Then I sat back and let him tell me an amazing little tale about history and chairs. From primitive stools to the opulent chairs of kings to the austere chairs of the post-war era: These are ...

Then I sat back and let him tell me an amazing little tale about history and chairs. From primitive stools to the opulent chairs of kings, through austere chairs of the post-war, all these are ...

The most primitive versions, like the round, 19th-century stools shown here, fetch the highest prices—$200 to $550 each, depending on age, size, and condition. (Traditional models were ...

This pushes the designer toward very original and sometimes primitive processing techniques. Like this Copper Stool and the Pewter Stool. This stool is probably Max Lamb’s most famous work to date.