The sturdy and sleek furniture designed by Tolix has become a standard of trendy cafés and retro diners. For nearly a century, the French company has become synonymous with café culture in France and beyond.
In 1908, Xavier Pauchard, nicknamed Mr. X, founded Tolix in Burgundy, France. A zinc roofer by trade, Pauchard focused on making household items from sheet metal and using zinc to galvanize his products. Clean-lined and practical, Tolix’s metal furniture marked an early expression of mid-century modern style.
Pauchard designed Tolix’s flagship industrial-style chair, the Chaise A, in the mid-1920s. Also known as the Model A chair, it was designed with small holes in the seat to allow rainwater to drain without sacrificing comfort or durability. In 1934, Pauchard improved the Chaise A with the slimmer, more lightweight Marais A chair. Stackable up to 25 chairs high, it quickly became a favorite among hospitals, schools and factories.
There is debate about whether Joseph Mathieu’s designs influenced Pauchard’s creation of the Multipl, another stacking metal chair from the mid-20th century.
Major museums have exhibited Tolix’s designs, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Vitra Design Museum in Rhein, Germany. In 2006, the brand received the label of Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant, a formal acknowledgment from the French Ministry of Economics and Finance of its industrial excellence and mastery.
Due to a shift in design trends, Tolix fell out of favor near the end of the 20th century and filed for bankruptcy. The company rebounded in 2004 under the ownership of its chief financial officer, Chantal Andriot. Strengthened by a high demand for industrial furniture, Tolix is now experiencing a resurgence in popularity, especially in cafés, breweries and restaurants.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Tolix dining chairs, tables, stools and more.
Tolix Set of (3) Glossy Dark Grey Bar Stools Hand-Made in France More Available
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Authentic French Hand-Made Tolix Bar Height Stools in a set of 3-Stools and yes, there are more available while supply lasts. Please note that these are Bar height Stools and Bars ar...
Steel
Genuine French Tolix Lemon Yellow Steel Stacking Counter Stools - Set of (4) New
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Highwood, IL
French Genuine Tolix Steel Stacking Counter Height Stools in Lemon Yellow Powder-Coated in a set of 4. We currently have several hundred Authentic Made in France Tolix Steel Chairs, ...
Metal, Steel
Tolix Set of (2) Glossy Dark Grey Bar Stools Hand-Made in France More Available
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Bar Height Steel Stools in a charcoal grey Powder-Coated finish. These are Genuine Hand-Made in France Tolix Bar Height Stools and we currently have about 700-pieces of Authent...
Steel
Tolix Original French Counter Stools Blood Orange Set (2) Other Colors Available
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Original French Counter Stools Blood Orange Set (2) Other Colors Available in Counter Height, Bar Height and Dining Table Height Stools, plu...
Metal, Steel
1960's Original French T55 Tolix Rectangular Dining Table 'Model 1296'
By Tolix
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960’s Original French T55 Tolix Rectangular Dining Table – 120cm (Model 1296 ) 1960’s Original French T55 Tolix Rectangular Dining Table – 120cm (Model 1296). Tolix is one of our all time favourite companies. In 1907 Frenchman Xavier Pauchard discovered that he could protect sheet metal from rusting by dipping it in molten zinc (galvanisation) and a few years later he set up his factory producing steel furniture. Tolix was the creator and founder of perhaps the most iconic cafe chair of all time, the Tolix model A, designed in 1934 and sadly now copied worldwide. Tolix used...
Metal
Set of Four Vintage Tolix Café Chairs by Xavier Pauchard
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Stockton, NJ
A set of four original Tolix bistro café chairs designed by Xavier Pauchard. Wonderful patina and red paint to each.
Metal
1950’s Original Tolix Model a Dining Outdoor Chairs, Set of Six '1643'
By Tolix
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950?s Original Tolix Model A Dining Outdoor Chairs – Set Of Six (1643) 1950?s Original Tolix Model A Dining Outdoor Chairs ? Set Of Six. Tolix is one of our all time favourite companies. In 1907 Frenchman Xavier Pauchard discovered that he could protect sheet metal from rusting by dipping it in molten zinc (galvanisation) and a few years later he set up his factory producing steel furniture. Tolix was the creator and founder of perhaps the most iconic cafe chair of all time, the Tolix model A, designed in 1934 and sadly now copied worldwide. This is a set of six rich dark green chairs...
Metal
Authentic French Tolix Cyan Blue Stacking Steel Bar Height 30" Stools (Set of 4)
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Highwood, IL
Authentic Tolix Set of (4) Light Green (we think more or an Aqua is appropriate) Powder-Coated Steel Stacking H75 Bar Height Stools. Tolix Color spec is, RAL 6027. The seat height is...
Metal, Steel
Set of 4 Vintage green Model A Chairs from Tolix, France, 1950s
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / set of 4 chairs / Tolix / model A / metal / industrial / mid-century / vintage Set of 4 vintage Tolix chairs with original green lacquer, made in France around 195...
Metal
Tolix Genuine Made in France Set of (6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Genuine Made in France Set of 6 in their Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated finish. Our authentic French Tolix inventory consists of a mixture of Tolix dining chairs, counter h...
Metal, Steel
Tolix French Bar Height (42") Stools in Glossy Black - Set of 30 Any Quantity
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Authentic hand-made in France for almost 100-years 29.5" high for our American standard 42-inch bar height. The Tolix stools are considered an iconic design, and their matching...
Steel
Original French Tolix Glossy Dark Grey Welded Steel Stacking Stools - Set of (6)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Set of (6) Original French Tolix Glossy Dark Grey Powder-Coated Welded Steel Stacking Stools. Tolix Stools and Tolix Chairs, iconic in modern design, were first created in France in...
Metal, Steel
Tolix Authentic French Made in Glossy Dark Grey Bar Height Stools Set of (6) New
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Bar Height Stools Hand-Made in France and have been sitting in a warehouse for over 10-years. Set of 6 Tolix Bar Height Stools, although we also have a few counter height Tolix...
Metal, Steel
Genuine French Tolix Cyan Blue Stacking Dining Table Height Stools Set of (4)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Original French Hand-Made Tolix Cyan Blue Dining Table Height Stools Set of 4. This particular set of 4 cyan blue table height stools happen to be near flawless, with no visible flaw...
Steel
Original French Tolix Glossy Dark Grey Table Height Stools - Set of (4) 18" High
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Highwood, IL
Set of (4) Original French Tolix Dining Table Height Glossy Dark Grey Powder-Coated Welded Steel Stacking Stools. The Tolix Dining Table Height Stools are the same height as a dining...
Metal, Steel
Original French Tolix Cyan Blue Powder-Coated Steel Bar Stools - Set of (2)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Set of 2-Original French made Tolix Cyan Blue Powder-Coated Steel H75 Bar Stools. Color: RAL 6027. This pair of Tolix Bar Height Stools have been sitting in a local warehouse for ove...
Metal, Steel
Set of Four Chairs Italian Production
Located in bari, IT
Set of four wooden chairs with red fabric seat of the period Italian production 1960s.
Fabric, Beech
$9,200 / set
H 35 in W 17 in D 19 in
Set of 4 'Campagne' Steel and Rush Counter Stools by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 'Campagne' steel and rush counter stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy powder coated steel frames with handwove...
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
$4,407 / set
H 30.32 in W 17.72 in D 20.48 in
Set of Four Kangaroo Chairs Designed by Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1968
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This set is called Z-chair. Designed in 1968 in the GDR by Ernst Moeckl and Siegfried Mehl, German Version of the Panton chair. Also called kangoroo chair or variopur chair. Produced...
Fiberglass
Erik Buck Model 49 dining chairs for O.D. Møbler 1960's
By Erik Buch
Located in Diest, BE
Experience the perfect blend of Scandinavian craftsmanship and mid-century design with these exquisite Model 49 dining chairs by renowned Danish designer Erik Buck (Buch) for O.D. Mø...
Wood
Roberts Counter Stool with Inlay Maple Orange
Located in Cincinnati, US
This sleek stool has a thin carved wooden seat that rests on a steel tubing base. The elegant seat is curved for seamless comfort while displaying a stunning intersecting diagonal ac...
Steel
$1,254 / set
H 43.25 in W 14.75 in D 19.63 in
Set of 2 Kartell One More Please Square Bar Stools in Crystal by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If you want to sip a drink at the bar in peace and quiet, you need a comfortable tall stool with a back to lean against. Sometimes one drink is not enough, and you need "One more" and sometimes "One more please...
Plastic
$21,036 / set
H 34 in W 18 in D 22 in
Set of 4 Counter or Bar Stools Modern/Contemporary Blackened Steel and Leather
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
BAR STOOL - SET OF 4 J.M. Szymanski d. 2018 Inspired by a Spanish toreador, this sleek combination of blackened steel and thick bull leather. Can be modified to any seat height. ...
Steel
$2,750 / set
H 39 in W 16.5 in D 20 in
Set of 4 Counter or Bar Stools Modern Italian Steel and Leather
Located in Bronx, NY
Italian modern bar stool or counter stool. Constructed from high-quality, chrome-finished stainless steel for strength, Designed with style a...
Chrome
$12,900 / set
H 45 in W 18 in D 15 in
Set of Five (5) Karl Springer Grey Lacquered Goatskin Bar Stools
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
Karl Springer set of five JMF grey goatskin lacquers clad bar stools, 1980s. In original preserved condition. Lacquered Goat Skin Clad over Wood. Not signed. Stored 20+ years in a...
Brass
GLORIA Bar Stool, Available Now
Located in Frazão, Porto
GLORIA bar stool: STOCK UNIT - Available for immediate delivery The sophisticated bar stool GLORIA is entirely upholstered in velvet and is characterized by the piping detail runing...
Fabric, Lacquer
Roberts Counter Stool Maple Red
Located in Cincinnati, US
This sleek stool has a thin carved wooden seat that rests on a steel tubing base. The elegant seat is curved for seamless comfort while displaying a stunning intersecting diagonal ac...
Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Authentic Steel French Tolix Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Authentic Steel French Tolix Set of (6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs. Tolix Dining Chairs have been hand-made in France for almost 100-years. This is a set of 6 Genuine S...
Metal, Steel
Ensemble de 6 chaises Tolix modèle T3 par Xavier Pauchard 1950's
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Ensemble de 6 chaises Tolix modèle T3 par Xavier Pauchard 1950's
Steel
Sold
H 33.08 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Paire de chaises Tolix par Xavier Pauchard première édition fin 1920's
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Paire de chaises Tolix par Xavier Pauchard première édition fin 1920's La chaise Tolix A, créée en 1925 par l’industriel bourguignon Xavier Pauchard, pionnier de la galvanisation en...
Metal
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Authentic Steel French Tolix Set of (6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Authentic Steel French Tolix Set of (6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs. Tolix Dining Chairs have been hand-made in France for almost 100-years. This is a set of 6 Genuine S...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 29.7 in W 17 in D 17 in
Tolix Genuine French Made Set of (4) Glossy Dark Grey Bar Stools More Available
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Genuine Hand-Made in France Set of 4 Bar Height Steel Stools. Our set of 4-Tolix bar Stools were powder-coated in a charcoal grey color and beca...
Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Authentic Steel French Tolix Set of (6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Authentic Steel French Tolix Set of (6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs. Tolix Dining Chairs have been hand-made in France for almost 100-years. This is a set of 6 Genuine S...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Original French Tolix Powder-Coated Sky Blue Steel Stacking Chairs - Set of (2)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Genuine French Hand-Made Tolix Stacking Chairs in Sky Blue, although we do have an additional 375-400 Authentic Steel Tolix Ding Chairs in stock, along with several hundred Steel Tol...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Tolix Authentic French Steel Set of 6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Authentic French Steel Set of 6) Classic Glossy Grey Powder-Coated Chairs. Tolix Dining Chairs have been hand-made in France for almost 100-years. This is a set of 6 Genuine St...
Steel, Metal
Tolix Pair of Steel Unpainted Armchairs Made in France
By Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Steel Stacking Armchairs made in France and not painted. These have been in a warehouse along with over 1900 pieces of Tolix for the last 10-15 years and will have plenty of su...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Tolix Steel Stacking Chairs in a Wonderful Hot Bubble Gum Pink Set of (4)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Authentic set of ( 4) Tolix chairs in Hot Bubble Gum Pink. The Hot Pink Powder-Coated finish blends wonderfully in Tolix modern design, which was created in France in 1934 by metalw...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Tolix Fern Green Original Made in France - Set of (8) Hundreds More Available
By Tolix
Located in Highwood, IL
Tolix Fern Green set of 8) steel stacking Chairs, iconic in modern design, were created in France in 1934 by metalworker Xavier Pauchard. His innovative use of galvanized steel made ...
Metal, Steel
Sold
H 15.36 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
1950's Original French Tolix H Metal Café Dining Stools Bright Blue, Set of 3
By Tolix
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s original French Tolix H metal café dining stools bright blue – set of three 1950’s original French Tolix H metal café dining stools bright blue – set of three. Tolix is one of...
Metal