Perxa, now also a stool
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Perxa, now also a stool

21 October, 2026

The Perxa collection, designed by Piero Lissoni for Viccarbe in 2024, extends to a stool in two heights, counter and bar. It keeps the silhouette, materials and proportions of the chair, adjusting only what a different posture requires.

A pole on La Albufera

On La Albufera, the lagoon that lies very close to Viccarbe, the boatman moves forward by planting a long pole in the bed of the water. That pole, the perxa in Valencian, gave its name to the chair Piero Lissoni drew for the house. It has a light structure, a curved backrest in solid ash wood and armrests that hold the body without enclosing it.

The stool takes up the original image more literally. It rises along a vertical line, upright and steady, carrying the gesture of the chair into another format without changing its character.

From a pole resting on a boat to the sanding of a curved wooden piece and several light wood pieces with visible grain
From the perxa of La Albufera to the curved wooden backrest: the origin of the name and the craft of the chair.Three images joining origin and craft: a wooden pole, the perxa that gives the collection its name, resting on a boat beside the water; hands sanding a curved wooden piece; and several curved pieces of light wood with the grain in view. A way to show how the image of La Albufera reaches the curved backrest of Piero Lissoni’s chair.

The same language, a different posture

Perxa was never just a chair, but a way of sitting: a curved wooden seat, a backrest that receives the back without excess, and a steel structure light enough to move and sturdy enough to stay all day.

The stool carries that grammar into a second model and alters only what height demands. The backrest sits in a new position relative to the armrests, suited to someone perched on a high seat rather than settling into a chair. The curves, the proportions and the solid ash armrests remain, and chair and stool read as pieces of one family.

Bar-height Perxa stools in dark wood and black steel around a high table in a bright open-plan office
Bar-height Perxa Stool in an informal workspace with a high table.A high table gathers several Perxa stools in an open-plan office with wooden shelving, herringbone parquet and large windows. The slim black frame and the dark wood seat and backrest resolve bar height without losing lightness, and sit comfortably with the lounge chairs in the background. A Piero Lissoni design for informal work and meeting areas in workplace projects.

A seat for the in-between

Some places are neither dining room nor meeting room: the bar where a drink comes before dinner, the kitchen island where conversation runs alongside the cooking, the break area, or the corner where a brief encounter is settled away from the conventional table. The Perxa stool answers these in-between spaces, in hospitality, in the workplace and at home. Wherever a project calls for height rather than a full seat, it carries Lissoni’s language to the bar or counter, with the same warmth of wood the chair brings to the table.

Beige upholstered Perxa stool at a metal counter by a garden, and a restaurant bar lined with Perxa stools on green ceramic tiles
Perxa Stool in hospitality: from the bar to the dining area, in beige upholstery against green ceramic tiles.On the left, the beige upholstered Perxa stool beside a metal counter and a small interior garden; on the right, a row of stools at the bar of a restaurant with green ceramic walls and floor, with tables and chairs behind. The slim black frame and the warmth of the upholstery give this Piero Lissoni design a natural place in the in-between spaces of hospitality

Three ways to sit

Like the chair, the stool comes in three configurations: fully in wood, with an upholstered seat cushion, or fully upholstered in seat and backrest, in fabric or leather. All three keep the silhouette Lissoni gave the collection, offering specifiers a graduated range of comfort and finish without altering the design.

The armrests are always in solid ash wood, including on the fully upholstered version, so wood is present in every option. The collection’s wood stains and structure finishes, among them satin chrome, complete the possible combinations.

Three versions of the Perxa stool: fully in light wood, with an ochre upholstered seat, and fully upholstered in blue
Three ways to sit on Perxa: wood, upholstered seat and fully upholstered.Three details of the Perxa stool showing its configurations: the light wood version, the one with an ochre upholstered seat and dark wood backrest, and the fully upholstered version in blue fabric with a chrome frame. All three keep Piero Lissoni’s curved silhouette and the wooden armrests, so each offers a different level of comfort and finish without changing the design.

Two heights for one project

The Perxa stool is available in two heights, counter and bar, so that a single collection can resolve the different surfaces of a project. Counter height suits kitchen islands, informal work counters and low, relaxed meeting settings. Bar height accompanies bar counters, high tables and taller social and hospitality settings.

The collection can therefore run through an entire project, from an office work café to a hotel bar, with the chair at the table and the stool at the bar or counter.

Perxa stools in dark wood and black steel around an oval high table in front of a wooden bookcase in a meeting room
Perxa Stool around a high table in an informal meeting room.Six Perxa stools gather around an oval high table with a pale base in a meeting room with wooden shelving, orange pendant lamps and herringbone parquet. The dark wood seat and backrest and the slim black frame add warmth and visual lightness. A Piero Lissoni design for brief meetings and collaborative work areas in workplace projects.

The boatman on La Albufera steers standing up, leaning on the pole. The Perxa stool returns that original posture to the collection: a family made for sitting at the table also finds its place at the bar

Perxa Bar Stool in light wood, with curved backrest, integrated armrests and black frame with footrest, on a neutral background

Perxa Stool

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