Spread from Fleeting Seating: The Slightly Uncomfortable Chair Collection

My love of chairs is no secret, but the ones featured in Fleeting Seating: The Slightly Uncomfortable Chair Collection might challenge my affections just a bit.

The idea struck Louis-Thomas Pelletier of creative agency Sid Lee when he realized he’d been spending too much time in meetings, thanks in part to his comfy Aeron chair.

In hopes of increasing efficiency  (i.e., shortening duration), chairs like the Gottago (the back leans slightly forward, urging you out) and Space Invader (with an uncomfortable pointed ridge on the seat) were born.

I’m especially fond of the booklet, with a group portrait of the chairs relegated to a “Island of Misfit Toys” conference room.

(via CR Blog).