How does the saying go? Friends are like walls: sometimes you lean on them, and the rest of the time it’s good just to know they’re there. Tomo means friend in Japanese: it’s a fitting name for this multi-functional stool that is as useful in the bathroom as it is outside or in the living room. 

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Designed by Yokozeki Ryota for the Japanese brand TOOU, it’s small and lightweight, made from recycled plastic and polypropylene – the brand has a commitment to sustainability and making products that are both fit for purpose and long-lasting. It’s also very cute – TOOU takes a humanistic approach to designing products, with colours and materials that feel cheerful and personal. 

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There are some very fetching colours, including a particularly lovely pink – though somewhat surprisingly, TOOU hadn’t made a pure black or a pure white version until the owners of Bauhaus in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland approached them for a custom run. Now in store in Parnell and Grey Lynn, the multi-purpose stools are highly useful and very comfortable. A friend indeed.

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Bauhaus

bauhaus.co.nz

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