# Cheap Plastic Armchairs Front Design By Pearl | Published 2008-05-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leather-and-white-plastic-chairs-front References: [designspotter](http://www.designspotter.com/product/2008/05/Leather-Plastic-Chair.html) & [frontdesign.se](http://www.frontdesign.se/) Nobody knows who designed the first [white plastic chair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-lite-chair), but now they are practically everywhere. They have several good features - they're light, cheap, stackable and easy to clean. If you can look past the plastic, they are well designed in shape and style. But their very blandness makes them oh-so-boring and their sheer popularity makes them common. So the Swedish **Front Design Group** has revamped them with [leather upholstery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icon-chair), making the humble white chair into an “exclusive armchair” and a a little more comfortable. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, 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 - **Leather Upholstered Armchairs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the market demand for leather upholstered armchairs and develop unique designs that combine style and comfort. - **Revamping Existing Furniture Designs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reimagine and redesign popular furniture pieces to make them more exclusive and appealing to consumers. - **Customizable Stackable Chairs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a line of stackable chairs that allow customers to easily customize and personalize the design to fit their preferences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce advanced manufacturing techniques to increase productivity and reduce costs in the production of furniture. - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative interior design concepts that incorporate versatile and stylish furniture pieces to enhance the overall aesthetic of spaces. - **Retail and E-commerce:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create an online platform that offers a wide range of unique and customizable furniture options to cater to the evolving preferences and demands of consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fiberglass Mid-Century Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/panton-chair.md) - [Recycled Mid-Century Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eames-shell-chairs.md) - [Dynamic Outdoor Upholstered Armchairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/africa-collection.md) - [Ergonomic Polyurethane Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arfinio-chair.md) - [Minimal Upholstered Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sacha-chair.md) - [Quirky Postmodern Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ebba-armchair.md) - [Padded Upright Vibrant Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fender-chair.md) - [Updated Midcentury Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fiberglass-shell-chairs.md) - [Sculptural Recycled Plastic Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-chair.md)