Lem Piston & Kai Bar Stools: Bar Stools that Sell themselves Like EuroFurniture and the Racana family, La Palma has achieved their success over the years through hard work and a passion for fine quality furniture. For over 30 years, the company has expertly combined metal with wood, leather and other fabrics to create sleek contemporary pieces of furniture that achieve clean fluid lines. High quality materials and carefully controlled manufacturing ensure continued long-term customer satisfaction. Romano and Dario Marcato founded La Palma in the late 1970s. Their manufacturing facility in Padova, Italy is constantly researching new materials and structural mechanisms to create a harmonious balance between style, comfort and ingenious design. Talented designers from around the world collaborate with the brand on lines of elegant and versatile furniture for the home or business using a combination of natural wood, leather, metal, wicker and glass. The original classic Italian nature of La Palma’s furniture still holds great appeal, with an emphasis on craftsmanship and style that is combined with a modern simplicity which appeals to the senses – all cornerstones of Italian design and production. La Palma’s blend of unique and modern design and aesthetic appeal produces furniture with a strong personality and has seen contributions from designers of international renown. The brand’s success has also been recognized with a number of awards, including the Good Design award, the FX International Interior Design Award and the Design Plus award. It is La Palma’s commitment to high quality, unique designs and customer satisfaction that is the foundation for the enduring relationship with EuroFurniture and the Racana family. The Racana’s have had a long-term love affair with Italian furniture due to its unique ability to stay at the forefront of modern design and the ever-changing needs of their customers. With Chris Racana constantly seeking the best in
imported furniture, it is no surprise that EuroFurniture has been featuring La Palma designs for several years. La Palma offers two stools in particular that have become not only a manager’s favorite due to their simplicity and style, but also one of the top selling contemporary pieces at EuroFurniture. The La Palma Lem Piston Stool has a distinctive, contemporary design that can enhance a number of different environments. The La Palma Lem Piston is a high stool that would be ideal for use in a skyscraper bar, modern restaurant or cafe and easily enhances any home. Its slim lines create an aura of elegance and class and yet make it easy to tuck away under a counter bar in an ultramodern kitchen. Lem Piston Stools come complete with a swivel seat and the height is adjustable by means of a gas spring. It is available in a large range of fabrics and finishes, including a natural wood, leather, stainless steel or vinyl seat.
Designers Shin and Tomoko Azumi have brought innovation to a range of products, from tables and chests to kitchen accessories to their Lem Piston Stool. In the year of its release, the piece was named Product of the Year at the FX International Interior Design Awards. It is an often copied or imitated stool, yet the original Lem Piston displays far superior quality in its original rethinking of the form and function of seating. Its slim base creates the illusion of floating free from gravity and its overall appearance is one of visual lightness. Another Azumi creation, the Kai Stool by La Palma, began as a project based on Japanese paper folding (origami) – if you fold a piece of paper, you get a sharp, clean edge, and if you bend it you get a gentle but tensioned curvature. The Racanas appreciate this piece as this stool seamlessly blends style and refinement
while it molds comfortably to the sitter’s body. The Kai Stool with wood seat brings a touch of the classic with its dark wood finishes and leather pad seat. It is the unique and contemporary design that makes the Kai stool visually interesting, especially the rear view. While resting, your stools will generally face towards your counter or bar, and no one really sees the front of your stools. The back of your stool, however, remains very visible so having this contemporary bar stool with an aesthetically pleasing curved design will really give your modern kitchen or bar a state of the art look. The Kai Stool upholstered comes in a variety of colors to accent your home seamlessly.
The name KAI is of Japanese origin and has several meanings that could apply to this fine piece of furniture. It can mean “seashell,” as in the two elliptical lines defining the curve of the chair resembling an opening shell. KAI can also mean “comfort” and “meeting” which will please any Feng Shui master as the kitchen or dining area is often noted as the place of coming together. A final meaning for KAI is “pioneer” as in a one-of-a-kind style that subtly defines the room it resides in. EuroFurniture is proud to offer these popular, unique and captivating pieces to enhance you home.