How to Fold Office Chairs (Translation)

Real office chairs cannot be folded, but you can refer to the following methods for making small paper-folded chairs:

Most of the commonly seen tutorials on 'foldable office chairs' are actually for small decorative origami works. These are made of paper and are completely different from real office chairs in terms of materials and structure. Real office chairs are typically composed of metal frames, plastic components, and sponge cushions, and are assembled through screw fixation or snap-fit connections, making it impossible to fold them using paper-folding techniques. If you want to learn how to make small paper-folded chairs, you can refer to the following steps:

1. Basic Paper-Folded Chair

Materials: A 15×15 cm square piece of paper (it is recommended to use thicker origami-specific paper).
Steps:

• Step 1: Fold the paper horizontally and vertically to form a cross-shaped center line, and then unfold it to get four creases.
• Step 2: Fold the top and bottom edges of the paper towards the center line to form two narrow edges; then fold the left and right edges towards the center line to form an even narrower rectangle.
• Step 3: Divide the rectangle into three equal parts along its long side and fold it at the 2/3 mark to form three equal-width strips.
• Step 4: Fold the left strip inward at the 1/4 position to form the 'backrest' part of the chair; fold the corresponding position of the right strip outward to form the support structure for the 'seat'.
• Step 5: Adjust the edges, fold the excess paper inward, and fix the shape to finally form a simple small chair with a triangular backrest.

2. Realistic Paper-Folded Chair

Materials: A square piece of paper (the size can be adjusted, and it is recommended to be 20×20 cm or larger).
Steps:

• Step 1: Fold the paper along its diagonal to form a triangle; trim off the excess part to get an isosceles right triangle.
• Step 2: Fold the triangle in half again to form a smaller triangle, and then unfold it to get a rice-shaped crease pattern.
• Step 3: Fold the bottom of the triangle upward to form the 'seat' part of the chair; fold the side corners inward to form the 'armrests'.
• Step 4: Fold the top pointed corner downward to form the 'backrest'; fold the bottom edge repeatedly to form the 'legs' of the chair.
• Step 5: Open the hollow part in the middle, adjust the angles of each part, and fix the shape to finally form a more complex paper-folded chair.

Tips: Making paper-folded chairs requires patience in adjusting the creases to ensure that the proportions of each part are coordinated. If you want to further learn about dynamic origami or more complex structures, you can refer to origami tutorial books or videos. For folding needs related to real office chairs, it is recommended to contact the manufacturer or consult the product manual to understand its detachable or foldable designs (for example, the armrests and backrests of some office chairs are adjustable, but they do not follow the paper-folding principle).