Butterfly Stool Sori
Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Sori Yanagi (Japanese, 1915-2011); Tendo (Japan)
Marking(s); notes
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Wood
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
A butterfly stool, model "S-0521/M", by Sori Yanagi, in wood and patinated brass, manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi, "Butterfly" Stools, Walnut, Brass, Japan, 1954
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in High Point, NC
A set of first production walnut "Butterfly" stools, designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi and produced
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Mid Century Stool in Plywood Produced by Tendo, 1980s
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and iconic mid century stool model "Butterfly" in molded plywood by Sori Yanagi produced by
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
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H 17.33 in W 18.9 in D 12.6 in
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Stool in Oak and Steel for Hida
By Hida, Sori Yanagi
Located in Glendale, CA
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Stool in Oak and Steel for Hida.
For centuries, famed Hida artisans in Gifu
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Javanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Sori Yanagi Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool Vintage
By Sori Yanagi
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic and collectable butterfly stool is a work of simple and elegant sculpture by the
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
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Sori Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Chair in White Oak for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Glendale, CA
methods. His award-winning “Butterfly Stool” was the first Japanese-designed industrial design to receive
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...
Materials
Oak
Sori Yonagi for Hida Bleached Oak Table and Chairs Reissue 2022
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Arts) in 1934, where he studied both art and architecture.
Career
Butterfly Stool (1954)
Yanagi was
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Coffee Table in Oak and Steel for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Glendale, CA
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Coffee Table in Oak and Steel for Hida.
For centuries, famed Hida artisans
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Javanese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Sori Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Armchair in Stained White Oak for Hida
By Hida, Sori Yanagi
Located in Glendale, CA
industrial design methods. His award-winning “Butterfly Stool” was the first Japanese-designed industrial
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...
Materials
Oak
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Toyota (Lexus) and Honda.
Main products include “Butterfly Stool (Sori Yanagi)” and “Low Chair (Junzo
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Japanese Mid-Century Design "Kabuto" Lounge Chair
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
" chairs have been made by Tendo who manufactured the famous "Butterfly” stool designed by Sori Yanagi.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Japanese Mid-Century Design "Kabuto" Dining Chair
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
" chairs have been made by Tendo who manufactured the famous "Butterfly” stool designed by Sori Yanagi.
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Japanese Style Rosewood Plywood Seats
By Kenji Fujimori
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
Butterfly stool is a famous product manufactured by TENDO.
This plywood seat was designed by Kenji Fujimori
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Plywood
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Original Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool Designed by Sori Yanagi, circa 1950, Japan
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Butterfly' stool was designed in Japan by Sori Yanagi. It is made of rosewood and brass.
circa
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H 15.15 in W 16.43 in D 12 in
Original Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Chicago, IL
Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko. Original Tendo tag. Sori Yanagi designed
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Sori Yanagi / Tendo Co. Ltd. / Japanese Crafts "Butterfly" Stool, circa 1956
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Sori Yanagi (1915-2012), Japan.
Tendo Co. Ltd., Japan.
Butterfly stool, 1956.
Bleached
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Stools
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H 15 in W 16.5 in D 12 in
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By Sori Yanagi
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By Sori Yanagi
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Original production Sori Yangai "Butterfly" stool, very good vintage condition.
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By Sori Yanagi
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Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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A pair of rosewood butterfly stools designed by Sori Yanagi.
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Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool by Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Denton, TX
Molded plywood butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko.
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Iconic Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi. Beautiful grained rosewood veneer with a brass
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Brass
Set of four Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
By Sori Yanagi
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Set of four Sori Yanagi butterfly stools. Signed. The butterfly stool uniquely combines Eastern
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Stools
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Plywood
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan.
Precious early works
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Original Rosewood Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool, 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
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Iconic "Butterfly" stool, created of rosewood plywood and brass by Sori Yanagi.
Exceptional grain
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Brass
Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Japanese Designer Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
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Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1956
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
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Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1956.
As it’s
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Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1956
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
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Sori Yanagi Model "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
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Sori Yanagi model "Butterfly" stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s
Additional Information
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Walnut
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Early Production, Japan
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
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"Butterfly" stool designed by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi in 1954.
Manufactured by Tendo Mokko
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H 16.15 in W 16.34 in D 12.21 in
Vitra Signed Butterfly Stool in Maple Plywood and Brass by Sori Yanagi
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Sori Yanagi, Early Production "Butterfly" Stool, Walnut, Brass, Tendo Mokko 1954
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in High Point, NC
A rare and early organic "Butterfly" stool, designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi. Produced by Tendo
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Brass
H 6.5 in W 6.11 in L 6.5 in
VINTAGE SORI YANAGI BUTTERFLY STOOL
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Sori Yanagi for Tendo an original Rosewood veneer Butterfly stool , designed 1954 , all original
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools
Pair of Matching Vitra Signed Butterfly Stools Stands in Maple by Sori Yanagi
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These matching butterfly stools uniquely combine Eastern forms with the plywood molding technique
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Brass
H 16 in W 16 in D 12 in
Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
By Kotobuki, Sori Yanagi
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Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki, Japan, 1954
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
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Eye-catching elephant stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Kotobuki in Japan in 1954
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Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
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Sori Yanagi mid-century Butterfly Stool for Vitra
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Very rare "Monjiro" stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by BC Kobo in Japan, circa 1970
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Vintage Butterfly Stool Sori Yanagi Tendo Mokko Japan Mid-Century Modern, Pair
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A pair of vintage molded plywood butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko. Dark
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H 17.1 in W 17 in D 12 in
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
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A Sori Yanagi butterfly stool for Tendo in bent rosewood and brass.
Literature: Design since 1945
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
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This 90's edition of Sori Yanagi's 1954 symmetrically pressed, birch-plywood stool is an iconic
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
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Exceptional Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi. Beautifully grained rosewood veneer and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Stools
Sori Yanagi Ash Butterfly Stool
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Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Rosewood Brass
By Sori Yanagi
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Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in rosewood and brass. Designed in 1954 and produced in the 1990s
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Early Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
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Early Sori Yanagi rosewood butterfly stool circa mid 1960's. This example can be used as a side
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Design
By Sori Yanagi
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Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko. In good original condition, with minor
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Pair of Butterfly Stools by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
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Most wonderful pair of butterfly stools by Sori Yanagi. Rosewood and brass.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Stools
Vintage Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
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Excellent vintage "Butterfly" stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko. This stool is from the
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Japanese Designer Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Dronten, NL
A perfect fusion of western function and eastern or Asian sensibility, the iconic butterfly stool
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Brass
Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Japanese Designer Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Dronten, NL
A perfect fusion of western function and eastern or Asian sensibility, the iconic butterfly stool
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Brass
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Midcentury Architect Design
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well used 1950s butterfly stool. This stool can still be used, tested by 165 pound person, no
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Riverdale, NY
Pair of period Sori Yanagi butterfly stools sold in original condition. Molded plywood with veener
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool or Ottoman
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
butterfly shape, hence the name. The stool is finished with brass hardware.
Dimensions
17.25" width x 11.75
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of butterfly stools designed by Sori Yanagi.
Manufactured by Tendo Mokko (Japan) in 1954
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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Butterfly Stool Sori For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic butterfly stool sori available at 1stDibs. Each butterfly stool sori for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. If you’re shopping for a butterfly stool sori, we have 42 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the butterfly stool sori you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each butterfly stool sori bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko and Vitra each produced at least one beautiful butterfly stool sori that is worth considering.
How Much is a Butterfly Stool Sori?
Prices for a butterfly stool sori can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $575 and can go as high as $8,899, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.
Sori Yanagi for sale on 1stDibs
Sōri Yanagi was a Japanese product designer. Born in 1915 in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Yanagi Sōetsu, founder of the Japanese folk crafts mingei movement, which celebrated the beauty of everyday objects, and the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan). Yanagi entered Tokyo Art School in 1934, where he studied both art and architecture. He played a role in the Japanese modern design developed after the Second World War to the high-growth period in the Japanese economy. Yanagi was both a representative of the wholly Japanese modern designer and a full-blown Modernist, who merged simplicity and practicality with elements of traditional Japanese crafts. He designed the official torch for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Yanagi died in 2011 at the age of 96.
Finding the Right stools for You
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.
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