Midcentury Pine Sauna Stool

Elegant Swedish midcentury stool, made from mahogany in a strict form. Brown leather seat with heavy patina, cool cutout details.

Neat stool by Josef Frank, made from mahogany with elegantly sculpted feet. Rattan seat in a densely wreathed pattern.

Lovely stool by Alvar Aalto, model “Y 61”. Made from birch with flowing lines, wreathed rattan seat.

Cool wooden stool by G. A. Berg, in a clean functionalist design with a rounded triangular seat and bentwood legs.

Pair of beautiful mahogany stools by David Rosén, with dark red leather seats. Possible to fold.

Pair of beautiful birch and rattan stools by Bernt Petersen. Beautiful, slender design with sculpted legs and seats that are subtly concave.

Sauna stools have been in use for centuries, predominantly in Japan and in Finland. While these pieces are mostly a utilitarian object, vintage sauna stools - like this one - from th...

A pine sauna stool designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.

Sauna stools have been in use for centuries, predominantly in Japan and in Finland. While this form of furniture is mostly a utilitarian object, vintage sauna stools - like this set of four - from these countries are artisanal, beautiful pieces. From Antti Nurmesniemi’s sauna stool (which is part of the MoMA’s collection) to the Japanese Hinoki stools, these vintage wooden pieces are perhaps even more treasured today than in the 50s. Sauna stools are traditionally used as a perch while washing up in the bathhouse before entering the soaking tub. They also make good shower stools or bath-side caddies also because the woods used - pine in this case - are naturally bacteria- and mildew-resistant and withstand humidity well. Stools traditionally have a simple, functional construction, however, these Finnish stools have elaborately carved tops that move beyond the strictly functional role. The tops are composed of four interconnecting parts in a shape that resembles a Celtic knot. These individual parts are connected by two dowel pins to each other leaving the design airy and functional as water has an easy way to flow through. The legs are in a simple, slightly tapered form to support the sitter with similar dowel pins connecting them to the seats. These mid-century sauna stools were made for Finnsauna Lagerholm...

A solid pine "Sauna" stool designed by Bertel Gardberg and produced by Normark Finnmade for Villa Jouhki, Finland, 1960s.

Very rare and excellent pair of "sauna" stools by Bertel Gardberg in solid pine. Both stools are in nice condition and showing beautiful patina from use.

Rare solid pine stool model Sauna designed by Bertel Gardberg and produced by Normark Finnmade for Villa Jouhki in Finland, 1950s. The stool features three legs attached to a round ...