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Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Dronten, NL
A perfect fusion of western function and eastern or Asian sensibility, the iconic butterfly stool
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather, Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather and black iron. Ready
Category
1990s American Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Wooden Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool in Molded Plywood by Tendo Japan, 1980s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and iconic wooden mid century "butterfly" stool in molded plywood by Sori Yanagi for Tendo
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
H 17.33 in W 18.9 in D 12.6 in
Hardoy Leather Butterfly Stool
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Butterfly Ottoman. This is probably from the 1960's but very hard to tell the
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Sori Yanagi (Japanese, 1915-2011); Tendo, attributed. (Japan)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: rosewood veneer over plywood, brass
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Category
Vintage 1960s Stools
Materials
Wood
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Blonde Rosewood for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
The Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, (1915 - 2011) an iconic figure in Japanese industrial design
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rosewood
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Blonde Rosewood for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
The Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, (1915 - 2011) an iconic figure in Japanese industrial design
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rosewood
BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Saarburg, RP
BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool
The “BUTTERFLY” stool by Sori Yanagi combines
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool
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
Brass
Mini Butterfly Stool, Pink Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Small stool called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
H 32.29 in W 17.72 in D 15.75 in
Pair Vintage BKF Hardoy for Knoll Cream Leather Butterfly Stool
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic butterfly ottoman in stunning cream leather, designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy and produced
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Iron
Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
tops are assembled with handmade brass butterfly wing bolts to form a stool or side table. Two, three
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
H 17.72 in W 14.18 in D 12.21 in
Modern Wood Stool by Pierre Sarkis
By Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern Wood Stool by Pierre Sarkis from Celine collection. Accent stool, butterfly outdoor set
Category
2010s Guatemalan Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Chinoiserie Glazed Hand Painted Ceramic Garden Stool Side Table
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
garden stool.
Hand-painted with vibrant floral and butterfly motifs, this glazed stool doubles as a
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Stools
Materials
Ceramic
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 'Collection' Dining Chair in White Oak for Hida
By Hida, Sori Yanagi
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 Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Armchair in Stained White Oak for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
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
Small Round Stool with Green Velvet and Butterfly Floral Patterned Fabric
By Jhon Ortiz, The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
These small round stools are upholstered in a dark green velvet atop a butterfly printed fabric
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Footstools
Materials
Velvet, Poplar
Mid Century Butterfly Chair and Stool Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
H 32.29 in W 17.72 in D 15.75 in
original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Located in Pasadena, CA
Original Sori Yanagi butterfly stools. Japanese product designer Sori Yanagi created home items
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Berkeley, CA
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko made of maple plywood.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Vitra Butterfly Stool in Rosewood by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States.
The butterfly stool uniquely combines
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Vitra Butterfly Stool in Maple by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States.
The butterfly stool uniquely combines
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
H 15.15 in W 16.43 in D 12 in
Vitra Miniature Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
above Yanagi's Butterfly stool can be described as unusual on a number of counts. The designer adopts a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Stools
Materials
Brass
H 15 in W 16.5 in D 12 in
Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Stool "Butterfly" by Sori Yanagi
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Stools
Materials
Brass
Onda Stool
By Ilse Lang
Located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Inspired in Sori Yanagi's butterfly stool, onda subverts its seating position to feature high
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Folding Butterfly Chair and Stool
Located in New York, NY
Folding butterfy chair with tan leather seat and natural wood frame. Matching folding stool.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Slipper Chairs
Sori Yanagi Oversized Puzzle Sculpture
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Bastrop, TX
butterfly and elephant stools). Yanagi designed a limited series of puzzles, so they are very collectible
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Wood
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools
Located in Pomona, CA
Pair of 1980s Sori Yanagi rosewood "Butterfly" stools.
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Stools
Materials
Brass
Original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original production Sori Yangai "Butterfly" stool, very good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
VINTAGE SORI YANAGI BUTTERFLY STOOL
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Sori Yanagi for Tendo an original Rosewood veneer Butterfly stool , designed 1954 , all original
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools
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
Early Sori Yanagi Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Dallas, TX
An early rosewood Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi.
Category
Vintage 1960s Stools
Set of four Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
By Sori Yanagi
Located in North Miami, FL
Set of four Sori Yanagi butterfly stools. Signed. The butterfly stool uniquely combines Eastern
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sori Yanagi mid-century Butterfly Stool for Vitra
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools
Materials
Brass
Pair of Butterfly Stools by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of rosewood butterfly stools designed by Sori Yanagi.
Category
Vintage 1970s Stools
Materials
Rosewood
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.
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan
Precious early works
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
furniture is his Butterfly Stool, which won a gold prize at the Milan Triennial XI. Announced in 1956, its 2
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1970
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful “Butterfly” stool designed by Sori Yanagi and manufactured by Tendo in Japan around
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Stools
Materials
Wood
"Butterfly Stool" by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan.
The work was
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi for Vitra Maple Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in Basildon, London
Originally designed by Sori Yanagi in 1954, the Butterfly Stool has since become a design icon
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi Model "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Skokie, IL
Sori Yanagi model "Butterfly" stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s
Additional Information
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Early Production, Japan
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
"Butterfly" stool designed by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi in 1954.
Manufactured by Tendo Mokko
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Stools
Materials
Metal
H 16.15 in W 16.34 in D 12.21 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A Sori Yanagi butterfly stool for Tendo in bent rosewood and brass. Marked with label.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Brass
Museum Quality Mid-Century Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Museum quality Sori Yanagi Butterfly stool in rosewood. Sori Yanagi studied both art and
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi, Early Production "Butterfly" Stool, Walnut, Brass, Tendo Mokko 1954
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in High Point, NC
A rare and early organic "Butterfly" stool, designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi. Produced by Tendo
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
H 6.5 in W 6.11 in L 6.5 in
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1956
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1956.
As it’s
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo, Japan, 1956
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare butterfly stool with pillow, designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1956
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stools
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of Sori Yanagi butterfly stools executed in rosewood. These examples have polished chrome
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vitra Signed Butterfly Stool in Maple Plywood and Brass by Sori Yanagi
By Vitra, Sori Yanagi
Located in West Hartford, CT
This Vitra butterfly stool combines Eastern forms with the plywood molding technique developed by
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
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Butterfly Stool For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the butterfly stool you’re looking for. Each butterfly stool for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are 59 variations of the antique or vintage butterfly stool you’re looking for, while we also have 11 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a butterfly stool — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A butterfly stool, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made butterfly stool has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy are consistently popular.
How Much is a Butterfly Stool?
Prices for a butterfly stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $442 and can go as high as $8,899, while the average can fetch as much as $1,646.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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