Sori Yanagi Rosewood Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Sori Yanagi rosewood butterfly stool. Early and excellent example of this mid century classic.
Brass
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, Japan, 1980s, simple, wabi-sabi.
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An iconic “Butterfly” stool by Sori Yanagi, combining Japanese craftsmanship with modernist elegance in a fluid sculptural form.
Wood
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, 1980s
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A vintage Japanese mid-century modern Butterfly Stool in rosewood-veneered moulded plywood, designed by Sori Yanagi and made by Tendo Mokko in Japan.
Wood, Rosewood, Plywood
Contemporary Polished Cast Brass Sculptural Butterfly Stool
Located in Toronto, ON
This exceptional butterfly stool is a study in fluid form and reflective beauty.
Brass
Contemporary Polished Cast Brass Sculptural Butterfly Stool
Located in Toronto, ON
This exceptional butterfly stool is a study in fluid form and reflective beauty.
Brass
Set of Six Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather, Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather and black iron. Ready for a new home.
Iron
Wooden Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Stool in Molded Plywood by Tendo Japan, 1980s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and iconic wooden mid century "butterfly" stool in molded plywood by Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko Japan, 1980s.
Plywood
Sori Yanagi for Tendo Mokko, Pair of Butterfly Stools, Japan 1980
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A timeless icon of modern design, the Butterfly Stool by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi gracefully blends Eastern aesthetics with Western manufacturing innovation.
Rosewood
Minimalist Stacking Chair by +55design – Inspired by Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool
By Ilse Lang
Located in Jardim America, SP
This elegant stacking chair, designed by Ilse Lang, is a sophisticated reinterpretation of the structural purity found in Sori Yanagi’s renowned Butterfly Stool. Stripped down to its...
Metal
Mini Butterfly Stool, Pink Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Small stool called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat in beautiful jacquard italian fabric.
Fabric, Beech, Jacquard
Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Mike was born out of a geometrical game of combining rhombi. 12 wooden elements with rhombus-shaped tops are assembled with handmade brass butterfly wing bolts to form a stool or sid...
Brass
Modern Wood Stool by Pierre Sarkis
By Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern Wood Stool by Pierre Sarkis from Celine collection. Accent stool, butterfly outdoor set.
Upholstery, Wood
Sori Yonagi for Hida Bleached Oak Table and Chairs Reissue 2022
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sōri Yanagi died in 2011 at the age of 96. Key designs Elephant Stool, 1954 Butterfly Stool, 1956 Honours Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (UK), 2008
Oak
Harvey Probber Knights Bench Model 1173 c. 1950 mid century modern
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Similar form to the Sori Yanagi Butterfly stool with a refined elegant styling expected form the greats liek Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, Vladimir Kagan, and T.H.
Brass
Small Round Stool with Green Velvet and Butterfly Floral Patterned Fabric
By The Tailored Home, Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
These small round stools are upholstered in a dark green velvet atop a butterfly printed fabric.
Velvet, Poplar
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Main products include “Butterfly Stool (Sori Yanagi)” and “Low Chair (Junzo Sakakura Architectural Institute (Daisaku)”) Examples include the Kashiwado Chair (Isamu Kenmochi) and the...
Plywood
Mid Century Butterfly Chair and Stool Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful jacquard italian fabric. This chair can be customized to y...
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 5-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
Wood
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 3-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
Wood
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.
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