Bar Stools
Height is the first decision — counter height stools sit lower, suited to a kitchen island or breakfast bar at standard worktop level, while bar height works with raised surfaces and more formal entertaining settings. Beyond that, the choice between a backed and backless design, the presence of a swivel, and the depth of the seat all determine how comfortable a stool is for the kind of informal, extended use a kitchen or bar space actually demands.
Some of the leading names in European seating design — among them Flexform with the relaxed refinement of the Feel Good range, and Poltrona Frau through Jean-Marie Massaud’s Archibald — bring distinct thinking to these decisions in leather, fabric, timber and metal. Every designer bar stool and counter stool in this edit is chosen for the clarity of its proportion at height, the quality of its upholstery and its ability to hold its own beside the architectural lines of a considered kitchen or entertaining space.
Height is the first decision — counter height stools sit lower, suited to a kitchen island or breakfast bar at standard worktop level, while bar height works with raised surfaces and more formal entertaining settings. Beyond that, the choice between a backed and backless design, the presence of a swivel, and the depth of the seat all determine how comfortable a stool is for the kind of informal, extended use a kitchen or bar space actually demands.
Some of the leading names in European seating design — among them Flexform with the relaxed refinement of the Feel Good range, and Poltrona Frau through Jean-Marie Massaud’s Archibald — bring distinct thinking to these decisions in leather, fabric, timber and metal. Every designer bar stool and counter stool in this edit is chosen for the clarity of its proportion at height, the quality of its upholstery and its ability to hold its own beside the architectural lines of a considered kitchen or entertaining space.
