There is something unsightly about most stackable porch and patio furniture designs – cheap plastic that fits functionally, but not aesthetically, together into a single tower. This creative stacked furniture design from Dedon at least creates an object of visual interest, unobtrusive but present, when not used as chairs.

With both larger and smaller versions available, two to four seats along with a coffee table all emerge from a single sphere or obelisk shape. The table alone sets this apart from most transforming/collapsing chair sets, but with the passable style and transforming functional of this set one could also imagine cramped interior spaces benefiting from one of these designs.