zippy little z shaped "stepladder"

[Contrarian]

on the cover of a major chain selling DIY furniture.

I've seen similar shapes on high-end chairs.

I wonder how they would bear up long term

[Electric Comet]

i always liked the a-frame ladder

z seems unstable to me

i guess if the design is right it might work ok

[Contrarian]

My apologies. I forget now where I saw the real chair, and it turns out the Ikea one is plastic.

[G. Ross]

Are you talking about a library chair?