Flexible Love: The Eco-friendly Chair

I always enjoy a good visit to the ROM. On this particular occasion, I dropped into the gift shop to nose around and found some real beauties. One that caught my eye was an environmentally friendly, innovative design that can seat not just one person, but many.

Hello, Flexible Love Earth8:


This amazing chair is made of recycled paper and wood waste. It has an accordion like structure that expands in the round or stretches out to accommodate 8 people (up to 2112 lbs)! To reduce the green footprint, the seat is constructed using 'pre-existing manufacturing processes'. It's made by a company called Pinzaan CO, Ltd. and was designed by a young Taiwanese designer Chishen Ciu. He was inspired in his hometown of Miaoli, which is heavily into industrial manufacturing. He was working in a factory when he stumbled upon a honeycomb cardboard box insert and had an aha! moment. The structure was the basis for the chair.


The manufacturer also produces Flexible Love Virgin 20 (huge), Earth16 (coming soon in white). You can learn more by looking here. The ROM carries only the pictured version and the price is not for the faint of heart:

However, it's an unique concept, an incredible chair and I covet it. It's also surprisingly comfortable and easily portable.


Now, it's my goal to one day sit in a precursor to this lovely seat-a Frank Ghery Wiggle Chair but this was a great beginning. You'll find it near the front of the ROM gift shop, which is located at Bloor & Avenue, close to Museum Stn.

Happy sitting.