Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Sori Yanagi rosewood butterfly stool. Early and excellent example of this mid century classic.
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Sori Yanagi rosewood butterfly stool. Early and excellent example of this mid century classic.
Brass
$7,000
H 16.15 in W 16.54 in D 12.21 in
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, Japan, 1980s, simple, wabi-sabi.
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An iconic “Butterfly” stool by Sori Yanagi, combining Japanese craftsmanship with modernist elegance in a fluid sculptural form.
Wood
$3,000 / set
H 17 in W 18 in D 18 in
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 for a new home.
Iron
$3,500 / item
H 16 in W 16.25 in D 12.25 in
Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Coronado, CA
Palisander rosewood "Butterfly" stool designed by Sori Yanagi and produced by Tendo Mokko in the 1960s.
Brass
$2,297
H 17.33 in W 18.9 in D 12.6 in
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 Mokko Japan, 1980s.
Plywood
$2,435 / item
H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 20.48 in
Minimalist Stacking Chair by +55design – Inspired by Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool
By Ilse Lang
Located in Jardim America, SP
This elegant stacking chair, designed by Ilse Lang, is a sophisticated reinterpretation of the structural purity found in Sori Yanagi’s renowned Butterfly Stool. Stripped down to its...
Metal
$176 / item
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
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 in beautiful jacquard italian fabric.
Fabric, Beech, Jacquard
Black Ebonized Wabi-Sabi Wood Stool with Butterfly Joints
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This handcrafted ebonized wood stool embodies the Wabi-Sabi philosophy, blending organic minimalism with a strong sculptural presence.
Wood
$2,120 / item
H 17.72 in W 14.18 in D 12.21 in
Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Mike was born out of a geometrical game of combining rhombi. 12 wooden elements with rhombus-shaped tops are assembled with handmade brass butterfly wing bolts to form a stool or sid...
Brass
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.
Upholstery, Wood
Sori Yonagi for Hida Bleached Oak Table and Chairs Reissue 2022
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sōri Yanagi died in 2011 at the age of 96. Key designs Elephant Stool, 1954 Butterfly Stool, 1956 Honours Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (UK), 2008
Oak
$3,400
H 20.75 in W 26.6 in D 17 in
Harvey Probber Knights Bench Model 1173 c. 1950 mid century modern
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Similar form to the Sori Yanagi Butterfly stool with a refined elegant styling expected form the greats liek Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, Vladimir Kagan, and T.H.
Brass
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Main products include “Butterfly Stool (Sori Yanagi)” and “Low Chair (Junzo Sakakura Architectural Institute (Daisaku)”) Examples include the Kashiwado Chair (Isamu Kenmochi) and the...
Plywood
$1,500 / item
H 18 in Dm 16 in
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.
Velvet, Poplar
$1,001 / item
H 32.29 in W 17.72 in D 15.75 in
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 seat and back in beautiful jacquard italian fabric. This chair can be customized to y...
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 5-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
Wood
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 3-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
Wood
original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Located in Pasadena, CA
Original Sori Yanagi butterfly stools. Japanese product designer Sori Yanagi created home items with a high level of modernist and minimalist elements.
Wood
Original Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko.
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.
Vitra Butterfly Stool in Maple by Sori Yanagi
By Vitra, Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. The butterfly stool uniquely combines Eastern forms with the plywood molding technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames.
Plywood
Vitra Butterfly Stool in Rosewood by Sori Yanagi
By Vitra, Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. The butterfly stool uniquely combines Eastern forms with the plywood molding technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames.
Plywood
Unavailable
H 15.15 in W 16.43 in D 12 in
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.
Brass
Vitra Miniature Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Vitra, Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
In view of the above Yanagi's Butterfly stool can be described as unusual on a number of counts.
Plywood
Unavailable
H 15 in W 16.5 in D 12 in
Sori Yanagi / Tendo Co. Ltd. / Japanese Crafts "Butterfly" Stool, circa 1956
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
Tendo Co. Ltd., Japan. Butterfly stool, 1956. Bleached rosewood veneer on plywood with brass.
Brass
Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Stool "Butterfly" by Sori Yanagi
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 ergonomic quality.
Stainless Steel
Japanese Mid-Century Design "Kabuto" Lounge Chair
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
"Kabuto" chairs have been made by Tendo who manufactured the famous "Butterfly” stool designed by Sori Yanagi.
Steel
Japanese Mid-Century Design "Kabuto" Dining Chair
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
"Kabuto" chairs have been made by Tendo who manufactured the famous "Butterfly” stool designed by Sori Yanagi.
Steel
Japanese Style Rosewood Plywood Seats
By Kenji Fujimori
Located in Meguro-ku, JP
Vintage Japanese style rosewood plywood seats manufactured by TENDO in Japan. The Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool is a famous product manufactured by TENDO.
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.
Sori Yanagi Oversized Puzzle Sculpture
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Bastrop, TX
This 5-level, oversized wood puzzle sculpture was made by Sori Yanagi (the designer of the famous butterfly and elephant stools). Yanagi designed a limited series of puzzles, so they...
Wood, Teak
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools
Located in Pomona, CA
Pair of 1980s Sori Yanagi rosewood "Butterfly" stools.
Brass
Original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original production Sori Yangai "Butterfly" stool, very good vintage condition.
VINTAGE SORI YANAGI BUTTERFLY STOOL
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Sori Yanagi for Tendo an original Rosewood veneer Butterfly stool , designed 1954 , all original with the brass fittings .
Early Sori Yanagi Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Dallas, TX
An early rosewood Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi.
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 forms with the plywood moulding technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames.
Plywood
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sori Yanagi mid-century Butterfly Stool for Vitra
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.
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.
Brass
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan Precious early works.
Wood
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 stretcher. 15 in. seat height.
Brass
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan.
Brass
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'One of the most famous pieces of furniture is his Butterfly Stool, which won a gold prize at the Milan Triennial XI.
Stainless Steel
"Butterfly Stool" by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, 1960s
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan.
Brass
Sori Yanagi for Vitra Maple Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in Rochester, England
Originally designed by Sori Yanagi in 1954, the Butterfly Stool has since become a design icon.
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: Materials: laminated walnut, brass Dimensions: 15 1/2" H x 17" W x 12" D Condition: Ex...
Walnut
Sold
H 16.15 in W 16.34 in D 12.21 in
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Early Production, Japan
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
"Butterfly" stool designed by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi in 1954.
Metal
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 was originally conceived in 1954 by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi.
Brass
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A Sori Yanagi butterfly stool for Tendo in bent rosewood and brass.
Brass
Museum Quality Mid-Century Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Museum quality Sori Yanagi Butterfly stool in rosewood. Sori Yanagi studied both art and architecture.
Brass
Sold
H 6.5 in W 6.11 in L 6.5 in
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.
Brass
Vitra Signed Butterfly Stool in Maple Plywood and Brass by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in West Hartford, CT
This Vitra butterfly stool combines Eastern forms with the plywood molding technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames.
Brass
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 stretchers.
Rosewood
Sold
H 16 in W 16 in D 12 in
Pair of Matching Vitra Signed Butterfly Stools Stands in Maple by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in West Hartford, CT
These matching butterfly stools uniquely combine Eastern forms with the plywood molding technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames.
Brass
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 exact maker. It was bought with an old leather sling that was torn, but exact dat...
Iron
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.
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.
Rosewood
BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool The “BUTTERFLY” stool by Sori Yanagi combines elegance and functionality in a timeless design.
Metal
19th Century Chinese Butterfly Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A circa 1850 Chinese Northern elmwood three-legged stool with a butterfly shaped seat from Northern China.
Elm
Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Centreville, VA
Ease of travel in the jet age encouraged a growing fusion of cultural influences after World War II. Although Yanagi's stool was designed and manufactured in Japan, it employs Weste...
Maple
Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
A vintage "Butterfly" rosewood stool with brass separator by Sori Yanagi for Tendo.
Rosewood
Provincial Chinese Butterfly Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Four thin legs support linked by crossed stretchers support a trefoil seat shaped to resemble a butterfly, a common symbol of happiness. We love this little stool for its delicate si...
Elm
Provincial Chinese Butterfly Stool, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Three gently tapered legs support a trefoil seat, which has been shaped to resemble a butterfly, a common symbol of happiness. With its balanced form and beautifully patinated surfac...
Cypress
Butterfly Stools by Adrien de Melo
By Adrien de Melo
Located in New York, NY
6 stools by French artist Adrien De Melo who is having his premiere exhibition this fall at Valerie Goodman Gallery. Organic constructions in birch. based on the architectural princ...
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools . Earliest examples.
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An incredible example of an iconic Mid 20th Century masterpiece. Designed by Sori Yanagi in the late 1950.s These examples are the earliest examples of this form. As evidenced by ...
Rosewood
Pair of Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stools for Tendo Mokko
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Rare butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan.
Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Vitra Design Museum
Located in Stratford, CT
Authorized re-edition of the classic stool originally created in the 50's
Metal, Brass
Vintage BKF Hardoy for Knoll Caramel Leather Butterfly Stool
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic butterfly ottoman in caramel leather, designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy and produced by Knoll. An essential companion to the butterfly chair, the design echoes its stylish low...
Iron
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 Japanese designer Sori Yanagi.
Brass
Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Butterfly Sling Stool for Knoll
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An original and hard to find butterfly stool with sculptural wrought iron base and a dark olive green leather seat in a perfectly patinated worn condition, manufactured by Knoll Inte...
Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
By Kotobuki, Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Sori Yanagi (1915–2011) Japanese product designer. The Butterfly stool has become one of the most iconic design in his career.
Fiberglass
Sold
H 43.71 in W 18.12 in D 23.23 in
1955, Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen, Barstool 3197 Butterfly in White Lasur
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, check last pictures on this listing and/or find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) White butterfly stoo...
Metal, Chrome
Leather Butterfly Saddle Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Butterfly saddle stool with original camel brown leather sling on black iron legs.
Iron
Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An iconic mid-century design by Japanese master Sori Yanagi. The Elephant Stool embodies simplicity, functionality, and sculptural beauty. Featuring a distinctive arching silhouette ...
Fiberglass
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.
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