After having a Saturday morning coffee perched on a beautifully-made little steel stool at Brewers & Union, I decided that I needed one or two of these at home. So, as one does these days, I turned to Google to discover more.
An image search with the keywords “steel stacking stool” hit paydirt immediately, and I discovered that my coffee had been enjoyed atop a genuine French classic: the Tolix H Stool of varnished steel with nifty rubber feet for a soft landing, and a cunning mechanism that allows for stacking has been de rigeur in French cafes since 1934.
What Google was unable to tell me was where I could find two of these in Cape Town, but my eyes are now peeled for ‘em. In the meantime, I’ll just have to pay more regular visits to Brewers & Union to visit my new favourite four-legged friends.
Happy Birthday Portmeirion
The owner, Simon, had his friend Marco do all of the design (interior and packaging, I’m pretty sure). If you ask Simon he can probably find out from Marco where you can track down those great stools
You can also have a look on Marco’s website here: http://www.krop.com/marcosimal/
Ooooh, thanks for this! have been looking for the steel chairs with the back, and just found them on this website. Exactly what I’ve been looking for! Now if I can find a distributor in Jozi… :/
Thanks so much for that lead! You’re very kind. Have followed up with a mail to the very talented Marco, and have fingers crossed that he can help.
Here’s where you get them shipped to South Africa:
from Antiquaire…they have absolutely everything Tolix you could possibly image!
http://www.antiquaireonline.com/?cat=77
http://www.antiquaireonline.com/?p=2537
Thanks so much for the tip, Amanda!
Hi
Ex South African living in Sydney Australia
You can get the replica chairs in Aus at a place called Matt Blatt (www.mattblatt.com.au) . The powder coated ones are fantastic! They are also less then half the price of the original
Not sure if they will ship, but its worth a try