A space age classic for under £25? That’s what the 1960s Tam Tam Pop Stool offers for your home.
At the end of the day, it’s a plastic stool. But it’s more than a plastic stool. It’s an icon of an era and a very adaptable piece that has, in the past, been turned into a sound system, a ‘proper’ table, and even a salt and pepper set! But its core purpose is what I am looking at now.
This French design is essential for almost any interior inspired by pop art and space-age design. Cheap, colourful, eye-catching, and as I said, ridiculously cheap. It was one of the best sellers at Habitat back in the 1970s for that very reason and remains an affordable classic to this day.
The Tam Tam Pop Stool was originally designed by Henri Massonnet in 1968, even though it’s often thought of as more of a 1970 design because of that Habitat connection. It has been exhibited at the MoMa in New York and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and is still made in France today in much the same way it always was.
It is produced using the same mould as the original model by Branex Design and can be dismantled into two parts if needed. Colours change, some are limited editions, and some are timeless retro classics. There are plenty to choose from right now.
And then there’s the practicality. I wouldn’t recommend using it as a stool if you are an adult, but as a display item or an occasional table, it comes into its own. Small enough to fit anywhere, bold enough to dominate the space. And cheap enough to buy more than one.
Hopefully, you can get an idea of the colour options here (which are by no means all of them), and if you fancy one, £24.18 is the price. Note that there are chrome versions too, but they are nearer £75.
