Norweigian Pine Stool for Norsk Husflid, 1950

Lisa Johansson-Pape, Apila stool, made in solid pine circa 1960, produced by Stockmann Oy in Finland. Good vintage condition. Lisa Johansson-Pape is one of the most talented finnish ...

Pair of Ingvar Hildingsson stool in different size and materials. 1. Hingvar Hildingsson stool made in birch circa 1980. Produced in Sweden, the stool is stamp and marked by the art...

Hingvar Hildingsson stool made in birch circa 1980. Produced in Sweden, the stool is stamp and marked by the artist. Dimensions : H: 34 cm / L: 24 cm.Ingvar Hildingsson stool are bas...

Rare mix wood Ingvar Hildingsson stool made in Beech & ash wood during the last part of the XXème century. The stool is in verry good condition, it's mark and labeled by the artist. ...

French mid century stool in the manner of the Charlotte Perriand Berger made in solid wood. The stool is in good condition and the wood has a ...

Really nice set of the famous Horseshoe Sauna Stool Designed in 1952 for the interior of the Palace Hotel in Helsinki. This set has been produced in the late 80's in Laminated-birch ...

Three legged pine stole made in Norway by Norsk Husflid, circa 1950s. Made from solid pine with a nicely hand shaped seat. Good vintage condition with patina and wear consistent with...

Midcentury pair of stools in pine made by Norsk Husflid Norway in the 1960s These stools are a good example of good craftsmanship with minimalistic stile known to Scandinavian furnit...

pine stool circa 1950.

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 pine stool or assembly designed and produced for Televerket, Sweden, 1950s.

A pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Seat height 16”