Stack up those glossy magazines you can’t bear to throw out, buckle them down with a pillow on a pale Nordic-ish birch wood base, and voila! you’ve got a dandy designer footstool, or extra seating for a party…

More than mere designer furniture, the Hockenheimer stool (by German design firm NJUStudio) is a personal objet d’art that makes a statement about who you are and your individual style:

National Geographic?

Martha Stewart Living?

Or will you show off your treasured Rolling Stone back issues?

Heck, you can even show off your lifetime subscription to the Wall Street Journal, if that’s your style!

The Hockenheimer stool comes with a stand of birch wood handmade in a youth workshop in Bavaria, custom-made leather straps with buckles and rivets added by hand, and a unique hand-crafted cotton/polyester pillow to top it off.

The wood base comes in two sizes: Magazine style 305mm x 250mm x 70mm (approx. 12″ x 9.8″ x 2.75″); or Newspaper style 415mm x 305mm x 70mm (approx. 16.3″ x 12″ x 2.75″).

Available at Connox with prices starting at € 128.50 (VAT tax included) plus shipping from its home in Germany.

Blending Mid-century American Modern with Scandinavian Modern, Nurseryworks line of contemporary furniture for children can move easily from the nursery to fit in with adult decor as the child grows. New to the line is a Mini version of the Sleepytime Rocker, just 19 inches, to tuck into a cosy corner.

Like the standard size Sleepytime Rocker, the full-back upholstered rocking chair comes in a choice of upholstery fabrics include cotton canvas, cotton duck, wool/polyester felt, polyester microsuede, polyester microterry, and cotton twill — in a range of colours from alabaster to lime to sky to the sophisticated dark mocha shown here. Pair it with a matching Perch Stool for convenient extra seating that can double as an ottoman. Both by lawson-fenning for nurseryworks.

Nurseryworks furniture for infants and children is as safe as it is stylish, using only formaldehyde-free dyes and low-VOC finishes, lacquers, and glues. The products are tested to US governmental standards on a quarterly basis and are certified by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association.

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