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Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Centreville, VA
The Elephant Stool, designed by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, is a playful yet elegantly crafted piece
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
H 14.5 in W 20 in D 18.25 in
2. of 2 Elephant Stool attributed to Sori Yanagi, 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
2. of 2 Elephant Stool attributed to Sori Yanagi, 1950s Probably Prototype. We have a total of 2
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Set of 3 Prototype Elephant Stools attributed to Sori Yanagi, 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Set of 3 Elephant Stools attributed to Sori Yanagi, 1950s Probably Prototypes. They are made of a
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Red elephant stool by Vilmer, Spain, 1980
By Sori Yanagi
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very nice red "elephant" stool attributed to sori yanagi produced by vilmer in the 1980s. This
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Vintage 1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Red elephant stool by Vilmer, Spain, 1980
Red elephant stool by Vilmer, Spain, 1980
H 16.15 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Red Elephant Stool by Vilmer, Spain, 1980
By Sori Yanagi
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful red "elephant" stool attributed to sori yanagi for vilmer in the 1980s. This stool
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Vintage 1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Red Elephant Stool by Vilmer, Spain, 1980
Red Elephant Stool by Vilmer, Spain, 1980
H 16.15 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in

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Vitra Elephant Stool in Black by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. The elephant stool is one of the most
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Vitra Elephant Stool in Black by Sori Yanagi
Vitra Elephant Stool in Black by Sori Yanagi
H 14.57 in W 20.28 in D 18.31 in
Vitra Elephant Stool in Cream by Sori Yanagi
By Vitra, Sori Yanagi
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. The Elephant Stool is one of the most
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Vitra Elephant Stool in Cream by Sori Yanagi
Vitra Elephant Stool in Cream by Sori Yanagi
H 14.57 in W 20.28 in D 18.31 in
Pair Black Sori Yanagi Elephant Stools by Kotobuki Japan c. 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of black Sori Yanagi Elephant Stools by Kotobuki, Japan c. 1950s. Yanagi foil sticker on
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant stool, circa 1954
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An "Elephant stool" by the Japanese designer Sori Yanagi (1915-2011), in white fiberglass
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant stool, circa 1954
Sori Yanagi Elephant stool, circa 1954
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in L 14.57 in
Sori Yanagi, "Elephant" Stool, Fiberglass, Japan, 1954
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in High Point, NC
A black plexiglass "Elephant" stool, designed by Sori Yanagi and produced by Kotobuki Seating
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant stool by Kotobuki, Japan 1954
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki Seating Company, Tokyo Japan 1954. Yanagi originally
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi ‘Elephant’ stool for Kotobuki, Japan 1954
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki Seating Company, Tokyo 1954. Yanagi originally designed
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant stool by FRP
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Stacking stools also called elephant leg stools. It won the gold medal at the 12th Milan Triennale
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1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant stool by FRP
Sori Yanagi Elephant stool by FRP
H 13.98 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi in blue fiberglass, manufactured by Kotobuki Seating Company
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi, in black fiberglass, manufactured by Kotobuki Seating Company
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
H 14.97 in Dm 14.97 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
Red molded Plastic elephant stool by Sori Yanagi, for Vitra.  
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21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Sori Yanagi Pair of Elephant Stool for Kotobuki
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Grenoble, FR
Sori Yanagi pair of elephant stool for Kotobuki Friend of Charlotte Perriand and under his
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Pair of Elephant Stool for Kotobuki
Sori Yanagi Pair of Elephant Stool for Kotobuki
H 14.57 in W 20.08 in D 18.12 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi, Habitat Limited Edition, 2001
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Athens, Attiki
Elephant fiberglass stool by Sori Yanagi, limited edition for Habitat, 2001.No longer in production
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Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sori Yanagi black fiberglass Elephant stool.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi
Sori Yanagi
H 12 in W 15 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi – Kotobuki - Japon - 1950s
By Kotobuki, Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An early edition of the iconic Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi, produced by Kotobuki in 1954
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Sori Yanagi (1915–2011) Japanese product designer. The Butterfly stool has become one of the most
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool with Blue Color by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Stacking stools also called elephant leg stools. It won the Gold Medal at the 12th Milan
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Puig, 1960s Set of 2
By Sori Yanagi
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of red fibreglass stools, designer Sori Yanagi. Stamped on the leg. Wear due to time and age
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki, Japan, 1954
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Eye-catching elephant stool designed by Sori Yanagi, manufactured by Kotobuki in Japan in 1954
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Fiberglass

Set of 3 Stacking Fiberglass "Elephant" Stools in the Style of Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century fiberglass "Elephant" stools, in the style of Sori Yanagi. Stackable stools in blue
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Industrial Stools

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Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The Elephant Stool was designed by Sori Yanagi in 1954. This stool, which was released in 1956 with
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki
H 14.57 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Modernist Elephant Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Rochester, NY
an early small production casting of the similarly designed iconic stool by Sori Yanagi - Japan
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools

Modernist Elephant Stool
Modernist Elephant Stool
H 17 in Dm 18 in
Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool Kotobuki Japan
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
Black fiberglass "Elephant" stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki. Wear as pictured.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
Orange fibreglass elephant stool by Sori Yanagi, which was designed in 1954. Sori was the son of
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
H 14 in W 21 in D 18 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi, 1954
By Sori Yanagi
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful blue stool "elephant" by sori yanagi, designed and produced in 1954. This stool is
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi, 1954
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi, 1954
H 16.54 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki, Japan
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi, iconic stool is made of beautiful light blue fibre-reinforced
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

1. of 2 Elephant Stool attributed to Sori Yanagi, 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
1. of 2 Elephant Stool attributed to Sori Yanagi, 1950s Probably Prototype. We have a total of 2
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool
By Kotobuki, Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
A well loved vintage fiberglass "Elephant" stool by Sori Yanagi. Manufactured by Kotobuki, Japan
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool
Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool
H 14.75 in W 19 in D 20.75 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, 1954
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Porto, PT
The model elephant stool is one of the most well-known examples of Japanese post-war design with a
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, 1954
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, 1954
H 16.93 in W 11.03 in D 18.51 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, 1954
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Porto, PT
The model elephant stool is one of the most well-known examples of Japanese post-war design with a
Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, 1954
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra, 1954
H 16.93 in W 11.03 in L 16.93 in
"Elephant Stool" by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"made in japan"), and that of Sori Yanagi Design. Just one of the six stools photographed are
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
Located in Chicago, IL
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
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20th Century Japanese Stools

Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi
H 14.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
Located in Hudson, NY
"Elephant" stool designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi ; in black lacquered fiberglass. This is
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

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Fiberglass

Sori Yanagi Elephant Stacking Stools
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early examples of the Sori Yanagi fiberglass stacking stools, often called the Elephant stool. Rare
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

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Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Kotobuki, Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
1950s blue fiberglass "Elephant" stool by Japanese designer, Sori Yanagi. Designed in 1954 and
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
H 18.5 in W 18.5 in D 13 in
Elephant Stool by Sori Yanagi
Located in Hudson, NY
"Elephant" stool designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi. This stool in white fiber reinforced plastic is
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Stools

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sori yanagi elephant stool you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each sori yanagi elephant stool for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic and fiberglass. If you’re shopping for a sori yanagi elephant stool, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sori yanagi elephant stool — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A sori yanagi elephant stool is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one sori yanagi elephant stool that is appealing in its simplicity, but Sori Yanagi and Vitra produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool?

Prices for a sori yanagi elephant stool start at $175 and top out at $3,623 with the average selling for $1,975.

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.