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Sori Yanagi Butterfly

Wooden Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool in Molded Plywood by Tendo Japan, 1980s
Wooden Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool in Molded Plywood by Tendo Japan, 1980s

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

Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool

$4,800

H 12 in W 17 in D 17 in

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Minimalist Stacking Chair by +55design – Inspired by Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool
Minimalist Stacking Chair by +55design – Inspired by Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool

Minimalist Stacking Chair by +55design – Inspired by Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool

By Ilse Lang

Located in Jardim America, SP

structural purity found in Sori Yanagi’s renowned Butterfly Stool. Stripped down to its essential elements

Category

2010s Brazilian Chairs

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

Unavailable

H 17 in W 17 in D 12 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

Onda Stool
Onda Stool

Onda Stool

Unavailable

H 33.47 in W 16.15 in D 14.57 in

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 Style Rosewood Plywood Seats
Japanese Style Rosewood Plywood Seats

Japanese Style Rosewood Plywood Seats

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 13 in D 20.87 in

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Plywood

Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi

Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi

Unavailable

H 16 in W 17.5 in D 12.5 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

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko

Unavailable

H 15 in W 17 in D 12 in

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 Miniature Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
Vitra Miniature Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

Vitra Miniature Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

Unavailable

H 27.56 in W 31.5 in D 21.66 in

Vitra Miniature Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

By Sori Yanagi, Vitra

Located in New York, NY

These items are only available in the United States. As a student in the 1940s Sori Yanagi

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools

Materials

Plywood

Original Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool Designed by Sori Yanagi, circa 1950, Japan
Original Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool Designed by Sori Yanagi, circa 1950, Japan

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

Vitra Butterfly Stool in Maple by Sori Yanagi
Vitra Butterfly Stool in Maple by Sori Yanagi

Vitra Butterfly Stool in Maple by Sori Yanagi

Unavailable

H 15.36 in W 16.54 in D 15.36 in

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

Vitra Butterfly Stool in Rosewood by Sori Yanagi
Vitra Butterfly Stool in Rosewood by Sori Yanagi

Vitra Butterfly Stool in Rosewood by Sori Yanagi

Unavailable

H 15.36 in W 16.54 in D 15.36 in

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

Original Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko
Original Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko

Original Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko

Unavailable

H 15.25 in W 16.5 in D 12.25 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

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi / Tendo Co. Ltd. / Japanese Crafts "Butterfly" Stool, circa 1956
Sori Yanagi / Tendo Co. Ltd. / Japanese Crafts "Butterfly" Stool, circa 1956

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

Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool
Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool

Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool

Unavailable

H 15.25 in W 16.5 in D 11.75 in

Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Sori Yanagi (Japanese, 1915-2011); Tendo, attributed. (Japan

Category

Vintage 1960s Stools

Materials

Wood

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

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H 15 in W 17 in D 12 in

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

Set of four Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

Set of four Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

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H 15 in W 17 in D 12 in

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

Museum Quality Mid-Century Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko
Museum Quality Mid-Century Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko

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 Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

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H 12 in W 15.25 in D 16.5 in

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sori Yanagi was born in Tokyo, Japan. He was very influenced by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

Original Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

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H 15 in W 17 in D 12 in

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

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools .  Earliest examples.
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools .  Earliest examples.

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

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rosewood

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools

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H 15 in W 16.75 in D 12 in

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stools

Located in Pomona, CA

Pair of 1980s Sori Yanagi rosewood "Butterfly" stools.

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Stools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool by Tendo Mokko
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool by Tendo Mokko

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool by Tendo Mokko

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H 16 in W 16.63 in D 11.75 in

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

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s

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H 14.97 in W 16.93 in D 13 in

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. Precious early works

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

VINTAGE SORI YANAGI BUTTERFLY STOOL
VINTAGE SORI YANAGI BUTTERFLY STOOL

VINTAGE SORI YANAGI BUTTERFLY STOOL

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H 15 in W 16.75 in D 12 in

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

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stool" Tendo Mokko, 1960s

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H 14.97 in W 16.93 in D 13 in

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

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stools for Tendo Mokko
Pair of Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stools for Tendo Mokko

Pair of Sori Yanagi "Butterfly Stools for Tendo Mokko

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H 15.36 in W 16.93 in D 12.01 in

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. One of the two has a

Category

Vintage 1970s Japonisme Furniture

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Early Production, Japan
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Early Production, Japan

Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Early Production, Japan

By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi

Located in Tokyo, Tokyo

"Butterfly" stool designed by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi in 1954. Manufactured by Tendo Mokko

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Stools

Materials

Metal

Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stools
Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stools

Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stools

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H 15 in W 17 in D 12 in

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

BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool
BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool

BUTTERFLY Stool Stool Chair Design Sori Yanagi Stool

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H 15.16 in W 18.31 in D 12.21 in

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

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Butterfly chair by Sori Yanagi
Butterfly chair by Sori Yanagi

Butterfly chair by Sori Yanagi

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H 15.5 in W 17 in D 12.25 in

Butterfly chair by Sori Yanagi

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Butterfly chair by Sori Yanagi, Japan, designed 1954

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Benches

Materials

Brass

Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi
Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi

Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi

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H 15.25 in W 16.5 in D 12.25 in

Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Centreville, VA

. Although Yanagi's stool was designed and manufactured in Japan, it employs Western form (the stool) and

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Maple

Early Sori Yanagi Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool
Early Sori Yanagi Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool

Early Sori Yanagi Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool

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H 15.5 in W 16.5 in D 12 in

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

Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi
Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi

Vintage "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi

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H 16 in W 17 in D 12.5 in

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. Japan, circa

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Stools

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Butterfly Stools by Sori Yanagi
Pair of Butterfly Stools by Sori Yanagi

Pair of Butterfly Stools by Sori Yanagi

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H 15.25 in W 16.75 in L 15.25 in

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

Iconic Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
Iconic Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

Iconic Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

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H 15 in W 16.5 in D 12.5 in

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

Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Japanese Designer Sori Yanagi
Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Japanese Designer Sori Yanagi

Rosewood Butterfly Stool by Japanese Designer Sori Yanagi

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Dronten, NL

was originally conceived in 1954 by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi. The stool is made from two curving

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool

By Sori Yanagi

Located in North Miami, FL

Japanese designer Sori Yanagi. It is rosewood and brass structure. The combination aesthetics of the yin

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi for Vitra Maple Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi for Vitra Maple Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi for Vitra Maple Butterfly Stool

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H 15.36 in W 16.54 in L 15.36 in

Sori Yanagi for Vitra Maple Butterfly Stool

By Vitra, Sori Yanagi

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

"Butterfly Stool" by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, 1960s
"Butterfly Stool" by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, 1960s

"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. The work was

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi Model "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s
Sori Yanagi Model "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s

Sori Yanagi Model "Butterfly" Stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s

By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko

Located in Skokie, IL

Sori Yanagi model "Butterfly" stool for Tendo Mokko, Japan, 2000s Additional Information

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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Walnut

Vitra Signed Butterfly Stool in Maple Plywood and Brass by Sori Yanagi
Vitra Signed Butterfly Stool in Maple Plywood and Brass by Sori Yanagi

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

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Sori Yanagi, Early Production "Butterfly" Stool, Walnut, Brass, Tendo Mokko 1954
Sori Yanagi, Early Production "Butterfly" Stool, Walnut, Brass, Tendo Mokko 1954

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

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of Matching Vitra Signed Butterfly Stools Stands in Maple by Sori Yanagi
Pair of Matching Vitra Signed Butterfly Stools Stands in Maple by Sori Yanagi

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

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Vitra

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H 15 in W 16 in D 12 in

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 Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko

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

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

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H 15 in W 17 in D 12 in

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

By Sori Yanagi

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Sori Yanagi butterfly stool for Tendo in bent rosewood and brass. Literature: Design since 1945

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rosewood

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Rosewood Brass
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Rosewood Brass

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Rosewood Brass

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H 15.25 in W 16.75 in D 12 in

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Rosewood Brass

By Sori Yanagi

Located in San Diego, CA

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in rosewood and brass. Designed in 1954 and produced in the 1990s

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

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H 14 in W 17 in D 12 in

Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi

Located in Riverdale, NY

Pair of period Sori Yanagi butterfly stools sold in original condition. Molded plywood with veener

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

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H 16 in W 17 in D 12.5 in

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

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

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Design
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Design

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Design

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H 15.36 in W 16.7 in D 12.21 in

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Design

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Chicago, IL

Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko. In good original condition, with minor

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools
Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

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H 15.75 in W 16.93 in D 12.21 in

Pair of Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools

By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi

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

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool or Ottoman
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool or Ottoman

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool or Ottoman

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H 15.25 in W 17.25 in D 11.75 in

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool or Ottoman

By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ottoman designed by Sori Yanagi. The walnut bent plywood frame mirrors one another showcasing a

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Vintage Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool for Tendo Mokko
Vintage Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool for Tendo Mokko

Vintage Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool for Tendo Mokko

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H 15.5 in W 16.75 in D 12.25 in

Vintage Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool for Tendo Mokko

By Sori Yanagi

Located in San Diego, CA

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

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Midcentury Architect Design
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Japanese Midcentury Architect Design

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

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Palisander Tendo Mokko
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Palisander Tendo Mokko

Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Molded Palisander 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

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Plywood

Sori Yanagi, "Butterfly" Stools, Walnut, Brass, Japan, 1954
Sori Yanagi, "Butterfly" Stools, Walnut, Brass, Japan, 1954

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

Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Walnut and Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Walnut and Plywood

Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in Walnut and Plywood

By Sori Yanagi

Located in London, GB

. Although Yanagi's stool was designed and manufactured in Japan, it employs Western form (the stool) and

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

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H 15.25 in W 16.5 in D 12.25 in

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exceptional Rosewood "Butterfly" Stool by Sori Yanagi. Beautifully grained rosewood veneer and

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Stools

Sori Yanagi Ash Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Ash Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Ash Butterfly Stool

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H 15.5 in W 17 in D 12.5 in

Sori Yanagi Ash Butterfly Stool

By Sori Yanagi

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Butterfly stool designed by Sori Yanagi in ashwood. Stool measures 15.5" in height by 17" wide by

Category

1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Bentwood

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

By Örsjö Industri AB

Located in Glendale, CA

'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile

Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps

Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak

Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak

$660Sale Price / item|55% Off

H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in

Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak

By Henning Kjærnulf

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and boucle. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. Model: Razorblade ...

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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco
Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco

Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco

$12,717Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 27.56 in W 100.4 in D 37.8 in

Arflex Marenco Sofa in Fabric Heidi and Candy by Mario Marenco

By Arflex, Mario Marenco

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Marenco Sofa is designed by Mario Marenco for Arflex. This sofa features the system with making the armrest and seat as the base portion. There is a metal tubular frame facilitated f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon

Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon

By Lemon

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...

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2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals

Materials

Hardwood

LU Louis Sconce AS
LU Louis Sconce AS

LU Louis Sconce AS

$1,550 / item

H 10 in W 7 in D 7.875 in

LU Louis Sconce AS

By Lumfardo Luminaires

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights a...

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool

By Colección Estudio, Difane

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...

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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Hardwood

"Aulanko" Sheepskin Armchair/Lounge Chair by Märta Blomstedt, Finland, 1939
"Aulanko" Sheepskin Armchair/Lounge Chair by Märta Blomstedt, Finland, 1939

"Aulanko" Sheepskin Armchair/Lounge Chair by Märta Blomstedt, Finland, 1939

By Märta Blomstedt

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Amazing lounge chair by Märta Blomstedt, designed for the interior of the “Aulanko” hotel in 1939. Märta Blomstedt was the architecht behind the hotel. Oversized, voluptuous design w...

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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Rare Midcentury Eames ESU 400-C for Herman Miller 1st Series
Rare Midcentury Eames ESU 400-C for Herman Miller 1st Series

Rare Midcentury Eames ESU 400-C for Herman Miller 1st Series

By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

For your consideration is this Charles and Ray Eames designed ESU 400-C for Herman Miller. This is the rarest 1st series ESU (Eames Storage Unit) A versatile case piece that makes a ...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Chrome

alvar aalto 111 shelf
alvar aalto 111 shelf

alvar aalto 111 shelf

$49,500

H 21.26 in W 33.47 in D 11.82 in

alvar aalto 111 shelf

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Tomi, Nagano

1940' alvar aalto design 111 shelf. This is made in Hedemora for export to abroad aalto furnitures during WW2.

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Vintage 1940s Finnish Modern Shelves

Materials

Birch

Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s

Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s

$5,500

H 14.57 in W 20.08 in D 18.31 in

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 ...

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

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Sori Yanagi Butterfly For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal sori yanagi butterfly for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every sori yanagi butterfly was constructed with great care. There are 43 variations of the antique or vintage sori yanagi butterfly you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sori yanagi butterfly — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A sori yanagi butterfly made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko and Vitra each produced at least one beautiful sori yanagi butterfly that is worth considering.

How Much is a Sori Yanagi Butterfly?

The average selling price for a sori yanagi butterfly at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $8,899 for the highest priced.

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.