ST High Stool

Name: ST High Stool
Brand: S.T,N.E.
Price: 99000 JPY
Availability: InStock

The SUTTO HIGH STOOL has been a TRUCK standard for about twenty years.

It’s easy to use, and I’ve been using it myself all along. For breakfast, I was usually sitting on this stool. I still like many of its details—the angle of the legs as they open out, the underside of the seat shaved at a slant.

One day I thought, what if I took that same balance and made it entirely in wood? I drew it out and started a prototype. The footrest ring was changed to brass. The first prototype felt really good. Still, something bothered me, so I shaved the inside corners of the legs on a whim. That felt better. I decided to go with it.

After using it for a while, another thing began to bother me. The proportions looked a bit tight. So, in the second prototype, I increased the seat diameter by 20mm and shifted the legs outward to match. That made a big difference. It felt more open, more balanced. This was it.

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One of its charms is the seat’s underside, shaved at an angle, where the legs are joined.

It’s not something you notice at a glance. You might see it when you bend down to pick something up, or from a sofa a little distance away. Otherwise it goes unnoticed. But when you’re sitting and run your hand along it, or pick it up to move it, you feel it clearly.

I find myself thinking, maybe that’s just the right amount of subtlety—and I’m quietly pleased, telling myself I made something good. The scooped-out seat is also kind to the body, comfortable even for long sitting.

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