Despite their casual appearance, bean bag chairs are ergonomically designed to support your back and provide lumbar support. They are also flexible and can be shaped to suit your body. They can also help correct poor posture and reduce back pain, headaches and eye strain associated with sitting in traditional office furniture for long periods of time.
When shopping for a bean bag desk chair, look for one that is filled with a sustainable material. Paige Anderson, an interior designer at Nitido Design, says that most bean bags are filled with polystyrene beads, which are cheap and lightweight but not biodegradable and can be harmful to the environment if they aren’t disposed of properly. She recommends looking for bean bags that are filled with shredded memory foam or recycled polyester.
Bean bags come in all shapes and sizes, from small simple designs that stay true to their original concept to large bed-like loungers and doubly big bean bag sofas. Some of them are even structured to offer superior levels of support, incorporating bespoke flexible fabrics and panels.
This kid-size beanbag chair from ComfyBean can be filled with your choice of materials, including 100 percent natural latex, pre-consumer recycled shredded foam, or a combination of the two the brand calls Superfill. It’s machine-washable and can be customized with your child’s name, which makes it a fun alternative to clunky school desk chairs. When tested, it fully expanded within a few hours and offered good support in most positions, though Trolio noticed that it took a while for the slight “foam wrapped in plastic” smell to dissipate.