ABOUT US
An Introduction to Bean Bags Australia
OUR BUSINESS
IS MAKING YOU COMFORTABLE
Early bean bag designs
Original tear-drop shape made with corduroy fabric that was made in most bean bag shops in Australia.
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In the beginning...
Bean Bags Australia had its start in a small family business was called Foam Home and was based in Osborne Park, Western Australia. Originally, the business was just a supplier of cut polyurethane foam and polystyrene, providing a covering service with through its in-house sewing. Later on, when bean bags were incorporated into the business, it changed its name to Foam Home & The Bean Bag Factory, eventually moving to Hutton Street Osborne Park in WA. With trial and error, the techniques of our manufacture were improved upon as our experience grew with every modification. Before long, we had developed a good reputation for the place to get bean bags in Perth, Western Australia. Today, Foam Home still cuts and covers foam as it always had, and The Bean Bag Factory still makes custom bean bags as it did since it started, but the focus has moved increasingly towards bean bags with their popularity. As the market began to change and more people were doing shopping online, the idea came about to design, make and sell bean bags with the skills that we had been developed from the foam supply and covering. We experimented with many innovative ideas, trying to think outside the square of just having a local shop - so that Bean Bags Australia was then created as a separate company that handles outsourced manufacturing, distribution and online sales, also supplying Foam Home & The Bag Factory who sell our bags only from their store. Though we had good experience with designing and making all our bean bags in-house, we felt that we could still improve on the quality of our designs by having them made for us by a manufacturer with the right kind of factory required to manufacture larger quantities of bean bags to a professional standard. Relaxsit, a furniture manufacturer supplying bean bags to many middle-east countries, are a household name in Pakistan, selling bean bags and other products in department stores across the country and to other countries. We were very impressed with their quality, and we increased our orders every month for the next year. Eventually, the CEO of Relaxsit, a very charming and friendly Mr. Zia Saeed, came out to Australia to meet us and we struck up a friendship and made a partnership arrangement. We have been the exclusive agents for Relaxsit in Australia since 2010. With more Australians now being predominantly online shoppers, we are able to show and sell our quality bean bags to anywhere in Australia. This is why our company exists as an online store - to provide this service. We are grateful for every visitor like you who comes to our store, and we extend to you a warm welcome to Bean Bags Australia! |
A brief introduction to the bean bag
Nearly everyone has been introduced to a bean bag at some time in their life – for many of us, we may have been introduced to one as kid. Maybe someone kind once gave you the amazing gift of a bean bag that was lovingly hand-made at home. Perhaps today you still miss it ... In the natural world of comfort, all animals (including humans) like to "bed down" on something soft and shape it to their comfort. The bean bag allows for this, naturally, as no other furniture can. It conforms to your body's shape and position, giving support and comfort where you want it. Another way to look at a bean bag, is that it is not just a piece of furniture, but but it also very much made like clothing - that you can sit on. The only difference between clothing and a bean bag is that instead of sitting inside it, you sit on it, and this "external clothing" should look good wherever you sit. It should look as good in the space it occupies as clothing would look good on you. A bean bag is constructed to perform like good quality clothes are, except without the part for your neck, or tubes for your arms and legs. The bean bag material has to wear well, just like you would expect from good clothing - and it must feel comfortable to sit in like clothing should be to wear. Take a pair of jeans: they're popular because they feel good to wear, they last, and they alway look good. Any material that wears well like denim is a good candidate for use as a bean bag fabric. The bean bag has come a long way from its early primitive form as a sack full of coffee beans with simple stitching. It evolved from a simple 4 sided, thin cotton, tear-drop shape in the 1960’s, and morphed into many amazing designs of furniture. With modern materials they can now be used anywhere and go with anything. They are portable and comfortable, and they last. The modern and convenient choice of seating is bean bag furniture. Our bean bags are constructed with specially chosen high quality fabrics for their ability to easily be kept clean. They are double stitched for strength wherever possible, and some are lined inside with Dacron poly-fiber wadding to provide an extra layer of comfort. Our bean bags are made in compliance to Australian Standards for safety by employing lock zips - and we even added a double zip for extra security and internal liners. We have found that our original prototypes still look great today after many years of respectful use! Each of our bean bag designs has been through the most enduring field testing known to bean bag manufacturers, having been tested with kids continually giving them a workout on the showroom floor – and yet not one of ours has burst even with this kind of treatment (touch wood, cross fingers)! |
