Tatone Pouf in Bordeaux Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Baleri Italia, Enrico Baleri, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
Baleri Italia Tatone Pouf in Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Denis Santachiara, Enrico Baleri, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
Baleri Italia Tatone Pouf in Black Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Denis Santachiara, Baleri Italia, Enrico Baleri
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
Baleri Italia Tatone Pouf in Blue Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Enrico Baleri, Baleri Italia, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
Baleri Italia Tatone Pouf in White Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Baleri Italia, Enrico Baleri, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
Tatone Light Blue Pouf by Denis Santachiara and Enrico Baleri
By Baleri Italia
Located in Milan, IT
Made entirely of CFC-free, cold-processed polyurethane, the Tatone pouf has an internal rigid insert to maintain the structured shape without compromising comfort.
Textile
Cerruti Baleri Italia Tatone Round Pouf Ottoman in Yellow Italian Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cerruti Baleri Italia Tatone round pouf ottoman in yellow Italian modern.
Fabric
$1,750 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
BOMBS Pouf by Hermhaus: Black Bouclé Upholstery, Sculptural Design
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The BOMBS Pouf by Hermhaus is a modern sculptural seating piece, inspired by the fascinating forms found in the natural world of insects. Its distinctive silhouette is created throug...
Wood, Oak
$2,171 / item
H 15.75 in W 25.2 in D 25.2 in
Boris, soft round pouf in fabric, Dainelli Studio for Somaschini, Italy
By Dainelli Studio, SOMASCHINI
Located in Cabiate, IT
The last segment that makes up the body of an ant, the Boris pouf, combined with the Boris armchair, emphasizes the division of the structure into many elements, accentuating the par...
Fabric, Rubber, Ash, Beech
$638 / item
H 16.34 in W 25.6 in D 17.33 in
Baleri Italia Tato Pouf Bordeaux Babylon Fabric by Denis Santachiara
By Denis Santachiara, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
To make pure, elementary, ideal form into something comfortable. Beneath these spheroidal forms, visually striking, but apparently uncomfortable, seemingly useless, the technology of...
Fabric
$621 / item
H 17.13 in Dm 19.1 in
Baleri Italia Tatino Pouf in Red by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Enrico Baleri, Baleri Italia, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
$559 / item
H 17.13 in Dm 19.1 in
Baleri Italia Tatino Pouf in Blue Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Enrico Baleri, Baleri Italia, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
$559 / item
H 17.13 in Dm 19.1 in
Baleri Italia Tatino Pouf in White Fabric by Enrico Baleri & Denis Santachiara
By Enrico Baleri, Baleri Italia, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This family of minimalist objects, whose ancestor is Tato, emphasizes whatever is strongly visual and chromatic, without of course overlooking the functional. They are at their best ...
Fabric
Opinion Ciatti Guelfo Pouf
By Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Guelfo wingback chair and pouf were launched in 2015 with the aim to give a new, refined and innovative (sometimes ironic) style to the 18th century French archetype and like all the...
Foam
Ensamble Pouf in Ambienti Levante 14
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
The word "ensamble" means a set and comes from the French "ensemble," referring to one with another, together. From their own individuality, Peca (Guadalajara, 2007) and Studio84 (M...
Upholstery, Oak, Tzalam wood
$1,135 / item
H 14.97 in Dm 29.53 in
Saba Geo Medium Pouf in Vip Sweet Velvet Pink Upholstery by Paolo Grasselli
By Paolo Grasselli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Geo pouf is an accessory that can be placed in any home and contract environment. It is a versatile element that can connect with diverse styles with a simple change of upholstery an...
Upholstery
$638 / item
H 16.34 in W 25.6 in D 17.33 in
Baleri Italia Tato Pouf in Blueberry Fabric by Denis Santachiara
By Denis Santachiara, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
To make pure, elementary, ideal form into something comfortable. Beneath these spheroidal forms, visually striking, but apparently uncomfortable, seemingly useless, the technology of...
Fabric
$1,150 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Boo Pouf by Hermhaus: Mid-Century Velvet Upholstery from Turkey
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The BOO Pouf by Hermhaus is a contemporary seating piece distinguished by its sculptural form and refined material expression. As part of the Hermhaus pouf family, BOO is inspired by...
Wood, Oak
$2,523 / item
H 15.36 in Dm 46.86 in
Tacchini Spin Ottoman in Blue Delphinum Fabric by Claesson Koivisto Rune
By Tacchini, Claesson Koivisto Rune
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spin is a family of ottomans which resumes a technique such as “random” stitching, already applied in the Doodle chairs by designers Claesson Koivisto Rune, that traces soft and play...
Fabric
Cobalt blue Togo pouf ottoman by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
The Togo was designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973 for Ligne Roset. It is the first sofa/chair ever made only of foam and leather. The collection features an ergonomic design with polye...
Textile, Foam
$1,150 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
ORI Pouf by Hermhaus, Black Bouclé, Mid-Century Modern Design
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The ORI Pouf by Hermhaus is a modern sculptural seating piece designed to integrate effortlessly into a wide range of interiors. Inspired by the organic and structured forms of the i...
Wood, Oak
$3,516 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 22.84 in
Bombo "M" Pouf/Side TableDesigned by Nestor Perkal for Oscar Maschera
By Nestor Perkal, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First, there was an encounter between a designer, Nestor Perkal, and the Oscar Maschera company. Then, there was Argentina, his native land. While working with the company on leather...
Leather
$1,254Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 32.7 in D 32.7 in
TORUS Ottoman designed by Umberto Bellardi Ricci for Tacchini
By Tacchini
Located in Carson, CA
Torus Designed by Umberto Bellardi Ricci In the Torus ottomans, industrial materials converse with soft upholstery to create an original piece of furniture that reinvents the concept...
Aluminum
$1,418 / item
H 67.72 in W 118.12 in D 15.75 in
Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Havana Paper by Luigi Baroli
By Luigi Baroli, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte...
Paper
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
Bermuda Lounge Chair in Blue Fabric by Baleri Italia
By Baleri Italia
Located in Milan, IT
The Bermuda lounge chair by Claesson Koivisto Rune (2020) offers a playful yet sophisticated design. Its low, triangular form floats on a slim, three-legged base, inviting free posit...
Textile
Antique and vintage ottomans and poufs add comfort and style to any living room, game room, home office or minimalist lounge space. An ottoman is a short seat or footstool that is also often used to store items. A pouf is similar, but it’s typically more petite than an ottoman, usually without the storage space inside.
When one thinks of the Ottoman Empire, it’s easy to overlook the iconic seat named for the region. The ottoman — originally an upholstered seat or small bench without a back or arms — was a family’s main seating furniture, a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats. It wasn’t until they were brought to Europe from Turkey, during the 18th century, that it became popular to join ottomans with other pieces of furniture, such as at the base of a chair. Eventually, these footrests were transformed into storage furnishings to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles. Furniture makers crafted their ottomans with lids that revealed a hidden cupboard, which rendered them both comfortable and practical.
Poufs, which appeared in France during the 1840s, are also of the low-platform seating variety. These versatile furnishings have been made available in all manner of shapes and sizes over time, and depending upon their firmness can be used as a side table should an occasion call for an extra one. However, your average ottoman is almost always firmer than a pouf, and even if the plush pouf in your living room feels sturdy, it’s probably not the best surface for your early-evening cocktail.
Both ottomans and poufs can help create an inviting and warm atmosphere in your living space. For the smaller rooms that are characterized by a casual feel, a shaggy or woven wool pouf might be a better choice, as it’s likely to be more compact and floor-cushion-like than an ottoman. The latter are often larger and more table-like and are comparatively a good fit for a more formal room such as a library or a study. Today, you might find that an ottoman works well in your bedroom, where there isn’t room for a sofa, or perhaps it can serve as a reliable perch in front of your vintage vanity table.
Whatever your seating needs are, find a collection of antique, new and vintage ottomans and poufs in varying styles on 1stDibs that include neoclassical, Industrial and mid-century modern. From the bright colors and bold patterns deployed by Milan-born designer Lorenza Bozzoli to the classy leather furnishings created at family-run Brooklyn, New York, atelier Moses Nadel, there is an endless range of these lovable low stools that merge seamlessly with most decor.
