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IKEA PS 2026 Inflatable Chair Review: Is It Worth It?
VYRDICT: Worth the Hype — Worth 83/100.
🔥 Viral 99/100✓ Worth 83/100Worth the Hype
Novelty is stronger than long-term utility. House Beautiful found the chair easy to inflate, unexpectedly substantial in use and unusually portable for a full chair, with value helped by the sub-$500 furniture price point.
Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · Viral measures attention; Worth measures evidence-backed value.
What it does
A lightweight chair built around a steel frame with inflatable seat and back cushions. The air-filled cushions can be adjusted for firmness and the removable cover makes the unusual design more practical for everyday use.
Hype vs reality
THE HYPEThe inflatable-chair revival is visually viral and nostalgic, but long-term everyday usefulness is less certain.
THE REALITYNovelty is stronger than long-term utility. House Beautiful found the chair easy to inflate, unexpectedly substantial in use and unusually portable for a full chair, with value helped by the sub-$500 furniture price point.
Why VYRDICT scored it this way
- The VergeThe Verge details the two-chamber steel-frame redesign and notes that IKEA says the chair passed its standard armchair durability tests.
- Daily TelegraphJune 2026 coverage reports the PS chair went viral as creators and early owners reacted to its unusual inflatable construction and surprising comfort.
- IKEAIKEA Canada lists the PS 2026 inflatable chair at CA$229 with a 4.4/5 rating from 26 reviews and documents its two adjustable air chambers, steel frame and removable washable cover.
- House BeautifulHouse Beautiful found the chair easy to inflate, unexpectedly substantial in use and unusually portable for a full chair, with value helped by the sub-$500 furniture price point.
- VYRDICT verified research — Home/Pets 2026The inflatable-chair revival is visually viral and nostalgic, but long-term everyday usefulness is less certain.
How to read this VYRDICT
This review combines current attention signals with evidence about real-world value. Viral Score measures how strongly the product is trending; Worth Score measures whether the available consumer, product and value evidence supports the hype. VYRDICT reviewed 5 public evidence sources for this page and last reviewed the evidence on 2026-08-19.