Metamorphic Chair-Stool-Side table
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This chair by John Reeves is remarkable. A stool becomes a chair and vice versa, simply by lifting or lowering the seat back. Several chairs can be stacked as stools, which takes up a very small footprint indeed. Perhaps this same idea has been employed before, but I’d reckon it would be hard to find a sample with the same degree of thoughtful design and simplicity. (Update: price is $495 now, compared to $395 in 2010.)
![Metamorphic Chair-Stool-Side table](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/g15iRMi3fxjthxvX1L1DIg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcwNQ--/http://yre.zenfs.com/en_us/cms/homes/BetterLiving/metamorphic-chair-2.jpg)
![Metamorphic Chair](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/54IIDD8PO8vjakgCB5GkrQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcwNQ--/http://yre.zenfs.com/en_us/cms/homes/BetterLiving/metamorphic-chair.jpg)
![Metamorphic Stool](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Fq3v_lKS6pSmuF30VxpHMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcwNQ--/http://yre.zenfs.com/en_us/cms/homes/BetterLiving/metamorphic-stool.jpg)
From our archives; originally posted Sep 23, 2010.