Haiku Stool Set
A set of three stacking, steam-bent tripod stools.
Innovative, comfortable and stackable for flexible, sustainable, contemporary living.
Two options.
Each stool has engraved haiku - £2100 for set.
Each stool is plain with no engraved text - £1600 for set.
Made from ash sourced in Perthshire.
Dimensions of each stool is 48 x 48 x 48 cm.
Read more below.
The haiku.
I
Absorbed in this grain
Sunlight and wingbeats and wind
The wild beauty stilled
II
Reminder to live
Like deep breaths after spring rain
Goodness lives and grows
III
Moonlight and sunlight
Infused now with finished wood
A place to be still
The Haiku Stools are a homage to our native ash trees currently being devastated by Ash Dieback Disease. Each tree lost impacts soil organisms, mosses, lichens, insects and birds dependent on it. We use diseased veteran trees for fine furniture-making, rather than see them degrade back to the earth, or be used for firewood. Thereby supporting the work of foresters and tree surgeons, and specialist saw-millers who manage these trees. The timber is unaffected by Ash die-back. Only available in Scottish ash. Our ash is from old trees and variations in grain pattern and colour are normal. Our ash tends to be darker than commercially grown ash and the steam-bending process also tends to make the colour richer.
The stools are finished in a natural, white pigmented oils. This is hard-wearing and easy to care for.
We make Haiku stools to order so please allow six weeks for delivery.
Featured at London Craft Week May 2022 and London Design Fair September 2023 in ‘Homes with a Heart’ curated by Roddy Clark. Angus Ross is a highlight of London Design Festival Enki magazine on-line.
A single stool may be ordered from our shop.
Read more about this special project in our journal.
Please get in touch by email lorna@angusross.co.uk to discuss custom engraving.
Haiku by Jon Plunkett and Images by James T Millar