Solana Rattan Bar Stool

Her seat sits 75 centimetres from the floor, which is bar height. She is made for a raised bar or a high island of 105 to 110 cm - the height a breakfast bar is usually built to when it stands above the worktop rather than level with it.

About the height.

Measure from the floor to the underside of the bar and leave 25 to 30 cm of clearance for your knees. At a 105 cm bar her 75 cm seat gives you 30 - comfortable. If your island is a standard 90 to 95 cm counter, she will be too tall, and the Solana counter stool at 65 cm is the one you want. Allow 60 cm per stool measured centre to centre, so two of her need 120 cm of bar and three need 180.

About the material.

A handwoven rattan seat with a gentle contour through the middle, so there is somewhere to settle rather than a flat board. The frame is slim black metal with a built-in footrest - which matters more at this height than at any other, because at 75 cm your feet do not reach the floor and without a rest nobody stays seated through a meal.

About the back.

A low curved back rather than a full one. Enough to lean into, not so much that a row of them blocks the view across an island or hides the worktop behind.

Indoors or outdoors.

Both. Natural rattan lightens where the sun reaches it, so outdoors expect the tone to soften over the first season.

Care.

Wipe the frame with a damp cloth. Brush the rattan with a soft dry brush along the weave. No hot water on the rattan - heat shrinks it and makes it brittle.

Good to know

• Seat height 75 cm - bar, not counter
  
• Suits a raised bar or island of 105-110 cm
  
• For a standard 90-95 cm counter, choose the 65 cm counter stool
  
• Allow 60 cm per stool, centre to centre
  
• Handwoven rattan seat on a slim black metal frame
  
• Built-in footrest