How to Find the Perfect Modern Bar Stool
There’s no denying the appeal of a seat at the bar; it’s where everybody knows your name, after all. As a design element at home, it offers a more casual and space-efficient alternative to formal dining. Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, principals of the New York design firm Roman and Williams, dispense expert advice on how to shop for a stool. Then we review the six seats that earned the Dwell seal of approval.
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What do you like most about bar seating in the context of restaurants and residences?
Bar seating is spontaneous. It’s a very social and interactive location—you can see and chat with the bartender or the chef in a restaurant, or with your family over breakfast in your own home. There’s an informality to it, and that informality transfers onto the piece of furniture itself.
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Diana Budds
Diana Budds is a New York–based writer who covers design, architecture, and urbanism.
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