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.
Genuine French Tolix Lemon Yellow Steel Stacking Counter Stools - Set of (4) New
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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 BENSENVILLE, 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 Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
Tolix H75 Stool Indoor Raw Steel in Glossy Raw Steel
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix Set of (3) Glossy Dark Grey Bar Stools Hand-Made in France More Available
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
$321 / item
Tolix HPD75 Stool Indoor Painted in White
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Original French Tolix Glossy Dark Grey Table Height Stools - Set of (4) 18" High
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
Tolix Authentic French Made in Glossy Dark Grey Bar Height Stools Set of (6) New
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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 Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
Tolix French Bar Height (42") Stools in Glossy Black - Set of 30 Any Quantity
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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 BENSENVILLE, 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
Authentic French Tolix Cyan Blue Stacking Steel Bar Height 30" Stools (Set of 4)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
Original French Tolix Cyan Blue Powder-Coated Steel Bar Stools - Set of (2)
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
$189 / item
Tolix Stool Indoor Painted in Chili
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of living...
Steel
$289 / item
Tolix H75 Stool Indoor Painted in White
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$289 / item
Tolix H75 Stool Indoor Painted in Black
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$300 / item
Tolix H75 Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Chili
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, Tolix®'s H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$254 / item
Tolix H65 Stool Indoor Painted in Graphite
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix HPD75 Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Chili
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$263 / item
Tolix H75 Stool Indoor Painted in Chili
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$321 / item
Tolix HPD75 Stool Indoor Painted in Black
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix H75 Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Graphite
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, Tolix®'s H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix HPD75 Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Graphite
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, Tolix®'s H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix HPD75 Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Night Blue
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$321 / item
Tolix HPD75 Stool Indoor Painted in Graphite
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$321 / item
Tolix HPD75 Stool Indoor Painted in Chili
By Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, Tolix®'s H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$289 / item
Tolix H75 Stool Indoor Painted in Graphite
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX's H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livin...
Steel
Tolix Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Night Blue
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$300 / item
Tolix H75 Stool Outdoor Painted MFT in Black
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
$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
$1,074 / set
H 29.5 in W 17 in D 17 in
Tolix Authentic French Made in Glossy Dark Grey Bar Height Stools Set of (6) New
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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
Funki stool in raw steel
By Louise Roe
Located in PARIS, FR
Funki stool in raw steel by Louise Roe. Made in Portugal. The Funki Furniture series by Louise Roe is a versatile collection that includes a bench, rectangular and square coffee tabl...
Steel
French Mid Century Counter Stools, 1960 - Set of 3
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Three unique Iron and Rush Mid Century bar stools. These unique stools were bought at Christie's Auction from the esteemed collection of Norah and Norman Stone. It was acquired from ...
Brass, Iron
$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
$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
$837 / set
H 42 in W 17.75 in D 18 in
Authentic Tolix Tabouret Blue Grey Raw Steel High-Back Counter Stools- Set (3)
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Authentic French Made Steel High-Back Counter Stools in a blue-wash over raw metal. We currently have just under 900-pieces of genuine French Made Tolix Dining Chairs, Counter Stools...
Metal, Steel
$823Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Alu Stool in Polished Aluminium Indoor Outdoor
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Alu with structure in polished aluminium. For indoor or outdoor use. With protection cover included. Also available in Alu side table.
Aluminum
$1,673Sale Price / set|55% Off
H 34.26 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Set of 2 Counter Stools Uçá.Solid wood, available for immediate delivery
By Valter Costa Lima
Located in BR
***This set of two counter stools is in stock and available for immediate delivery*** ***Please be aware that this is a new item, but it may show small manufacturing imperfections***...
Fabric, Hardwood
$1,043 / set
H 25.5 in W 17.38 in D 17.38 in
Set of (4) Tolix Steel Kitchen Counter Stools in Periwinkle New Made in France
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Tolix steel stacking stools and stacking chairs were designed by Xavier Pauchard, who was a trained roofer in France. By 1907 Xavier, later known as Mr. X had perfected a way of prot...
Steel
$318 / set
H 17.88 in W 15.25 in D 15.25 in
Tolix French Made Stacking Stools, Set of (2) Over (1000) Pieces in Stock
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
“Real” hand-made in France, authentic Tolix Steel Stacking Stools in Pale Pink. We have amassed a collection of over (1000) pieces of genuine Tolix steel stacking Chairs, Counter Stools and Bar Height Stools as well as Tolix Steel Tables. Most of our Tolix inventory is new, but have been sitting in a warehouse for over a decade and most all will have minor surface scuffs. We also are listing on 1stdibs...
Steel
$596 / set
H 17.88 in W 15.25 in D 15.25 in
Vintage French Tolix Set of (4) Dining Table Height Stools in Distressed Paint
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Vintage French Tolix Dining Table height Steel Stacking Stools that were hand-made in France. The distressed original paint is still serviceable and they can certainly be repainted i...
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 Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, 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 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
Tolix H30 Stool Indoor Painted in White
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
The H30 stool is the short version of the legendary "H" stool from TOLIX®, an emblem of the industrial esthetic. The H30 has the same shape and characteristics: simplicity, resistanc...
Steel
Xavier Pauchard Tolix White H Stools, Set of 6
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Basildon, London
Originally designed in 1934 by Xavier Pauchard, the Tolix has become an iconic mid-century design with the H stool becoming one of the most recognisable styles...
Metal
Tolix H45 Stool Indoor Painted in Graphite
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix Stool Indoor Painted in White
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix Stool Indoor Painted in Blueberry
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, TOLIX®'s H Stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating the French art of livi...
Steel
Tolix H45 Stool Indoor Painted in Black
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating t...
Steel
Tolix H45 Stool Indoor Painted in White
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
An icon of industrial esthetics, H stool has traversed periods and styles and become a classic itself, etched in the collective memory as illustrating t...
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 Thr
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 o...
Metal
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 Four
By Tolix
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s original French tolix h metal cafe dining stools bright blue – set of four 1950’s original French tolix h metal cafe dining stools bright blue – set of four. Tolix is one o...
Metal
Sold
H 17.72 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
1950's Original French Tolix H Metal Café Dining Stools Blue, Pair
By Tolix
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original French Tolix H Metal Caf? Dining Stools Blue – Pair 1950’s Original French Tolix H Metal Caf? Dining Stools Blue – Pair. Tolix is one of our all time favourite com...
Metal