Rubber Band Chair

British designer Tom Dixon, above with his signature Rubber Band Chair, says "simplicity is best."

Yo, Tom — you're preaching to the choir here.

But I digress.

His new chair consists of an ultrathin galvanized steel frame wrapped in off–the–shelf rubber bands.

Sure, you're thinking, you could do that — but you didn't.

So stop congratulating yourself.

Dixon told Ernest Beck, in a story in the October 6 New York Times, that the chair "is for low–tech people everywhere."

You can slip the rubber bands on or off and rearrange them to your heart's content.

Beck noted that, if you prefer, you can replace the rubber bands with string or belts.

Yikes!

Tell you what: here at bookofjoe headquarters we're about no–tech, not low–tech.

That's why our default chair is the Gymnic Exercise Ball (below).

The blue 65 cm model pictured — which I've been using for many, many years now with nary a problem — costs $24.95 here.

Bounce your way through the day: it's the only way to fly — or sit.

However, if you prefer something in a more conventional seating appurtenance, the Rubber Band Chair costs $195 at Property (14 Wooster Street [at Canal Street] in New York City; 917-237-0123).

Or you could contact Tom Dixon directly at his website; I'm sure he'd be more than happy to sell you one and if you ask nicely I'd bet he'd even sign it for you, creating an instant collectible.