Wooden Stools: Simple Home Aesthetics

These three stools were originally claimed to be original Arne Jacobsen ‘dot’ designs, and while this was accurate for two of them, one steel frame appeared mismatched, likely newly adopted by the previous owner.

Made by hand in several orchestrated steps by incredible wood masters, who turn unruly wood logs into something which will one day hold and sustain, Studio Gameiro’s wood stool is thoughtfully made to make sure you sit straight and hold your posture. Funny how such an intricate geometrical grid can look so much fun (and soft, one might add). Take a seat.

Experience the smaller version of this stool, where inward-curving legs meet a triangular seat in a display of exquisite wood craftsmanship. Its elegant complexion makes it a versatile piece, fitting as foyer seating or a minimalist cocktail table by the bath. Available in Walnut, Oak, and black-varnished Chestnut wood.

TORO Minimalist stools blur the line between design and sculpture. They are functional stools, with simple lines and a lot of visual power. 

A footstool, upholstered in a handcrafted lambs-wool piece, waist-loom woven in San Juan Chamula, Altos de Chiapas

One of the most impressive and dared buildings SESC Pompeia (Sao Paulo), by Italian–Brazilian brutalist architect Lina Bo Bardi, became the start of the side tables ‘windows of bo bardi’.

The G I G I barstool is where rustic meets modern. Made from durable French Oak and accented with a sleek powder-coated steel footrest, it is both stylish and sturdy.

ELEMENTS by Daniel Couttolenc is a family of stools where the measurements are based on the golden ratio. The shapes are an abstraction of the essence of the 4 elements.

OO+II Side Table is a geometric wooden table that can be nested inside the OO+II Aluminum Chair. Despite its solid monolithic form, the prismatic shape and the small spherical feet, give a dynamic and elegant character to the piece.

The stool is hand carved by artisans in northern Portugal in Black, Natural Oak, or Oil Finished Oak Wood with a rich dark brown appearance.

The “Potro” stool is a metaphor for the equine anatomy. The influence was received from Constantin Brancusi becomes evident in this piece.

Saturno by Federico Fontanella  is a solid wood stool composed of two elements: a sphere and a torus.

This project highlights the quality of a wood knot, the character of which is often treated as a defect and neutralized in industrial processing.

RAILS® is a unique Scandinavian Modern concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art by Gwendoline Porte

“Together and Apart” is an international wood patent-pending, modular multipurpose furniture system for residential, hospitality, and workplace use. 

Meditation Stool, is a seating element to facilitate sitting on the ground and meditation practices.

“Silent Stump” is a stool made in solid dark brown cork. It compliments the Nordic Silence collection by Katrín Ólína