Inventor Makes a Genius Chair for Half-Dirty Clothes
Because we’ve all got that chair in our bedroom.
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You know that chair in the corner of your bedroom that you throw your half-dirty clothes on? We’ve probably all got a spot like that, heaped with the stuff that’s not quite icky enough to go into the laundry, but also not fresh enough to put back in your drawer with all the totally clean stuff.
No shame, but that chair is kind of an eyesore. And because all the clothes are piled on it, you probably never get to sit on it, which is kind of a bummer. But what are we supposed to do about it?
Well, an inventor and YouTuber named Simone Giertz has come up with a solution, which of course has gone viral (how could it not?): a chair customized to accommodate all those half-dirty clothes and still be available to sit in.
“So instead of using a normal chair to throw my clothes on, I got a giant lazy Susan and built a chair with a movable rail around it,” Giertz explains in a reel. “That way you can hang all your clothes that you’re not emotionally ready to throw in the hamper and then hide them behind the backrest.”
“I think it’s such a neat solution to an everyday problem, and I just love the idea of designing not for the perfect day, but for the normal day,” says Giertz, proudly showing off her creation. “I hope you like it.”
For sure, Giertz’s problem-solving invention is turning a lot of heads. The reel, posted on December 7, has racked up millions of views on Instagram alone. A longer video on YouTube showing how she created the half-dirty-clothes chair has been viewed nearly a million times.
And people aren’t just admiring Giertz’s dirty-clothes chair — they are coveting it.
“This chair is INCREDIBLE. I would absolutely buy this chair,” wrote one commenter.
“PLEASE MAKE THIS A PRODUCT!!!” another begged.
“When does production start? because I would 100% buy one,” a third inquired.
We wondered the same thing. So we reached out to a representative for Giertz, who prides herself on making “useless things,” which this chair clearly is not. (Her inventions include a toothbrush helmet, an alarm clock that slaps you awake and folding hangers.) Is the edgy innovator’s dirty-clothes chair something we can look forward to being able to purchase someday?
“Yes,” the rep says, adding that Giertz’s dirty-clothes chair “will be available on yetch.store.”
When, how, how much?! Alas, the rep tells us, “no other details announced yet.”
Here’s to hoping it happens soon, because that pile in the corner’s getting kind of out of control.
