# Flexible Geometric Seats The 'Flex Chair' Shifts and Reclines to Offer the Ideal Level of Comfort By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-06-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flex-chair References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2017/06/14/a-chair-designed-to-surprise-you/) The 'Flex Chair' is a piece of furniture crafted using plywood and felt that features a bending design that makes it capable of undulating against the weight of a person to provide a very relaxed sitting experience. Looking somewhat rigid, the chair actually provides a distinctly comfortable sitting experience thanks to the [flexible design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freedom-chair) in order to make it a designer piece of furniture that you actually want to sit in. The 'Flex Chair' is the design work of Honglin Liu and allows you to sit in a [variety of different positions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newtral-freedom-x) in order to help you reach the maximum level of comfort possible. This makes it suitable for [modernly designed spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tanuvi-hegde) without having to force sitters to feel uncomfortable or rigid. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Flexible Furniture Design:** Innovative designers can explore flexible materials and undulating designs to create furniture that adjusts to the user's needs. - **Versatile Seating Solutions:** Companies can create adaptable furniture that caters to a variety of sitting positions to provide maximum comfort to users. - **Comfortable Designer Furniture:** Designers can shift focus towards creating furniture that is aesthetically pleasing yet comfortable to sit in, using unconventional materials and designs. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Furniture manufacturers can innovate more with flexible materials and design to cater to modern spaces and provide quality comfort to users. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can incorporate versatile furniture that offers multiple seating positions to improve the comfort and aesthetics of modern spaces. - **Industrial Design:** Industrial designers can explore unconventional materials and undulating designs to create functional, designer furniture that integrates comfort and aesthetics. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Naturalistic Grass-Inspired Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-flip-chair.md) - [Sleek Ergonomic Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oc14.md) - [Adjustable Position Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switch2-chair.md) - [Hybrid Sit-Stand Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lean-on-chair-concept.md) - [Flatpack Ultra-Modular Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nebula-chair.md) - [Flexing Ergonomic Dining Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noho-move-chair.md) - [Shapeshifting Spine-Like Work Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spine-chair.md) - [Modernized Rocking Chair Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nodding-chair.md) - [Adventurous Versatile Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipster-seat.md)