Trend Alert: Peasant Chair Roundup (Plus 5 to Buy)

Spotted lately: the classic carved-wood Tyrolean chair (also called the Swiss mountain chair) and other folk art versions in stylish interiors.

Above: Tyrolean chairs in a holiday house by Pedevilla Architects (see more at The Mountain Rental: A Holiday House in the Italian Alps).

Above: A peasant chair in the bedroom at Chesa Wazzau in St. Moritz.

Above: Chinese farmer's chairs surround the kitchen table in Vincent Van Duysen's kitchen. Photograph by David Spero for the New York Times.

Above: Humble peasant chairs from New York antiques dealer Paula Rubenstein in the home of Gardenista contributor Laura Silverman. Photograph by Michael Mundy (go to At Home in Sullivan County, NY, to see more).

Five to Buy

Above: The Swiss Mountain Chair III from Bliss Home is $155.

Above: Venetian designer Luca Nichetto reinterpreted the traditional Tyrolean chair for his collaboration with Casamania. The chairs are made of ash and available in a range of colors; go to Casamania for ordering information.

Above: From Jan Kurtz Mobel, the Stuhl Vienna Chair is €198 ($242.47).

Above: Colorado furniture maker Tim O'Brien trained with an Austrian master; his Handmade Alpine Chairs are $750 each via his shop, Shamrock Fine Woodworking, on Etsy.

Above: An Antique Folk Art Spinning Chair or Brettstuhl Baroque peasant chair ("early 19th century or before") is $825 from Etsy seller Owl Song Vintage.

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N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on December 22, 2014 as part of our Winter's Tale issue.

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