2025 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Colby Lounge Chair

Entrant

FurnitureSmith

Category

Furniture Design - Seating & Comfort

Client's Name

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Country / Region

United States

About The Entry

Meet the Colby chair: a whimsical, playful chair designed to ignite joy and creativity in children and adults. Inspired by shapes that echo the human form, its soft rounded elliptical design invites people to explore various seating positions and engage in imaginative play. Enhanced by vibrant Alcantara fabric coverings, the Colby chair adds personality to any environment, making it versatile for both residential and commercial spaces.

The Colby chair invites natural, intuitive interaction through its soft, rounded shapes that invite people to interact with the chair in different ways. Users can sit traditionally, lounge sideways, or curl up. Children instinctively explore different positions and use the sturdy aluminum legs as climbing aids to reach the seat, turning furniture into playground equipment. The elliptical cushions cradle the body comfortably in any position. Parents appreciate how the design withstands climbing and bouncing while encouraging creative, active sitting that keeps children engaged. Sized to fit more than one, the Colby Lounge Chair is perfect for storytime with room for parent and child.

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Credits

FurnitureSmith
Cameron Smith
Mechanical Engineer/Product Creation Studio
Ilia Timonin
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