![]() A range of shapes, sizes and colours can be mixed and matched on the patio and in the pool. Our range of water-proof designer outdoor bean bags can be used to create a resort-style outdoor area that would be the envy of any five-star resort. Giant bean bags are also used as a low-cost alternative to buying a sofa or couch – something that many young people setting up their first home fully appreciate.īean Bags also shine in the outdoors. You'll discover that a fashionable bean bag will help you relax, improve your performance at work and it may even help you sleep better because bean bags mould to the shape of your body there a numerous health benefits.īeing able to move them around quickly and easily is another huge advantage, especially in smaller rooms, or when you have a house full and need temporary extra seating. One of our recent projects included a collection of designer leather beanbags using a variety of sustainably harvested natural hides, for a very special cinema room.īut as a measure of exactly how much respect the humble bean bag is attracting from designers, we can’t go past the case of popular US designer, Alexander Wang whose premiere furniture collection included a black leather beanbag resting on a brass base for a cool $8,800 US dollars!īean Bags not only look good, but they are also incredibly comfortable and supportive. If you can conceive it, we can make it for you. Have a vision? Then the Bean Bags R Us design team are your perfect match. Our designer outdoor beanbags are used by numerous resorts in the Maldives including Velassaru, Kudadoo, Huawalhi Resort, Amilla Fushi. We have also worked with the interior designers who fit out Ronald McDonald House and supplied designer bean bags to P&O Cruise Ships for their kids’ area. We are proud to work with the interior designers who fit out the Mater Prize Homes. ![]() We can design and manufacture custom beanbags to just about any size or specification.* We have a dedicated commercial team working with architects and interior designers on commercial projects such as: Interior Designers from around the world call us when they need beanbags for special projects. Plus modern fabrics mean that Bean bags come in an amazing array of shapes, sizes and materials including leather, suede, corduroy, lambswool, faux fur, and cotton canvas or weather-proof polyester for outdoors. Today, beanbags are back on trend with a vengeance and are a go-to favourite for creating chic and stylish environments with the added benefit of supreme comfort. The first beanbag chair was titled ‘The Sacco’, it was a pear-shaped leather bag filled with styrofoam beads. The company's owners noticed staff sitting on these bags that were filled with styrofoam whilst on their coffee breaks. This now famous piece of furniture is symbolic of the sixties. ![]() Since their inception in 1969, bean bags have become globally recognised. They were first manufactured by an Italian company Zanotta. Bean bags are the invention of three famous Italian designers, Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini and Franco Teodoro. The use of bags filled with styrofoam beans as furniture, however, can be firmly established at 1969. ![]() Others trace their origins back to Native Americans, who used pig bladders full of dried beans in a game, and as training tools in ancient China by students of Tai Chi. The Egyptians used them for games as well as seating and they were the choice of the world's first jugglers. Back then the choice of filling was rice, pebbles or beans. Around two thousand BC, the Egyptians created using leather, some small, circular bags. Legend has it that long before the designers of the sixties came up with the idea, the ancient Egyptians beat them to it. ![]() Some historians, however, believe that bean bag roots go much further back to Ancient Egypt. This flexible piece of soft furniture is arguably one of the most recognisable symbols of those revolutionary times, when culture and society was changed forever. The bean bag as we know it today is a style icon of the 60’s & 70’s when hippies were embracing flower power, beatniks were discussing philosophy in dark cafes, folk music was top of the charts, and ‘free love’ was there for the taking. ![]()
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