The iconic tam tam stool

The Tam Tam stool was designed by Henry Massonnet in 1968, at a time when plastics evoked the utopia of freedom from need and seduced the biggest names in the world of design. The material gladly adapted itself to all types of molding techniques and enabled original shapes to be created, at fast speeds, with virtually no loss of materials. The oil crisis of 1973 seriously upset the creation of plastic furniture. One of the few to survive the crisis was a small, handy, comfortable and affordable stool which could be assembled in just three clicks. It was immediately successful and over 12 million Tam Tam stools were sold. A photograph of Brigitte Bardot sitting on a Tam Tam stool solidified the stool's status as an icon of design.

The Tam Tam is still made from polypropylene, in the same factory and in the same No. 169 mold that birthed the original. It is produced by the Stamp company, founded by Henry Massonnet himself.