Looking for a stylish yet functional daybed kind of solution? Then instead of opting for a conventional daybed, get something like the Max orange felt sleeper ottoman. The ottoman is all about multi-tasking since it can moonlight as an extra seat, footrest, coffee table, and can be opened to a twin-sized sleeper. Upholstered in bright orange felted wool-acrylic blend, the sleeper is made of hardwood frame and the seat cushion is mad out of polyfoam.

Max Orange Felt Sleeper Ottoman

Thanks to its whimsical yet elegant design, the Butterfly Ottoman is suitable for both adults and children! This beautiful piece of seating can be purchase from Acacia for $79.95 and we are absolutely in love with its slightly vintage styling. The cotton cover as you can see has been printed with butterflies and vintage passport stamp and the ottoman rests on  wooded feet that measure 15″ diameter, 16″ high. The Butterfly Ottoman is perfect yo rest your feet, have a seat after a tiring day and one can also use it as a table to put on a  tray  for snacks or cocktails.

The Butterfly Ottoman

The Time Out Timer Stool is not just a stool for your child, as it is an imaginative take on the dreaded time out punishments. The hourglass shaped stool has sand it, and the idea is to make the child sit on it, till all the sand pours down on the other end. Available from Wisteria, the stool looks expensive, but can be purchased for just $69.00. Available in a shade of white or navy, the stool is made out of mango wood.

The Time Out Timer Stool

The Picciotto Bar Stool with its Burberry check inspired pattern will fit right in an English Pub or someone with traditional wooden interiors. Designed by Fabio Vinetta, the chapeau-inspired seat is available in a   bar stool and countertop stool design and can be used in the kitchen, the living room or even the home bar. Quirky yet stylish, the bar stool gets our approval.

The Picciotto Bar Stool With Burberry Check

For the people looking at new kinds of chairs or stools, here is one for you. This is the Leaf Stool and Bar Chair something from Korean designer Hyunsoo Choi. The chair carries a simple yet functional design, something organically aesthetic.

Ideal for the people who want a more natural look as far as indoor home furnishings are concerned. The Leaf Stool and Bar Chair is something natural and even comes in pastel colors and plain wood finishes. Elegant and chic, it really brings a sense of nature inside one’s living space. Since it looks like a typical piece of furniture minus its subtle arching backrest that is definitely a feat to be acknowledged.

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Leaf Stool and Bar Chair

Here is another set of chairs that should make your home livelier. They are actually chairs that come in the form of familiar plugs which can also be plugged onto each other to provide some space saving solutions and flexibility as far as seating options are concerned.

The colored plug in chairs are of course a concept for now. They come in colorful designs and can be plucked out of its stack to sit and put back up when you need the space. Ideal for small living spaces and adaptable to modern and contemporary homes that will give guests and large households better accommodation when needed.

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Colored Plug in Chairs

Bamboo has become the new medium for use in furniture designs and that is perhaps why the Bamboo Cell Collection is something for the avid environmentalist. The collection is a Red Dot winner, bringing together traditional and modern materials to create organic looking pieces which is also durable and enduring.

The use of bamboo this time around is like no other. They carry different perspectives and the characteristic hollowness of the stalks shown through the chairs/stool tops, not to mention the fibrous texture of its exterior make. This is one eco-friendly and funky piece that should be great for homes, indoors or outdoors.

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The Bamboo Cell Furniture Collection

Made for beaches, I wouldn’t be surprised to find these stools in some homes. That is assuming you could care less about ruining your grassy landscape or perhaps have a sandbox stored somewhere out there for your kids to play in.

These Tack and Bench stools are lightweight and feature a sharp pointed bottom that serves as the foundation when they are placed on sandy or soft surfaces. They can be easily transportable and should be something handy at home and of course beaches. It also comes with a center hole that allows them to be stackable for quick and easy storage.

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The Tack and Bench Stool

Here are some more unique looking chairs you can consider placing in your home. They are simply called the Modern Chairs and Stools designed by Michael Stolworthy, elegant and organic for people seeking suggested chair designs that offer utter rest.

Aside from resting, they can be great aids to help you reflect a bit whether it be inside or outside your pad. Contemplative pieces like dripping tar that welcome a new attitude in home decor.

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Modern Chairs and Stools by Michael Stolworthy

Here are some seats designed for use in public places but for sure, they could be great for the private home owners as well. Depending on your living space, the Loop seats could be great for placement in the welcoming area or perhaps at the backyard if you have guests who want to enjoy nature or the outdoors.

The Loops Seats are made of polyethylene plaster and look like oversized donuts if not a portable pool in an orange color. Simple and rounded, these could be great seats for you or your guests when they have to wait or kill time.

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The Loop Seats

Here is a stool that was made with some eco-friendly intentions. Called the Rocker Stool, this creation was designed by Hamish Tennent. He made use of a single slip cast ceramic exterior that is topped off with a cork cushion to provide some seating solution and comfort.

The Rocker Stool was designed to catch the viewer’s attention by shifting in the direction the last seated person leaned before standing, leaving the next user to ponder where the previous seater had ventured. The bottom part of the Rocker Stool is filled with black sand for aid and added stability.

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The Rocker Stool

Tom Vaughan has come up with a unique design of his own, something he calls the Totem Stools. These are stools that offer uniqueness since they can be designed depending on a person’s fancy.

While we have seen a lot of stool designs based on the designer’s preference, these Totem designs should be something that can get anyone into the stool-designing binge. With that in mind, people who take this up are likely to produce colorful and unique stool designs that may eventually be great additions for sitting or eyesores in the modern home setting.

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Totem Stools

We have for you today a stool that should provide you with the necessary comfort and support either to work, play or simply sit down. This is the GEM concept stool designed by Sean Choe, a light and comfortable stool you can use for home or even the office.

The GEM concept stool is available in two colors, light blue and pink. It is made for males and females, offering a new kind of design that should leave you comfortable and relaxed all the time.

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The GEM Concept Stool

This is one deceptive looking piece of furnishing that may eventually have one sit on it. But before that happens, be warned that this is an air purifier and not a stool.

The Hurun Air stool camouflages itself like furniture but is actually an air humidifier that includes a 4-liter water tank. It also comes with four humidifying filters, six-step filter process and the ability to filter out odor, fine dust, yellow dust, viruses, allergies, and VOCs.

The Humun Air Stool was meant for big rooms where it will be tasked to humidify the area. So if you eventually decide to have one of these, remember not to sit on it.

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The Hurun Air Stool

Inon Retting has a couple of stool designs for you, an ongoing project by the DesignGroup. From the looks of its, the stools carry an inside-out design where the stool’s seat is found inside of the material rather than the usual stool legs or body for support.

The process used to create these unique sculptural seats is Vacuum Forming, that being essentially getting plastic so hot that it bends and forms to whatever shape is inside of it, meanwhile using a vacuum to pull down the plastic so it can form itself around the shape it will take. If you cannot follow, check out the video below to see how it is all done.

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RIK Stools by Inon Retting

Here is a collection of seats named oddly as the FW2010. These stools were designed by Valentin Lollman and were made in a working process characterized by using mortise-and-tendon joints to hazel branches to an oak top.

The stools offer a unique-looking size and setup, making use of a mix of sawdust and blue is used to round off the connections between the pieces, resulting is an organic shape where no sharp edges remain.

The stools were reportedly burned and treated with wax after which the top was sanded, polished and treated with oil for that smooth finish.

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Stools of Smoothness by Valentin Lollman

They are tiny and are actually luxury stools made of fine quality. They were designed by Italian designer Romeo Sozzi where the said bits of furnishings were inspired by 18th century tradition of muebles miniature and the Victorian tradition of dollhouse furniture, periods of the most aristocratic and visionary collectors.

The chairs/stools are great for children’s use and come in different selections. The selections include the Bilou Bilou, Gacy, and the Mon Ami. All seem perfect for the nursery or the kids room, combining some unique creations as well as color-themes catchy for the young ones.

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World of Wonder Chairs

In another odd piece you may want in your home, the Droog Designed inspired Stool may be one piece you can have without worrying about scratches or alterations from use. Reportedly inspired by people who had memories of parents often placing plastic as some sort of protection, this is one stool that makes it all for you in advance.

Droog Design is a stool encased inside acrylic – an exaggerated homage to all those kids who grew up with plastic covered furniture. While I don’t know how comfortable this stool could get, at least you don’t have to worry about placing plastic or covering over it to make sure the stool is well-protected.

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Droog Designed Inspired Stool

Here is an idea for the people looking at eco-friendly ideas for more comfort and seating solutions in their home. The idea comes from Phase Design who offers the Life After Corkage Bar Stool + Ottoman. This promises to be a trendy bar stool solution, made up of 1,200 wine and champagne corks topped off with a vinyl polyester mesh to keep it all together.

The idea seems perfect, especially for the fond drinkers. Rather than throw away corks, put them into good use. If you don’t have the time for it, I am sure that Phase Design is all but willing to sell you one for your in-home needs.

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Life After Corkage Bar Stool + Ottoman

If you love Alice in Wonderland, then the Tea Cup Stool should be something for you. It gives that overgrown look, something that places the usual miniature figures into something more functional. The said giant Tea Cup is made of molded plastic and should be a great fit for your outdoor needs.

With the Tea Cup Stool, you can now hold a tea party by your backyard in style. If that doesn’t interest you, then maybe placing it in your child’s room would be a great idea.

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The Tea Cup Stool

Badminton may have faltered as far as the popularity of the sport is concerned but that doesn’t mean people have forgotten it. In fact, some wacky designer even came up with the idea of using the shuttle cock as a stool!

The Shuttle Cock Stool should be perfect for any home, especially the outdoors. Though I doubt this is a lightweight stool, maybe when you are out playing with your friends the Shuttle Cock Stool can be a perfect respite when you want to take a break or simply want to enjoy the open air of your backyard.

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The Shuttle Cock Stool

Whether it is for business or for personal living, the Chool should be something to have. This is a chair and a stool made by James Lucas that comes with a simple backrest as well.

The Chool should be cool for people living in small spaces and is available in 7 different models with varying colors. Simple yet functional, this is another one of those multi-functional furnishings you can consider getting, especially if you have a small living space.

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The Chool: A Chair-Stool Convertible

It doesn’t take much understanding to explain that this is one chair that takes after the nursery rhyme hence the reason for the spider legs that holds it up. The Itsy Bitsy Rocking Stool by Melvin Ong and Yuri Kim features a sustainable design that is “non fragile and recyclable”.

The chair is crafted from an aluminum case with a built-in LED lamp, this light adapts being a spotlight and an ambient light with minor positioning changes.

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Itsy Bitsy Rocking Stool

Mango Wood Stool

On a lookout for an elegant and traditional stool? Then the Buckeye Stool may catch your fancy. The folded stained wooden stool is selling for just $85 on the C.S. Post & Co website. The stool’s highlight is no doubt its buckskin leather seat which lends it a very old world charm and a vintage vibe.

Buckeye Stool From C.S. Post & Co

Owning designer furniture is not a distant dream as C.S. Post & Co has a great collection of furniture pieces beginning at $100. Case in point the Mache Stool which is made from iron and has a striking silver finish and retails for just $130. So next time you decide to park you derrière in style, you know where to look!

Mache Stool From C.S. Post & Co

The Zuiderzee Stools offer functional seating with some inspirations in tow. The seats seem to integrate some cow-milking endeavors. Though it may be hard to see the concept at first, art simply has a strange way of sinking in to get the whole picture.

Roused by the possibilities of reinventing the utilitarian artifact, Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters modeled these stools with the fundamental form of a three-leg design along with handles beneath the seat for easy grip and mobility.

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The Zuiderzee Stools

They are stackable and offer a playful and functional solution for people looking for one of a kind stools. These are the Tupa Cork Stools from the designers at Marina 68 Studio and come in colorful and curvy designs.

The ‘Tupa’ Cork Stools have a second talent in addition to providing a surface for sitting. The pieces are compact space-savers that are lightweight and fit comfortably one on top of the other.

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Tupa Cork Stools

Here is something out of the Honey Collection by Sooyon Park. The Honey Chair is made up of stainless steel legs which carry a sort of plug and play feature for people who have a lot of gadgets to use around.

The stainless steel legs can be switched with any of the other legs in the Honey Collection. The legs have the soft shape of a drop of honey with the feel of string due to the materials used. A cool potential piece you can surely add to your home furnishing needs.

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The Honey Chair Stool

For the people who want some sweet things in their home, the Frosted Seating by Emma brown should be something yummy to consider. These are unique looking objects developed specifically for the “sweets” loving user to reflect their personality right at the world, right in their faces.

They come in hexagonal shapes made from frosted acrylic contrast with green colored linear legs. Dimensions are 380x330x480mm.

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Frosted Seating for Sweet Tooth Sitting Solutions

Called the stool, the Frnkwz was added for proper identification. It looks like any simple stool you can perhaps sit on, supported by pyramid-shaped expandable legs which are part of an urban society.

This stool takes expanders, objects normally part of the “urban society,” and places them in this optical illusion stool to create stability. Then the frame as well as the bungee straps are in place to reduce the “formal complexity” of the whole contraption.

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The Frnkwz Stool

A new bar stool is in the offing for you today with this new odd-shaped looking bar stool called the Eight Bar Stool. It is not hard to identify why it is called such, sporting a figure eight with colors resembling that of a tuxedo.

This is one stool that should perk up that home bar of yours and the stool was designed by Svilen Gamolov. This stool would certainly lead a few eyes your way in a crowded bar.

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The Eight Bar Stool

Get something new for your home seating and accommodation needs with the Cactus Stool. Unlike a real cactus, this one doesn’t have those thorns that may make you think that you are sitting on pins and needles. Rather, you will get a very comfortable seating solution with this one.

The Cactus Stool is made of soft padding and an imitation leather finish. Great for indoors and even outdoors, this Cactus Stool can be yours for $315.

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Would You Dare Sit on a Cactus Stool?

Astonishing Jack Chair

The Bop Stool is another new concept furniture design which should add some spark into your home. These Bop Stools were designed by Baita Design which look like one of the classic old toys from yesteryears.

The stool boasts of a spring back mechanism that makes the stool bounce back every time you push it. The stool has a weighted base for the spring back action. The stools great design and unique bounce back feature are sure to make it the centerpiece of your living space.

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The Bop Stool

Remember the days when a husband would come home from his very busy job and would sit down and would be served a dry martini and his slippers by his loving wife? Well, for most men, those days are gone, and while many women do make dinner and work on keeping the house clean, there are very few who are willing to meet their husbands at the door with a drink and slippers. But that doesn’t mean that men have to feel as though they are not the masters of their house. Sometimes all it takes to feel like the king of your domain is having the right throne, or the right contemporary bar stool, to sit on.

The Brandon Swivel Bar Stool is not just your average, ordinary, everyday pub stool. This is a prima bar stool that is designed to house the king of the house, and maybe a few of his friends. This upholstered bar stool has cushions on the seat as well as on the back, and has sturdy wooden arms to provide support as well as a warm cherry wood finish, making this the type of bar stool that could truly help a man to relax when he gets home from work.

This choice  was made by Powell Furniture, and would work beautifully in any den, as a bistro stool around a table, or even any home bar area. But just because you get the stool, don’t think that your wife will suddenly serve you martinis – that doesn’t come with the warranty. Sorry!

Brandon Swivel Bar Stool

Looking for something very unusual to complete your bar? Then step right up to the Topsy Bar Stool. This beauty is curvaceous and so modern, it’s futuristic. The circular seat is an eye-popping design that will leave your guests feeling they’ve just stepped into a James Bond movie. These are not just any run of the mill metal bar stools you’d find at a bargain basement store—but they are a great bargain.

Zuo is the maker of these innovative and contemporary bar stools. Each of their Topsy stools is crafted with a steel base that is adjustable. You can customize the seat height anywhere from 27” to 33”. The frame is adjustable up to six feet. You select the color from Black, White, or Orange. These seats feature a washable leatherette that will allow you to relax at your own parties. No more worrying that a red wine spill will ruin your décor.

Modern Bar Stools are an important part of any game or pub room. You’ll want pub stools like these that reflect your fun side and your flair for design. You won’t find bar stools like this at your neighborhood discount store, that’s for sure! Designs this trend-forward are only found by those in the know. They’re in stock, so there’s no waiting time before setting up your perfect breakfast island or enclosed patio. So go ahead and dare to dream into the future. These stools will be there looking good and making your room look ultra super mod and chic.

Topsy Bar Stool – Zuo Bar Stools

If you’re searching for  modern bar stools that you can customize dozens of different ways, you’ll want to check out the Jason Swivel Bar Stool. These contemporary bar stools are yours to create. With so many finish and upholstery choices and two height options, you can dream up your own creation. Forget about cookie cutter stools with limited choices. You want your pub room or game room to look fun and reflect your personality. Now you can get exactly what you want.

Amisco Furniture offers a line of barstools that let you be the designer. Select your unique metal finish from among Antique Brass, Black Coral, Cobriza, Matte Black, Metallo, Oxidado, Platina, Sienna, Snow and Titanium. Then select you’re the seat height of either 24″ or  30″. Now the real fun begins. Choose to have the crescent seat and back upholstered in a variety of fabric, leather and vinyl options: Apple, Aqua, Black, Caramel, Chai, Champagne, Cherry Bi-Cast Leather, Cinnamon, Cordero, Cosmopolitan, Eggshell Bi-Cast Leather, Espresso, Granite, Honey, Java Vinyl, Lazuli, Martini, Mosaic, Moss, Nutmeg vinyl, Onyx, Pina Colado, Plum, Poppyseed, Portobello vinyl, Rain vinyl, Saddle Bi-Cast Leather, Safari, Scarlett, Scotch, Scottsdale, Toffee, or Shadow.

Your swivel bar stools tell people how you feel about your room. Is it casual? Funky? Modern? Choice is the name of the game these days, and you’ll find design options here along with the sturdiness, comfort and durability. Your guests will be so comfortable, they’ll all be asking where you got your fabulous seating.

Jason Swivel Bar Stool – Amisco Furniture

Here are some neat looking stools, something that should be more familiar in a school setting. However, the Croquet Stools from Wis Design is really a three piece design which includes a bench, low stool and high stool which would be great for your kids’ room. They are playful and seem like they can be great for outdoor use as well.

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The Croquet Stool

Here is another seating solution to check out. Although comfort may be up in question, the Tetris Chair will surely be something catchy to look at in any home. It was made by a Mexican industrial designer named Gabriel Canas and is actually made up of various parts of Tetris blocks which come in a variety of colors.

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The Tetris Chair

A metal bar makes all the difference and the Apis Stool has this which is then shaped masterfully to serve as the stool’s creative legs. It doesn’t carry some savvy design although there are color variants to choose from.

Additionally, the Apis Stool is stackable and practical and should really serve its purpose. But it looks like the black colored Apis Stool should be interesting, considering it looks like a spider-like stool that could pretty much fit in the modern home designs we see today.

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The Apis Stool

Get something different for your home designing needs with this Ostrich Barstool. This was a design that was a finalist for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa and is not hard to see why. It is made of an upholstered seat paired with some elegantly shaped legs based on an Ostrich’s stance. Something cool to have for personal or seating use if you have guests coming over.

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The Ostrich Barstool

Here is an artistic looking stool that comes in red color. Designed by Eva Marguerre it may look a bit fragile but it is as sturdy as a seat should be. It weighs only 900 grams and are made from fiberglass drenched in resin.

The Nido Stool should be an ideal sitting solution for people who want to have something light for their guests. However it would be wise to be careful since being “light” tipping or even unfortunate accidents may occur due to its light nature.

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The Nido Stool

The Zen Furniture design by Jung Jae Yup may seem weird and crazy at first but it does make sense, especially for parents. Taking its cue from the classic game Jenga, this furniture bit is made to be a seat for a toddler, a bigger chair for a kid growing up, and a multitude of helpful bits for life.

It is made of birch plywood pieces and large stainless steel structure for sturdiness and growth. They are creations certain to come in useful after you figure out how to put them to good use.

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Zen Furniture for the Growing Child

Here is another multi-purpose solution for your home. Ideally, the Dear My Deer stool looks like a deer head which if put up on the wall can make a good coat rack or hanger. On the other hand, if you turn it upside down, it can also be a great seating solution. This was designed by Dutch designer Jeroen Wesselink.

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Dear My Deer Stool

Bambini Convertible Chair

The New Bambini Chair from Toshimitsu Sasaki is no ordinary folding chair. Rather, it is an adjustable chair which can mold itself for anyone ranging from babies to elders. They are made from maple with urethane coating and come in a variety of colors (red, white, blue, green, tea and mud). The chair can even be a high chair if you would like, showing the vast array of flexible options you can do with it and made for anyone of any size.

Price: $523.00

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The New Bambini Convertible Chair

If you don’t want your precious derrière to be subjected to public seating then maybe the Flux Chair is just what the doctor ordered. This funky yet functional chair ensures that it becomes your constant companion as it’s foldable and can be assembled or disassembled in just 10 seconds.

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Flux Chair

Is it a vase? Is it a pouf? Is it a table? Wait its all three! The Sit on It by Serralunga takes multi-tasking to a whole new level by giving so many options to the consumer. Measuring 71 x 79 x h32 cm, this contraption features rotation moulding and has been designed by AquiliAlberg.

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Sit on It by Serralunga

The Butterfly Stool is a good addition to any room or home. Comfortable and sleek looking, this creation by Japanese designer Sori Yanagi is made of two identical molded plywood sheets joined by a metal rod.

The Butterfly Stool projects symmetry and elegance that is reminiscent both of a butterfly’s wings and a torii, the traditional gate found at the entrance to a Shinto shrine.

Today it is produced by Vitra and comes in three varieties: Cherry (440 x 455 x 335mm), £420, Palisander, £415, and Maple, £305 (both 390 x 420 x 310mm).

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Butterfly Stool from Sori Yanagi

We often find ourselves spending much time online or at the furniture shop looking for the best fit furniture we can squeeze in our homes. The problem with looking for them in these places is that you have to adjust to what is available and not the other way around. But there are craftsmen who can do the job for you and all you have to do is hand them the design and dimensions and you can get the ideal furniture you always wanted.

Meyer Welles is making furniture that is anything but mass-produced: they do commissioned pieces, constructed from salvaged urban trees.

Just imagine having personalized furniture made for you and perfect for the home. Not only does it save time, but you also help in environmental issues as far as material used for producing them.

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