guess what, now it doesn’t fold anymore… :(
    Also after sitting on it only twice it already showed traces and now after we had it for 4 weeks it looks really shabby.
    Great concept, but definitely still a way to go in the production!

  • hans Says:
    March 2nd, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    The way it bends and folds on the website looks amazing, I wondered how they combine this flexibility with the rigidity it needs to be sat on without leaning to the side and collapsing. I did have the impression that the surface is probably too hard to be really comfortable … seems to be more of a concept prototype than usable furniture …

  • weilin8 Says:
    April 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    Our company, H&W Trading, sales this product in the Northern America market. I would like to provide some tip/info regarding the chair. We have always recommended our customers to fully stretch the chair a few times to loose up the paper. That would give you more pleasant experience since the paper is compacted out of production. Regarding the trace mark on surface after sitting on it, the mark evens out on the chair over time. In addition, many customers would decorate with fabric or pillow. For more information, you may contact us at http://www.haoweitrading.com.

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