Glass Loop Stools

The Tide Stool is a stool concept designed by Thomas Crossley that uses bent and polished borosilicate glass to form a continuous looped seating surface. The stool’s profile resembles a fluid ribbon of frozen water shaped into a closed loop, with the glass’s clarity and edge qualities highlighting light refraction and reflection. The Tide Stool is engineered to ship flat; its glass segments are precision cut and interlock through notched joints and gravity-assisted connections without the use of fasteners. When assembled, the interlocked glass elements form a seamless loop that distributes load across its curvature.

Edges of the glass segments are fire-polished for smoothness and structural performance. Borosilicate glass was selected for its stiffness and resistance to thermal shock. The assembled stool is proportioned for seated use and is intended for interior settings where its sculptural presence and transparency can interact with surrounding light.

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