Read more. We've grown, learned, listened, and kept our customer needs at the core of our bu The crackle of BBQs being fired up. A cold one being cracked open. The well-timed delivery of a dad joke. A Brief History on the Bean Bag. The popular bean bags of the s were cheaper products with lower quality covers and beans that flattened rather quickly. They were inexpensive, and millions were sold. The bean bag chairs of the s matched the aesthetic of that era: bold, bright colors and lively prints.
In the s many companies shifted their manufacturing to China and other foreign countries where material costs were very low and labor was cheap. The only thing manufacturers cared about was how cheaply and quickly they could make bean bags. Mass production of low-quality products was the craze. During this period and into the s, bean bags were stagnant. The sales of bean bag chairs flattened, just like the expanded polysterene EPS they were filled with.
It seemed as if bean bag chairs might go the way of lava lamps, pet rocks, moon boots, and other fads. But a big change was around the corner, and that resurgence was called Most "bean" bag chairs are filled with polysterene beans. Those little "pellets" are cheap to make and easy to blow into any shape.
But they don't last long. Eventually, after being squashed and sat on many times, they will flatten. It's science. However, the target market for the chair was people belonging to or identifying with the hippie culture that started in the United States and had spread to Europe. The hippies were known to be very relaxed, and they were not interested in conforming to the norms established by previous generations.
Thus, bean bag chairs fit with their culture perfectly. In the s, bean bags were at the height of their popularity. A large number of manufacturers was producing them. Although some consisted of leather, newer materials, such as nylon and polyester, were commonly being used. Also, other alternate elements for filling bean bags appeared. Many of the first bean bags used pellets made of PVC or extruded polystyrene, but during the s, expanded polystyrene EPS was discovered to be more resilient and durable.
Most of the bean bags manufactured during this era were spherical, and they often featured bright colours and busy designs. However, very few used high-quality materials, such as those used for the Sacco. Most of them comprised of cheap, inexpensive materials that made them increasingly affordable. During the s and s, the popularity of bean bags declined significantly in popularity. But they were still being manufactured by several companies.
At this time, only cheap bean bags were available, and the deaths of several children were a result of these unsafe products. These infant deaths prompted federal authorities in the United States, Europe and Australia to adopt new manufacturing safety standards. These standards included safety mechanisms to prevent children from opening them, climbing inside and suffocating on the beads.
Today, bean bags are just as safe as any other type of furniture, and they are experiencing a strong resurgence in popularity. Below are the people you have to thank for the invention of such a comfy piece of furniture and how it came to fruition. It is considered a predecessor to the bean bag chair, as it did not actually contain beads — it was instead filled with blocks of foam as the cushioning material. The chair is now a part of the permanent collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
According to the Patent — FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a chair device according to one embodiment of the invention and illustrating the arrangement of the dome and panel sections.
The designers were asked to create a chair that was unique yet aesthetically pleasing, easy to maintain and comfortable. So we said think of a chair that will allow for these functions. Although it went against these design specifications in some ways — it was shapeless, but when full the shell had the shape of a pear, and it was not made of plastic, but rather from leather this being a material that Italian designers took in their pride, and the Sacco was made to be proud of its Italian heritage.
They were being produced by a large number of factories worldwide and being sold in department stores all over the world. You could almost guarantee that you could walk into any household in any First World country and find a bean bag somewhere in their house. Many of these chairs were still the Sacco, but many were also being produced by other manufacturers using new fabrics, including nylon or even more affordable versions such as polyester. The popular colours and designs of the time were bright and busy, whilst most bean bags remained spherical in design.
Bean bag chairs were not only popular with consumers because they were so comfortable, but they also became popular with professional interior designers and decorators as they were so lightweight and flexible. Therapists and carers also began noticing that they were helping children with sensory-integration issues , and Doctors were recommending them for patients to assist them with recovering from back surgery. Bean bags had a bit of a bouncy ride throughout these two decades.
However, they were still being manufactured by several companies, particularly the cheap bean bags. As a result of these unsafe products, unfortunately several children were injured and even died from suffocation when they climbed inside the bean bag and inhaled the filling. As well as its traditional spherical shape, it began being made in many different shapes and sizes such as sofas, recliners and beds.
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