Danish Folding Stool

Prototype folding chair of tubular metal with plastic ball caps and its original yellow mesh fabric sling dating to the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. By architect and designer Henry Glass, an Austrian emigre who worked with Gilbert Rohde in New York City in the late 1930’s and then studied in Chicago with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Glass was ahead of his time in his concerns with pre-fabrication, modularity, affordability, and ecological responsibility. He was known for his knock-down furniture designs–chairs and tables that folded, nested, or stacked for easy mobility and space-saving flexibility. Austere and visually interesting, these designs utilized inexpensive materials such as plywood, masonite, tubular steel, and canvas. The present piece, never produced, channels Gerrit Rietveld in proposing a low-cost mid-century outdoor chair...

Chaise of tubular steel with plastic end caps and its original mesh sling. By Austrian/American designer Henry Glass, 1960’s. Prototype from his Sling-Line series of mobile and space...

Prototype stacking chair hand-built of an aluminum sheet and tubular aluminum by furniture designer and artist Richard Schultz as a full-size 3-D model exploring the ergonomic and sc...

Prototype stacking chair hand-built of aluminum by furniture designer and artist Richard Schultz as a full-size 3-D model exploring the ergonomic and sculptural qualities of a design...

Folding stool designed by Jörgen Gammelgaard for Forum Design, Denmark, 1970. Canvas and chromed steel. Measures: H 41 cm/ 16" D 46 cm/ 18" L 5...

Folding stool ‘Guldhøj’ designed by Poul Hundevad Denmark, 1960s Rosewood and leather. H: 36.5 cm / 1' 2 3/8" W: 50 cm / 1' 7 11/16" D: 40 cm / 1' 3 3/4"

Beautiful folding stool in carved and gilded wood with rosettes and acanthus leaves. Late 17th century Italy

Unique interlocking wood folding stool featuring a beautiful interlocking seat and solid wood frame. USA, mid 20th century