may I push in your stool?
Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 10:00AM 
Forgot to mention this yesterday... ordered two of these guys this week. These are for the island which will have a 13" extension sticking off the back. I've spent a fair amount of time online searching for the perfect bar stools- for some reason, bar stools are frequently a tacky, dated or cheap looking affair. Many appear to belong at a guido club named after an inert gas, a synthetic fabric or a meteorological condition (Argon, Neon, Freon, Rayon, Rain, Wind, Storm, etc.). Going in the other direction, many look super bland and traditional. I was also trying to avoid a big chrome base- in theory that wouldn't bother me, but I figured they would be sitting in front of a giant sheet of brushed stainless steel with a sink, faucet and huge fridge, also all brushed stainless steel.
I stumbled on these by accident while drooling over the lovely Kartell Eros dining chairs (over $500 a pop, too rich for my blood, but how lovely they are). Anyway, the bar stools are schmancy Italian Calligaris L'Eau ... I love the delicate legs (and that they're available in satin steel) and the nifty concentric pattern in the plastic. In very non-Mitch fashion, I ordered them in blue, not the orange you'd expect. I figured the orange would sort of blend into the reddish-tinged mahogany cabs whereas the blue would pop more and coordinate with the bluish accent wall (and future tile). They also come in clear, red and smoked gray and they all look nifty. There's also a dining chair version in the same colors; I might get these in the future.
P.S. These are insanely cool too, but at $655 a throw, they're way too rich for my blood. Damn you again, Kartell!
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