BH | Studio Malton Woven-Seat Counter Stools, Set of 2

The high stool with a woven seat is as old as the country kitchen and the village workshop, where someone always needed to sit up at a bench, and country makers in the north of England rushed their seats by hand for generations. Mid-twentieth-century Scandinavian makers gave it a back and a cleaner frame, and wove the seat from paper cord in place of rush, so it could join the family at the counter.

Each stool has a broad back panel, straight square-section legs and a seat of tightly woven paper cord in a natural straw shade. The 25.1-inch seat suits a standard kitchen island or counter. An X-shaped stretcher, two crossed rails, braces the frame under the seat, and rails lower down give a place for your feet. The 100% solid hardwood frame comes in Honey or Jet, with non-marking glides; both stools arrive assembled, and each is rated to hold 517 lbs.

Pull the pair up to a kitchen island for breakfast and homework, or to a counter in a farmhouse kitchen where someone always sits to chat while the cooking gets done. They also suit a craft bench in a studio. Either finish looks lovely with butcher block, cream cabinets and a row of copper pans, and sits well in a kitchen of white quartz and stainless. This listing is for a set of two counter stools.