Ever wonder about the history of bean bag chairs and bean bag furniture? We all know what bean bags are, but where did they come from? How have bean bags changed?

Here you will find everything about bean bag chairs and bean bags furniture - including safety concerns, history, interesting uses, celebrity news, and more! The goal is 100+ facts, so visit us often as we (and you) add to the list!

If you don't read the whole list, DON'T skip bean bag chairs shopping and safety!

Since you probably found us while shopping for bean bag chairs furniture, we put the SHOPPING section first for your convenience. We've compared bean bag chairs for you and recommend...

• AHH! Products is the original maker of bean bag chairs with removable, washable covers PLUS water-repellent liners made of microfiber. All made in USA in hundreds of styles. Very high quality! Meets or exceeds US flammability and labeling standards.
  
  
• They also sell bean bag chair covers, bean bag refills, and bean bag liners.
  
  
• Find hundreds of bean bag chairs in denim, corduroy, fleece, velvet, fur, child and adult prints, even high-end home decor fabrics!

 

• Since we love their bean bag furniture, we applied to be an authorized affiliate... we were approved!

(Sample AHH! bean bag chairs - they have solid colors too)

When shopping for bean bag chairs furniture, make sure to ask these questions. Don't buy bean bag chairs furniture from any high-pressure sales reps. Quality bean bag chairs should last years.

• How long is the bean bag chair warranty and what does it cover?

• Is shipping paid for repairing defect bean bag chairs?
  
  
• Is there a machine-washable bean bag chair cover?
  
  
• Is there a separate liner that holds the bean bag filling?

• What is the bean bag liner made of? (water-repellent is best)

• What is the return, exchange policy?

• Are the bean bag chairs made in the USA?

• What do the seams look like? Are they easy to see or hidden?

• Are the bean bag chairs seams double stitched?

• Does the bean bag liner have a child resistent zipper?

• How long does it take to ship and receive the bean bag chairs?

• Can you buy more bean bag filling?

• Can you get swatches free to see the bean bag chair fabrics?

• Can you get customer testimonials about the bean bag chairs?

The bean bag chair company we recommend above uses child-resistent zippers on their bean bag chairs to keep children out of the filling. These safety recalls do not apply to AHH! Products inc.

• March 16, 1995, WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its ongoing investigation of deaths and injuries associated with zippered bean bag chairs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a major cooperative repair program for at least 10 million zippered bean bag chairs. In some cases, the children unzipped the bean bags, crawled inside, and suffocated from inhaling the pellets of foam filling. In other cases, children choked while playing with escaping, adhering pellets which clogged their mouths and noses.

  
  
  The following companies are participating in this voluntary corrective action program:
  
  

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• October 2002, LOS ANGELES, CA - "The Standard", a hip hotel that caters to such stars as Britney Spears and Robin Williams, has stark white rooms stocked with metal beds and bean bag chairs. So-called "Rehab Chic"!

 

• 2002, SALT LAKE CITY, UT - the athletes of the Winter Olympics made a special request for velvet bean bag chairs in small and extra large sizes for their lounge.

 

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Excerpts courtesy of AHH! Products - Bean Bag Chairs Furniture Fun Facts.

• NINTENDO SEATS - Bean bag chairs are great seats for playing video games. They get your child off the floor, and are more comfy than a pillow or a regular framed chair. And, you can store the bean bag chairs in the closet when not in use.
  

 

• THERAPY - Owners of bean bag chairs said their occupational therapists suggested they use bean bag chairs to help their child with sensory-integration problems. Bean bag chairs are a warm, safe place for children when used properly.

 

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• In 1967, a dome-shaped foam chair was designed by Roger Dean and produced by the furniture firm called Hille. This chair, called the "Sea Urchin", was made of 12 sections of foam glued together and covered with fur.

 

• In 1968, another soft, pliable chair was created by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for the furniture firm Cassina, called the "Ciprea". These foam chairs were precursors of the first bean bag chairs and bean bags furniture.

 

• In 1969, the first bean bag chair was created by Italien designers Gatti, Paolini and Teodora for the furniture firm Zanotta. They became famous almost overnight thanks to these bean bag chairs.

 

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• We couldn't find the first bean bag chairs patent when we searched the U.S. Patent Office database. We assume that the first bean bag chairs patent was filed in Italy. If we find more info on this, we will add it!

 

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