Pierre Chapo - S31 Stool
by Chapo Création
Material
Solid Oak
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The S31 by Pierre Chapo is a compact stool built around a single structural decision: three flat wooden planks intersecting beneath a round seat to form a tripod base.
The crossing of the three planks is the design. Each one angles outward from the center, and together they create a stable support that remains visually open. The geometry is efficient, no redundant material, no concealed junction.
The round seat is thick, the oak grain prominent. Made by Chapo Création in solid oak finished with linseed oil, the S31 takes on a warm reddish-brown tone over time. The finish allows the material to age without the surface being sealed over.
Part of the Chapo Création collection on Monde Singulier, the S31 works as a stool beside a desk or kitchen counter, or as a low side surface next to a sofa.
ø 33 x H 45 cm
ø 12.99 x H 17.72 in
Materials: Solid Oak. The following types of woods are also available : Elm, Ash, Beech or Cypress.
About
Chapo Création
Pierre Chapo trained as an architect at the Beaux-Arts de Paris before turning to furniture after the Second World War. Le Corbusier, the Bauhaus masters, and Frank Lloyd Wright shaped his thinking. After returning from North America with his partner Nicole Lormier, they opened the Galerie Chapo in Paris's 5th arrondissement in 1958, showing his work alongside Scandinavian and modern design.
In a workshop in Clamart, Chapo developed his first production pieces: the T01 table, the S01 stool, and the L01 (the Godot bed, commissioned by Samuel Beckett). Each was assembled in solid elm or oak using patented joinery systems, without nails or glue. The City of Paris awarded him its Gold Medal in 1960; the Société des artistes décorateurs followed with a Bronze Medal in 1967.
After Chapo's death in 1987, his son Fidel ran the atelier until 2021. Today Chapo Création is directed by his grandson Zoran Chapo, who continues production at the studio in Gordes, Vaucluse, using oak and elm from certified forests finished with linseed oil and turpentine. More than 100 original designs remain in the catalog. In 2024 the studio collaborated with Yves Salomon on a collection shown at Maison&Objet in Paris.
The Chapo Création collection is available on Monde Singulier.












































