Admired in architect Annabelle Selldorf's New York apartment, and in several other chic interiors: the sculptural Tractor Bar Stool from New York design duo BassamFellows, carved from a single block of highest-grade American walnut.

Above: Photo by Anthony Cotsifas for the New York Times.

Above: The hand-finished Tractor Bar Stool by BassamFellows is $1,250 at Design Within Reach.

Above: Room & Board's new Bay Bar Stool is an appealing alternative; $369 in walnut.