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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Tubby Tube Bar Stool with Wooden Seat by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a recognizable tubular approach, the Tubby Tube stool collection build on the same design language as Faye Toogood’s iconic Spade chair. “Tubby yet ele...
Steel
$1,361Sale Price / item|20% Off
Tubby Tube Counter Stool with Black Frame & Black Leather Seat, Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or a chunky soft seat pad – ...
Steel
Faye Toogood Roly-Poly Stool Raw, Fiberglass, London 2018, Contemporary Seating
By Faye Toogood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Faye Toogood Roly-Poly stool raw London, 2018 Fiberglass Measurements: 40cm wide x 40cm deep x 40cm height 15.74in wide x 15.74in deep x 15.74in hei...
Fiberglass
Tubby Tube Counter Stool with Wooden Seat by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a recognizable tubular approach, the Tubby Tube stool collection build on the same design language as Faye Toogood’s iconic Spade chair. “Tubby yet ele...
Steel
$1,384Sale Price / item|20% Off
Tubby Tube Stool with Black Frame & Black Leather Seat by Faye Toogood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or...
Steel
Tubby Tube Low Stool with Wooden Seat by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a recognizable tubular approach, the Tubby tube stool collection build on the same design language as Faye Toogood’s iconic Spade chair. “Tubby yet ele...
Steel
$1,795Sale Price / item|20% Off
Tubby Tube Bar Stool with Black Frame & Black Leather Seat by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or a chunky soft seat pad – ...
Steel
$1,361Sale Price / item|20% Off
Tubby Tube Counter Stool with Black Frame & Navy Blue Leather Seat, Faye Toogood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or a chunky soft seat pad – ...
Steel
$1,361Sale Price / item|20% Off
Tubby Tube Stool with Black Frame & Navy Blue Leather Seat by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or...
Steel
$1,795Sale Price / item|20% Off
Tubby Tube Bar Stool with Black Frame & Navy Blue Leather Seat by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or a chunky soft seat pad – ...
Steel
Price Upon Request
Faye Toogood, "Cup High / Moon", 2018
By Faye Toogood
Located in New York, NY
Faye Toogood [British, b. 1977] Cup high / Moon, 2018 Sand-cast bronze, silver nitrate. Measures: 20 x 12 x 12 inches. 50 x 30 x 30 cm. Edition of 20 British designer Faye Toogood has emerged as one of the most prominent women in contemporary design today. “Whether you are a fashion designer, a furniture designer, or an interior designer, the materials you can get your hands on are essential,” she says. Toogood was born in the UK in 1977 and graduated with a BA in the History of Art in 1998 from Bristol University. Upon graduation, she worked as a prop stylist at The World of Interiors before establishing Studio Toogood in 2008. Working in a diverse range of disciplines from sculpture to furniture and fashion, Toogood often reinterprets and reinvents classical tropes and references from art history by introducing a new aesthetic. Since the conception of her immediately recognizable voluminous Roly-Poly chair (2014), she has been considered among the great form-givers of the 21st century. Her career is marked out by the discrete Assemblages, each of which conjures a compact world of interrelated ideas, forms, and materials. Pew Bench / Earth from Assemblage 5...
Bronze
$1,496 / item
H 28.15 in W 15.16 in D 16.74 in
Designer Counter Stool Wave with Leather Seat and Steel Frame - Artistic Seating
Located in Kyiv, UA
Counter Stool Wave with Leather Seat and Steel Frame – A Modern Seating Solution for Residential and Commercial Spaces The Counter Stool Wave is a refined seating option designed to...
Steel
$1,518 / item
H 28.15 in W 15.16 in D 16.74 in
Wooden Counter Stool Wave with Solid Wood Seat and Steel Frame by Woo
Located in Kyiv, UA
Counter Stool Wave – Solid Wood Seat and Steel Frame for Modern Interiors The Counter Stool Wave features a solid wood seat paired with a durable steel frame, offering a stylish and...
Steel
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood...
Wood, Oak
Reyes Counter Stool in Walnut with Black Leather
By Martell Woodworks
Located in Mendocino, CA
This is a walnut counter stool with a stretched leather seat and back. The frame is solid walnut with a gentle radius at the interior joints and ...
Brass
$573Sale Price / item|40% Off
H 24.81 in W 22.45 in D 33.08 in
Roly Poly Armchair Concrete By Driade, Faye Toogood
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Shapely and utterly comfortable, the distinctive Roly Poly Armchair by Driade is a well rounded lounge chair with a graceful, bowl-like seat up top and four solid legs beneath. It's a statement chair that's considered a classic of contemporary design, and can be found displayed in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide. Designed by Faye Toogood, the Roly Poly collection is the latest line for the Italian design house that's become an instant hit, coveted by both residential and commercial clients alike. The armchair can be augmented with upholstered cushions to create a cozy, scoop-like seat. The collection also features the Roly Poly Sofa...
Plastic
$1,290 / item
H 38.5 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
White Oak Counter Stool with Woven Seat and 100% Hemp Seat Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Ellie Counter Stool in Natural White Oak Elevate your kitchen or bar space with the Ellie Counter Stool. Made from solid white oak with a natural finish, this stool boasts a woven se...
Leather, Grasscloth, Twine, Rope, Wood, Oak
$1,135 / item
H 25 in W 20 in D 20 in
Counter Stool in Walnut Finish with Natural Cane Seat, Maru Design
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
A Maru counter stool designed by Uultis studio with walnut finish and hand-woven natural color cane seat. The Maru counter stool, with its walnut fi...
Cane, Walnut, Wood
$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 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...
Plastic
$2,907 / item
H 24.8 in W 33 in D 22.4 in
Roly Poly Armchair in Pink 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 in the ancient Casentino cloth from...
Wool, Plastic
$1,116Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 24.8 in W 68.8 in D 24.4 in
Roly Poly Polyethylene Sofa in Ochre by Faye Toogood
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...
Plastic
$1,135 / item
H 25 in W 20 in D 20 in
Counter Stool in Black Matte Wood with Natural Cane Seat, Maru Collection
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
The Maru counter stool by Uultis is a refined balance of craftsmanship and cultural homage, featuring a matte black wood frame paired with a handwov...
Cane, Hardwood
$1,375Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 24.8 in W 22.4 in D 33 in
Roly Poly Polyethylene Armchair in Concrete with Cushions by Faye Toogood
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...
Fabric, Plastic
Roly Poly Raw Stool by Faye Toogood, UK, 2018
By Faye Toogood
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Roly poly raw stool is made from a material that suggests a certain rawness. It embraces a world of soft lines and childlike rounded edges, an aesthe...
Fiberglass
