Curio Folio: Bubble Chair

While visiting the famous Museum of Art Relics Mementos Absurd and Legendary Artifacts Definitely Excellent (MARMALADE), I saw some cool items on display. Of course, you are not allowed to take pictures in the Museum so I made some watercolour paintings instead which was permissible and in fact, encouraged by the staff. This item was part of the 'bubble craze' of the 1960's, when the space program was inspiring creators to make things with bubble shapes like cars, umbrellas and even clothing. The bubble chair had a Plexiglas dome fixed to it, however, the design did not sit well with customers. You may have heard of bubble-butt before but this is ridiculous. Some advantages to the design were that you could easily see if the floor was dirty underneath, and maintaining good posture would develop the abdominal muscle strength while sitting. They sold replicas at the MARMALADE gift shop and I picked one up, I am sitting on it right now. Might take some getting used to though. Anyways, it makes for a good addition to my curio folio of things you have never heard of, and never knew you needed. 

Curio Folio: Bubble Chair, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, September 2025