Pretty quick and easy to assemble as one person as it’s small and light. I did have a bankers box as it just happened to be near by that I used for one step in assembly that helped. Didn’t remember it had storage in the seat so that was a pleasant surprise. When figuring out which side faces outwards or inwards, the predrilled inset holes face outwards. When screwing into the top of the seat on the inside of the storage of the seat you will insert locking pieces and I found using just using my finger nail to align and hold them in place while screwing with your tool on from the outside worked really well. 

All bamboo pieces where machined well and all materials seem great quality and the seat is comfy and super functional and sturdy. Looks exactly like the photos.