Bean bag chairs are synonymous with comfort and relaxation. A group of Italian designers created the first recognizable bean bag chair in the late 1960s, and people have been enjoying them ever since.

There's nothing comfier. Think of a garden bean bag as extra seating when your friends and family pop in for a BBQ, or for you to laze on soaking up any ray that pops through in September.

Once confined to kids’ rec rooms and dumpy daycare centers, bean bag chairs became the epitome of cool at Bottega Veneta’s Milan fashion week show Saturday. The items were set out for ...