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Advances in Portable Seating: The Brilliant Design of the New, Improved Sitpack Zen

We’ve covered the portable Sitpack at their launch, and commented on the product’s potential utility in industrial design education. Now the designers are back with a killer upgrade called the Sitpack Zen, built with hi-tech materials and intended for longevity. The design changes make the Zen both stronger and lighter than its predecessor, although the presentation is a tad silly:

The stats are pretty nuts. They’ve got an aluminum version that weighs just 0.99 pounds but will support 300 pounds, and an aluminum/carbon fiber variant that will hold the same but weighs just 0.79 pounds. The Kickstarter prices seem absurdly cheap, offering the former for $69 and the latter for $99. (They’re expected to retail for $100 and $170, respectively.)

Perhaps that’s why the campaign has been a smash hit. At press time they were up to a whopping $265,033 on a measly $30,000 goal!