{"id":732803,"date":"2026-06-11T18:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:20:25","slug":"a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/","title":{"rendered":"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36511937939\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36511937939\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629728\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-00.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>I have a complicated relationship with folding chairs. Not a hostile one, just complicated. They are one of those objects that exist in a permanent state of apology: useful when you need them, embarrassing when you don\u2019t, and almost always the first thing you hide before company arrives. The folding chair has never quite managed to transcend its reputation as a placeholder for \u201creal\u201d furniture, and for decades, most designers haven\u2019t really bothered trying. That\u2019s what made the Kael Walnut Folding Chair by Esspur stop me mid-scroll.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t announce itself as a folding chair. If you saw it sitting in someone\u2019s dining room, you\u2019d probably assume it was a permanent fixture, a considered purchase, a statement piece. The seat and curved backrest are solid walnut, warm in tone and shaped to suggest permanence rather than portability. The frame is polished stainless steel, slim and structured without feeling cold or industrial. Taken together, the chair reads more like something you\u2019d find in a well-edited boutique hotel lobby than something you\u2019d unfold for a dinner party and tuck back behind a door before your guests could notice. The proportions are right. The materials are at least photographically convincing. And the overall silhouette holds a kind of quiet confidence that most folding chairs never come close to.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esspur.com\/products\/es9527010007?srsltid=AfmBOoq3s6pN22ZX80acMV4VSbI0oK47IkkUP96rF5p1CmdRsslnwfbq\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Esspur<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629729\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629729\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"9342fb7fcc1cfa99508df213-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"9342fb7fcc1cfa99508df213-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629730\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629730\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The design carries echoes of mid-century classics, and those references don\u2019t feel like a stretch. There\u2019s a rotational elegance to how the chair collapses that feels deliberate, almost theatrical, as if the whole point of the folding mechanism is to be watched. That\u2019s not a common quality in budget-adjacent furniture. Most folding chairs fold in the most graceless way possible, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of clicks and reversals that feel like you\u2019re solving a problem rather than using a product. The Kael seems to understand that the fold is part of the design, not an afterthought.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629733\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629733\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"9342fb7fcc1cfa99508df213-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"9342fb7fcc1cfa99508df213-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629734\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629734\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Esspur is a brand with virtually no history and no disclosed location, and their online presence raises more questions than it answers. The product de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion calls the seat and backrest solid wood in one place, then references veneer craftsmanship in the fine print. I think that\u2019s worth sitting with for a moment. We live in an era of very convincing product photography, and the gap between how something looks on a screen and how it feels in your hands has never been wider. The walnut might be veneer rather than solid. The steel might feel lighter than it looks. These are legitimate concerns, and if you\u2019re the kind of person who expects heirloom-grade furniture, this probably isn\u2019t it. Shopping from an unknown brand with no verifiable track record is always a calculated risk.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629731\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629731\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629732\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629732\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the thing I keep turning over: the idea itself is nearly flawless. Whatever the material quality ends up being, someone thought carefully about the problem of the folding chair and came up with a solution that doesn\u2019t feel like a compromise. The design respects the object. It doesn\u2019t try to disguise the fact that it folds; the mechanism is visible, structural, part of the aesthetic. But it also doesn\u2019t apologize for it. That\u2019s a harder line to walk than it looks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629735\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629735\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For anyone living in a city apartment, a studio, or a home where space is a constant negotiation, the Kael makes a quiet argument: good design shouldn\u2019t require a permanent footprint. The best extra chair is one you\u2019d want to leave out even when you don\u2019t need it. Most folding chairs fail that test spectacularly. This one, at least in concept, passes with something to spare.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629736\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629736\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Whether Esspur refines the build quality over time or quietly disappears from the internet, the design itself has already done something useful. It\u2019s asked the right question: what if the folding chair wasn\u2019t the awkward option, but the intentional one? It\u2019s a question the furniture industry hasn\u2019t had much urgency to answer. Maybe now it does.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629737\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-629737\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"A Folding Chair Designed to Stay Out, Not Hide Away\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"yanko-preferred-source\" style=\"margin: 24px 0 16px; text-align: center;\">\n        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=yankodesign.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background:#000;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:0;padding:12px 20px;font-size:11px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;transition:background 0.2s\" onmouseover=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; this.style.background='#1a73e8'\" onmouseout=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; this.style.background='#000'\" data-cf-modified-9342fb7fcc1cfa99508df213-=\"\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\"><path d=\"M22.56 12.25c0-.78-.07-1.53-.2-2.25H12v4.26h5.92a5.06 5.06 0 0 1-2.2 3.32v2.77h3.57c2.08-1.92 3.28-4.74 3.28-8.1z\" fill=\"#4285F4\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 23c2.97 0 5.46-.98 7.28-2.66l-3.57-2.77c-.98.66-2.23 1.06-3.71 1.06-2.86 0-5.29-1.93-6.16-4.53H2.18v2.84C3.99 20.53 7.7 23 12 23z\" fill=\"#34A853\"><\/path><path d=\"M5.84 14.09c-.22-.66-.35-1.36-.35-2.09s.13-1.43.35-2.09V7.07H2.18C1.43 8.55 1 10.22 1 12s.43 3.45 1.18 4.93l2.85-2.22.81-.62z\" fill=\"#FBBC05\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 5.38c1.62 0 3.06.56 4.21 1.64l3.15-3.15C17.45 2.09 14.97 1 12 1 7.7 1 3.99 3.47 2.18 7.07l3.66 2.84c.87-2.6 3.3-4.53 6.16-4.53z\" fill=\"#EA4335\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n            Add as a preferred source on Google<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHARE\"><\/span>SHARE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-facebook-629727\" hidden>Share on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-x\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-x-629727\" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>X<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-pinterest-629727\" hidden>Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pinterest<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-reddit\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-reddit-629727\" hidden>Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Reddit<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-linkedin-629727\" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tumblr\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-tumblr-629727\" hidden>Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Tumblr<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-email-629727\" hidden>Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-print\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-print-629727\" hidden>Print (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Print<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharing-hidden\">\n<div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-telegram\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-telegram-629727\" hidden>Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Telegram<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-threads\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-threads-629727\" hidden>Share on Threads (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Threads<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-whatsapp-629727\" hidden>Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>WhatsApp<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-mastodon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-mastodon-629727\" hidden>Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mastodon<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-bluesky\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-bluesky-629727\" hidden>Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bluesky<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-nextdoor\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-nextdoor-629727\" hidden>Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nextdoor<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n                            <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                <span>Ida Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/06\/11\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a complicated relationship with folding chairs. Not a hostile one, just complicated. They are one of those objects that exist in a permanent state of apology: useful when you need them, embarrassing when you don\u2019t, and almost always the first thing you hide before company arrives. The folding chair has never quite managed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":732804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/06\/a-folding-chair-designed-to-stay-out-not-hide-away\/kael-walnut-00.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[121912,121324,131423],"class_list":["post-732803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-chairs","tag-foldable","tag-folding-chair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}