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Sitta

Working from bed feels comfortable, until your back starts to ache. Sitta is a portable, low-level chair that brings posture support to small spaces. A cushioned backrest cradles the lower back, a table slides out from under the seat, and the whole chair folds away neatly when you’re done.

Puteri Nur Dahlia Binti Samir Muhazzab

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Seating for low-level living

More people are working and studying from bed or the floor, especially in compact homes and shared spaces. It’s comfortable and convenient, but without proper support, the lower back takes the strain. Sitta explores how low-level seating can support better posture without taking up space, shaped by user research and an understanding of how people actually work at home.

Starting with real habits

It started with a familiar scene: a laptop balanced on a pillow, a back slowly curling forward, hours slipping by in bed. For many students and remote workers, this is just how the day goes. Sitta began by asking why. Surveys revealed how often people choose the bed or floor over a desk, simply because it feels easier in a small space. Physiotherapists explained what that comfort quietly costs the lower back. Looking at existing chairs told the rest of the story: plenty were portable or comfortable, but few offered real lumbar support, and almost none gave people a place to rest their laptop. Somewhere between the pillow and the posture problem, the idea for Sitta took shape.

Designed to fold away

Sitta is designed to disappear when the day is done. First, the table slides back under the seat, tucking neatly out of the way. Then the backrest frame simply folds down onto the seat frame. Because both frames share the same length, they close together evenly, leaving no awkward overhang or loose parts. The result is a slim, flat shape that’s light enough to carry between rooms and easy to slide under a bed, lean behind a door or tuck into a cupboard. When it’s time to work again, Sitta opens back up just as easily, ready to support your lower back wherever you choose to sit. Made for small spaces and busy days.

Sized for the 5th to 95th Percentile

Sitta is sized for the 5th percentile female to the 95th percentile male, covering around 90% of adults. The rule: fit the smallest user for reach, the largest for clearance, and the full range for support. The 400 mm backrest stays below a 5th percentile female’s 509 mm shoulder height, while its lumbar zone covers curve heights from 210 mm to 310 mm, peaking at 260 mm. The 380 mm seat depth lets smaller users sit back fully, and the 490 mm width fits a 95th percentile male’s 455 mm hips. Low 210 mm armrests suit every user for resting and rising.
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Sit. Fold it. Sitta again.

Puteri Nur Dahlia Binti Samir Muhazzab

Dahlia Samir is an industrial designer with a passion for branding and visual communication. She brings together product, packaging and identity design to create work that’s thoughtful, tactile and made to connect with people.

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