The “half-worn clothes problem” — garments too clean for the laundry basket, too used to return to the wardrobe — has long claimed chairs, door handles, and bedroom floors as its default solution. Now a product has been built around that habit rather than against it.
The Laundry Chair, developed by YouTuber and inventor Simone Giertz under her Yetch product brand, is now live on Kickstarter. The chair functions as a standard seat while also accommodating a rotating clothes rail mounted on a ball-bearing Lazy Susan mechanism. That rail swivels around the seat, keeping the armrests and cushion clear even when loaded with fabric.
The retail price is $1,100. Early backers can access discounts of up to $200 through the crowdfunding campaign. Deliveries are estimated for November 2026.
What the design actually does
The swivel rail solves more than an aesthetic problem. According to the campaign, semi-worn clothes draped over the rail breathe more freely than they would in a pile or closed storage — reducing moisture, wrinkles, and odor buildup. The rail can also rotate to partially conceal the hanging clothes behind the chair’s backrest, keeping the visual clutter contained.
The frame is solid hardwood. The chair ships with green cotton corduroy upholstery, with a second color option described as coming at a future date.
The campaign makes a point of addressing washing frequency directly. “Washing clothes after every single wear actually breaks them down faster,” it states. “Most pieces don’t need a full wash, they just need a bit of air.”
From prototype to product
Giertz first built the chair as a prototype for a 2024 YouTube video before deciding to bring it to market. “I made the Laundry Chair because I was tired of staring at my pile of half-dirty clothes,” she said in the press release. “So I decided to make a chair that’s actually built for the job.”
The Laundry Chair is not her first rotating furniture experiment. The announcement notes that Yetch has previously produced a coffee table that doubles as an ottoman, as well as fold-flat clothes hangers designed for shallow storage spaces — both available through the Yetch webstore.
The Kickstarter campaign puts its premise plainly: “No piles. No unusable chairs. No pretending you’ll deal with it later.”
Backers who pledge through the campaign can expect delivery in November 2026, with the discounted early-backer pricing available for a limited window during the crowdfunding launch period.
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