Before I start, the point in life is usually to feel good. Whether that means you volunteer at a soup kitchen, exercise regularly, or give a gift to a loved one, it’s all the same. When it comes to feeling good about the furniture we put into our homes, getting a good deal and purchasing something that was made responsibly are two qualities that top the chart. Unto This Last is a company who offers their D Stool (and the taller D Barstool) along with other furnishings, at mass-produced prices while making them using local craftsmanship in the U.K.

D Stools. Designed by Unto This Last.

Local Craftsmen-Produced D Stools by Unto This Last Offer Custom, Modern Design at a Great Value

The D Stool and D Barstool come with a vat of choices that allow you to customize the stools of your choosing. Opt between melamine-coated high pressure laminates in white or dark brown to finish the stools that are manufactured with a scratch and heat-resistance equivalent to Formica. For a hardwood facing, the stools can be made from American White Oak or Black Walnut that are hand-finished to perfection with oil and wax. They’re all designed to age well, but with the wood D Stools, a coat of oil from time to time helps keep them dashing.

Unto This Last would say their principle is to use less dependence on heavy industrial processes and more innovative tools – like their handy digital router – that are made to work well in their little workshop. All of the products that are ordered are made on-demand which helps keep their stock low, rent low, and allows them to maximize production efficiency.

Like the book that Unto This Last was named after, by John Ruskin in 1860, the company advocates for the same return to the local craftsman workshops where Ruskin believed that few doubts exist about the human cost of the Industrial Revolution. The refreshing D Stool and D Barstool show off a swayed or rounded seat that lends itself to the ergonomic and aesthetic components of the simple, perfect and custom design.