Alhambra Small Stool with Silk Top

Square, red and ready for company, on a frame that does not waste a line.

This Alhambra small stool with silk top is contemporary, from the Primitive Collection, in huali. Huali is a dense rosewood long favored for fine Chinese furniture, valued for its strength and grain. The frame is a simple open square, with four rounded legs joined by round stretchers set low beneath the seat. A dark finish covers the wood. The upholstered top is a firm cushion in a rich red silk, edged crisp and square. It is 17 inches long, 17 deep and 17 high.

A perfect cube, which is more than most stools can say.