Michigan Rattan Stool

The Michigan Rattan Stool has a handwoven rattan seat on a sturdy timber frame, with a 65cm seat height suited to kitchen counters and bar settings. It measures 53cm wide and 90cm to the backrest. The weave gives it an airy, open look.

Seat height is the number that matters most with a stool, and 65cm is counter height rather than bar height. Measure the underside of your benchtop before committing, since a stool even slightly out is uncomfortable in a way you notice at every meal.

Rattan keeps a row of stools from feeling heavy. Three solid timber stools along a kitchen island can block sightlines and make a room feel closed in, whereas an open weave lets the eye through and keeps the space breathing. The timber frame underneath does the structural work, so the airiness costs nothing in stability. It leans boho and coastal, though the clean silhouette means it holds up in a plainer contemporary kitchen.