{"id":326,"date":"2025-08-20T14:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redbulltravel.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/the-6-best-bean-bag-chairs-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:22:32","slug":"the-6-best-bean-bag-chairs-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redbulltravel.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/the-6-best-bean-bag-chairs-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Best Bean Bag Chairs of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We had many volunteers \u2014 adults and kids alike \u2014 who were eager to help us test bean bags. Michael Murtaugh\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The basics of bean bag construction are largely the same: A bean bag consists of a cover \u2014 made of fabric or sometimes real or fake leather \u2014 that encases an insert. This insert is stuffed with either expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads or shredded foam. When a bean bag is done right, the beads provide a smoother experience as you move and adjust, whereas foam tends to feel a bit chunkier yet adds a stronger sense of buoyancy.<\/p>\n

EPS beads<\/a> are made from tiny plastic resin spheres that expand when exposed to heat and steam; this is the same material used to create packing foam. These beads have been used as bean bag stuffing since the category\u2019s debut, the Sacco Bean Bag<\/a>, which was invented in 1968 by three Italians designers and is still available today. When it comes to EPS beads, we quickly learned that two factors separate the good from the bad: the amount of beads used and their size. Our least favorite bag had thick beads, about half the size of a marble, and you could distinctly feel each one under the cover. By contrast, the most comfortable bags had beads that were tiny and created a more uniform, yet malleable, surface.<\/p>\n

Some bags held so few beads that we sank right through them, while others were so overstuffed that our weight barely made a dent. The larger beads we encountered had an awful smell, sort of a wet-dog-soaked-in-formaldehyde stench that refused to go away.<\/p>\n

With a couple of exceptions, the bags we tested were around 4 feet wide. This is a decent middle ground to fit either an adult or a child\/teen, and bags of this size don\u2019t take up too much floorspace but still feel luxurious.<\/p>\n

We also prioritized the following:<\/p>\n