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Luxurious Bean Bags

The Marie Chair by Antoinette Bader is Modern and Mature

— February 27, 2013 — Art & Design
The Marie Chair is like a modernized bean bag chair. More than that, it has been given a luxurious update, one that could easily fit into a classy chic home without making the living room suddenly feel like a children's playroom.

Interestingly enough, the Marie Chair is more than meets the eye. While the shape is familiar, the structured appearance makes it look as though it retains a static position. Nevertheless, the same utilizes triangular, leather padded sections that gives the Marie Chair a mature appeal helps to facilitate a number of different shapes that it can comfortably conform to.

Designed by Zurich- and Vienna-based Antoinette Bader, the Marie Chair was the recent winner of the Interior Innovation Award. It is available in various colors.
Trend Themes
1. Luxurious Bean Bags - The Marie Chair by Antoinette Bader showcases new possibilities for a classic furniture item to be modernized and made more mature.
2. Structured Bean Bags - The triangular, leather padded sections of the Marie Chair present a fresh opportunity to update the traditional bean bag with more grown-up features.
3. Multi-functional Bean Bags - The Marie Chair's ability to conform to different shapes highlights an opportunity to create bean bags that can serve multiple purposes.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design - Furniture designers can explore ways to update classic items like bean bags to make them more appealing to an adult audience.
2. Luxury Home Goods - The luxurious features of the Marie Chair presents an opportunity for luxury home good brands to expand their product range and reach wider audiences.
3. Interior Design Services - The multi-functional aspects of the Marie Chair show how interior designers can incorporate versatile furniture items into a variety of living spaces.
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