The first thing you read about Chairless is that:

Chairless is a seating device for the modern nomad. This sturdy strap of fabric allows its user to sit down in a relaxed manner – but with neither seat nor backrest. It is thus a solution par excellence for times when chairs are in short supply: lunch in the park, while waiting in a crowded airport, a picnic on the lawn, sitting down at a concert, reading on the beach and on countless other occasions. Chairless is so light and compact that you can carry it with you wherever you go.

Hypertexting further you learn than the inventors of this innovative design are the Ayoreo Indians:

The Indians of the Ayoreo tribe in northern Paraguay make use of a seat strap which they tighten around their legs and back. This is where the development of Chairless started.

Thanks to Vitra + Aravena, part of the proceeds goes to the support of the Foundation for Paraguayan Indian Communities!

Our [the foundation's] chief aim is to improve the living conditions of landless indigenous peoples in Paraguay by securing land for them, preferably larger tracts of forest. Thus we try to ensure that the communities can live their lives according to their own ideas and traditions. We purchase the lands if, for legal reasons, the authorities are unable to implement indigenous land claims.

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