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Hot or Not? Soft Hercules Stool by FAT

The London-based design firm FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) cast a stool seat in the form of a bust of Hercules. You can now sit on the face of your favorite Roman-adopted Greek hero. The seat is ...

DIY: Shelf Brackets Made From IKEA Stools

Inspired from similar-looking shelves that appeared in a home featured in Dwell Magazine, Mike used the legs from five IKEA FROSTA stools as shelving brackets. Paired with solid oak planks from Home...

Fluid System: Modular Shelving Units & Stools by Arik Levy

Though we don't know much about it, we're captivated by the images of Arik Levy's new Fluid System of modular shelving. Designed for Desalto, the entire system is made up of a singular component tha...

Kaktus Stool (& Storage!) by Enrico Bressan

Inspired by the skeleton of the Staghorn Cholla cactus, the polished aluminum Kaktus stool by Enrico Bressan is both lightweight and strong. Durable and delicate, Kaktus is suitable for indoor or ou...

Boot Bench from Buck Creek Furnishings

It's called a boot bench, but this rural-looking bench could work pretty well in the city, too. With storage built into the base of the bench, this catch-all seat could be a perfect perch in the ent...

Vintage-Looking Seating from Sundance

There were these old stools we used (and took for granted) in school and we'd sure love to have one now. They weren't exactly like Sundance's Modern Times Factory Stool up top, but a little more lik...

Solid Wood Bench at the iT House

This solid wood bench was made by the builder of the iT House. It's cut from a salvaged tree picked up from another construction site. Check out the process of making the bench after the jump:...

Semigood's Rift Collection in Walnut

Good news: Semigood's Rift Collection, originally made in white oak and white ash, is also now made in walnut. That's the dining chair in walnut up above. Check out the writing desk after the jump.....

NY Good Questions: Where Can I Find This Stool?

Dear AT, We are looking for a comfortable counter height stool with arms for a modern kitchen. Saw these at NEMO tile in NY, the owner thought they were from Design Within Reach, but I haven't been ...

Hot or Not? Calculator Stools

We love this image! Individual stools arranged and labeled to look like a calculator. What do you think? ...

Rian Cantilevered Stool from Semigood Design Studio

Semigood Design Studio located in Seattle, Washington, takes pride in their heirloom-quailty furniture that is made to last many generations. Made-to-order and crafted of wood from FSC certified for...

Special Edition Stool 60 by Artek & Monocle Magazine

Monocle Magazine and Finnish company Artek have teamed up to produce a limited-edition version of Alvar Aalto's iconic Stool 60. Designed to celebrate the stool's 75th Anniversary, this new interpr...

ODDA Storage Unit and Coat Rack from IKEA

This is one of the oddest pieces of furniture we've seen lately — it's the ODDA storage unit that combines a hat and coat rack, laundry bin and shoe storage into a single design. ATLA has looked a...

Cognita Storage Bench from Blu Dot & Herman Miller

Last month at ICFF, we were excited about the new Lifework collection of home-office furniture from Herman Miller. Specifically, the Airia desk and media cabinet. Our enthusiasm for these attractive...

Outdoor Furniture We'd Use Indoors

Outdoor furniture has to be strong, durable and weather resistant. And often times design is compromised to fulfill these requirements. But there's also a lot of great outdoor furniture out there th...

Solids of Revolution: Concrete and Felt Stools by Max Lamb

Remember the chair that Brad Pitt purchased at Design Miami /Basel? The Bronze Poly Chair is by British designer Max Lamb. Lamb's Solids of Revolution collection was also shown at the festival in Ba...

NY Good Questions: Similar Style Barstool?

Dear AT, I love these Delta barstools from Crate & Barrel, but they're the wrong size for my counter. (The short ones are too short, and the tall are too tall.) Does anyone know of a similar styl...

NY Good Questions: Similar, Less Expensive Bench?

Dear AT, I'm looking for two outdoor benches for my outdoor space, and really love this simple Montego bench from Room and Board...but I''m not really liking the price! I've scoured the city and sea...

NY Good Questions: Seating For This Table?

Dear AT, I found some nice, reasonably priced Mission furniture at Staples, of all places. The set includes nesting side tables, a coffee table with a lift mechanism that brings the surface up to t...

Pet-friendly Furniture: Customizable Cat Cubes

Cat Livin, the folks behind The Climber Cat Tree have teamed up with custom furniture maker Viesso to offer durable furniture that can withstand "feline abuse"... ...

NY Good Questions: How Can We Complete Our Apt.'s Look?

Dear AT, We are newlyweds and are furnishing our one-bedroom apartment from scratch. This is our first "real" apartment so we haven't quite cultivated our sense of style and compromising often lea...

Shelter Porn by Wendell Castle & Hugo França

We just got an email from the very cool and very high end shop R20th Century, with a few sneak peeks of stuff their showing next month at Art Basel. You don't see stuff like this very often, and we...

Hot or Not? Artichoke Felt Ottomans by Moa Jantze

We're drawn to these giant artichokes imagined as ottomans by designer Moa Jantze. Made from 100% wool felt, the poufs are both visually striking and cozy. What do our readers think? Survey and more...

ICFF 2008: Offecct

We were easily drawn into the colorful collection from Swedish design company Offect. The entire range of products from furnishings, lighting and modular wall coverings straddled the line between sl...

ICFF 2008: Mio

Last year, Mio captured our interest with their Nomad cardboard room divider. This year, the Philadelphia-based company launched three new concepts at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair ...