A purchase from IKEA is rarely ever an investment. More often than not, furniture from the affordable Swedish giant doesn’t even survive a move from one apartment to the next, and instead winds up discarded on the side of the road, a rotting pile of plywood that served its purpose but must now become one with the earth. But for some adult content creators, a $95 IKEA chair has paid for itself several times over.
The TOBIAS, as it’s called, is a clear chair affixed to a chrome base. “A transparent chair that mirrors its surroundings, it picks up the colors of the room and appears to be floating,” its IKEA description reads. “And because there’s flexibility in the seat, you may feel like you’re floating too.”
As DIY porn-makers have wisely noticed, this “floating” effect makes the chair the perfect tool for shooting POV videos, twerk clips, suction-cup dildo rides or even just showing off what their bits look like when smooshed into a chair. Search “transparent chair” or “clear chair” on Twitter or Pornhub, and you’ll see dozens of creative uses for such seating, with the TOBIAS among the most commonly used models. Top performers like Anya Braddock, Sexy Librarian and Callie Murphy have posted content with it as well.
“This chair from IKEA has got to be my best investment of 2021,” says OnlyFans creator Allie Luna in a TikTok with over five million views. In it, she shows off the chair and then, while her body is totally covered, appears to twerk over it in a reverse-straddle stance.