Olof Kettunen Stools

A Danish modern stool in oak, featuring distinctive curly legs and a hexagonal seat newly upholstered in high-quality light cream lambswool. Crafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1...

Set of two stools with three legs entirely realized in black stained wood, designed in the style of Charlotte Perriand and manufactured in the 1950s. Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) is one of the most important female furniture designers of the mid 20th century. As early as 1927 Perriand produced a number of critically acclaimed innovative pieces of metal furniture, which drew the attention of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. The result was the beginning of a work relationship that lasted many years. At Le Corbusier’s studio Charlotte Perriand developed a series of tubular steel chairs, among them the famous adaptable chaise longue, which was produced by Thonet two years later. Perriand’s work continued to evolve and in the mid 1930s, she started to experiment with natural materials such as wood and cane. She traveled to Japan in 1940 as an official advisor on industrial design to the Ministry for Trade and Industry to advise the government on how to raise standards of design in order to develop products for export to the West. Perriand adapted local techniques of woodwork and weaving - straw, bamboo and twigs becoming her materials of choice. It was especially after World War II, when Charlotte Perriand developed a new concept for the way of living by increasingly integrating the human dimension into her productions. Through flexible use of materials she achieved recognition with her pure and powerful style – as exemplified in her free form massive wood table models. Conscious of economic and social realities, she decided to opted upon large-scale production, and finding a new synthesis between tradition and industry. “Always concerned with innovation rather than trying to affirm a formula for renovation”, she designed various housing developments such as the Unité d’Habitation in Marseilles, with Le Corbusier in 1949, as well as rooms at the International Students’ Residence in Paris in 1953. Included was a library built in...

Pair of triangular stools made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1950s. The stools are made of an elegant curved wooden frame, that has been reupholster...

Great set of pine bar stools made by Asko, Finland, during the second half of the 20th century. Made in solid pine in the style of Rainer Daumiller.

Set of 2 early Alvar Aalto stools in bentwood for Artek, Finland 1950s. The stools have a nice matched patina. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was a Finnish architect, designer, and urban ...

Italian 1950s Single Stool in Lacquered Wood and Blue Velvet

Sérgio Rodrigues for Oca Brazil, 1950s Low Stool Three legged low stool in Imbuia wood. Bears Oca burn mark under. Sergio Rodrigues was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1927 and passed ...

The popularity of Jeanneret's designs has never been higher. This uncommon sewing stool shares the V shape that most Chandigarh furniture is known for. The zig zag base makes it even...

Playful stool by Swedish designer Erik Höglund made of beech, hemp webbing and leather. Model nicknamed "The pig". Made at Kopparfly, Sweden in the 1950s and retailed in Denmark by B...

Nice-quality stool, with brass details. The stepped base is made of hammered brass, and the foot rail, fashioned like a boat wheel, is solid brass. The seat...

Refined pair of midcentury Italian bar stools with structure in wood and brass, coming from an important villa on como lake. The brass ...

Vintage John Behringer for Stendig Chrome Modern Prometheus Bar Stools - Set of 3. Item features (3) stackable chrome metal frames, vinyl upholstered se...