Faye Toogood

Faye Toogood’s name is practically synonymous with her Roly Poly chair. With its chubby legs and bowl-like seat, the now-iconic piece epitomized the trend toward chunky forms that defined avant-garde furniture design in the 2010s. But the visionary British artist’s contributions go far beyond the chair and its similarly robust companion pieces, in disciplines ranging from textiles and ceramics to fashion and home interiors.

“I design holistically, with an overall vision across fashion, furniture and interiors,” she tells 1stDibs. “Furniture is something I return to over and over again and is a very strong part of this vision. I am interested in humans and the way they live — the spaces they inhabit, the clothes they wear, the objects they surround themselves with.”

After a childhood spent running free in the English countryside with nature as her playground, Toogood studied art history at Bristol University rather than attend art school. Her design approach is underpinned by contrast and understandably informed by art history, particularly the mid-20th-century modernism of such British artists as Barbara Hepworth and Alfred Wallis. “For me, it is about playing around with references and our associations, be that with materials or the precious and the raw, the masculine and the feminine,” she explains. “I’m able to use those contrasts to create friction.”

Toogood has exhibited at Phillips and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Triennale in Milan and D Museum in Seoul. In addition, her works are in the permanent collections of institutions worldwide, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Dallas Museum of Art; Denver Art Museum; High Museum of Art, in Atlanta; Corning Museum of Glass, in New York; the National Gallery of Victoria, in Melbourne; and the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg.

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Contemporary Lounge Chair 'Puffy' by HEM, White Steel, Eggshell Bouclé

$3,623 / item

H 27.17 in W 38.59 in D 36.62 in

Contemporary Lounge Chair 'Puffy' by HEM, White Steel, Eggshell Bouclé

By HEM , Faye Toogood

Located in Paris, IDF

PUFFY, Lounge Chair Design: Faye Toogood Editor: HEM Model shown on main image: Steel frame: Cream, Matte (RAL 9001) Upholstery: Storr, Eggshell (97% Pure New Wool, 3% Nylon) The detachable upholstery of the Puffy Lounge Chair is fat and plump, its generous shape spills freely over the sides of a tubular steel frame which, in stark contrast, is hard-lined and strong. The two key elements of this seating design by Faye Toogood are in purposeful and playful juxtaposition. The elementary frame is inspired by the rational structure of classic modernist design, whilst the extravagant quilt-like upholstery warmly embraces and envelopes, is comforting and reassuring. The Puffy Chair...

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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Faye Toogood

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Steel

Contemporary Lounge Chair 'Puffy' by HEM, Stainless Steel, Blue Leather

$4,710 / item

H 27.17 in W 38.59 in D 36.62 in

Contemporary Lounge Chair 'Puffy' by HEM, Stainless Steel, Blue Leather

By Faye Toogood, HEM

Located in Paris, IDF

PUFFY, Lounge Chair Design: Faye Toogood Editor: HEM Model shown on main image: Steel frame: Stainless Steel (silver), Matte Upholstery: Soft Leather, Light Blue, Elmo The detachable upholstery of the Puffy Lounge Chair is fat and plump, its generous shape spills freely over the sides of a tubular steel frame which, in stark contrast, is hard-lined and strong. The two key elements of this seating design by Faye Toogood are in purposeful and playful juxtaposition. The elementary frame is inspired by the rational structure of classic modernist design, whilst the extravagant quilt-like upholstery warmly embraces and envelopes, is comforting and reassuring. The Puffy Chair...

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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Faye Toogood

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Steel

Roly Poly Polyethylene Armchair in Flesh by Faye Toogood for Driade

$763Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 24.8 in W 22.4 in D 33 in

Roly Poly Polyethylene Armchair in Flesh by Faye Toogood for Driade

By Driade, Faye Toogood

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Faye Toogood

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Plastic

Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions

$2,325Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 24.8 in W 33 in D 22.4 in

Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions

By Faye Toogood, Driade

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Faye Toogood

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Wool, Plastic

Customizable Tacchini Butter Modular Sofa by Faye Toogood

$37,574 / item

H 33.47 in W 179.14 in D 90.56 in

Customizable Tacchini Butter Modular Sofa by Faye Toogood

By Tacchini, Faye Toogood

Located in New York, NY

Price listed for starting fabric composition Bt6 L 455 P 230 cm W 179,13” D 90,55” 1 × left-hand deep corner terminal module E 2 × central module C 1 × corner module B 1 × right-han...

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2010s Italian Faye Toogood

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Upholstery

Roly Poly Armchair in Peat by Faye Toogood for Driade

$763Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 24.8 in W 22.4 in D 33 in

Roly Poly Armchair in Peat by Faye Toogood for Driade

By Faye Toogood, Driade

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...

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Spade Ashwood Corner Chair by Faye Toogood

From $782 / item

H 33.86 in W 17.33 in D 18.9 in

Spade Ashwood Corner Chair by Faye Toogood

By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Spade chair is an ode to the rural life in the English countryside in which designer Faye Toogood grew up and had her first encounters with shapes and colors of the natural world. Th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Faye Toogood

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Wood

Roly Poly Armchair in Concrete without cushion by Faye Toogood for Driade

$763Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 24.8 in Dm 22.4 in

Roly Poly Armchair in Concrete without cushion by Faye Toogood for Driade

By Driade, Faye Toogood

Located in Brooklyn, NY

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Faye Toogood Sale Prices

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2026	$30,059	Sofas	Upholstery	contemporary
2025	$6,261	Western European Rugs	Wool, Linen	2025
2025	$2,907	Armchairs, Chairs	Wool, Plastic	2023
2025	$2,246	Chairs, Armchairs	Wool, Plastic	2022
2025	$6,738	Chairs, Armchairs	Wool, Plastic	2022

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Faye Toogood Roly Poly Armchair

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$3,863

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Faye Toogood Roly Poly Armchair

By Faye Toogood

Materials

Plastic

Styles

Modern

Since founding her eponymous studio in 2008, English designer Faye Toogood (b. 1977) has released her visionary works in a series of numbered Assemblages, which is the term she uses to refer to her furniture collections. The wonderfully chunky Roly-Poly armchair is from the fourth, launched at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2014. As its name suggests, it is part of a series based on squat, bulbous shapes that comprise chairs, tables and benches.The armchair is likely the most roly-poly of ...

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Faye Toogood Furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Furniture by Faye Toogood are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive objects are frequently made of metal and designed with extraordinary care. In our collection of Faye Toogood Furniture, there are many options to choose from, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of Faye Toogood's original furniture was created in Modern style in Europe during the 21st Century and Contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Francis Sultana Furniture, Soft Baroque Furniture and Stuart Scott Furniture. Faye Toogood Furniture prices can vary depending on size, time period and other attributes.