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Stag Storytelling Chair

Name: Stag Storytelling Chair
Brand: FreeRangeDesigns
SKU: FRD-BEN-WD-1297
Price: 1020.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£1,020.00

(inc. VAT and UK shipping)

The Stag, symbolised by nobility, purity and the wisdom of God, is the storyteller of this spectacular chair.

Product Details

🦌 Stag Storytelling Chair

Bring a touch of woodland wonder to story time.
Our Stag Storytelling Chair is hand-carved from solid oak, featuring a serene stag face crowned with sweeping antlers — a design that inspires calm, focus, and imagination.

Originally commissioned by Belmont Community Primary School (Lincolnshire) to reflect their school emblem, this majestic chair has since become a favourite for outdoor classrooms, reading corners, and library gardens. Its natural strength, inviting form, and detailed carving make it both a piece of art and a gathering place for stories.

Highlights

🌿 Signature wildlife carving
Each chair features a meticulously hand-carved stag head and antlers, creating a gentle woodland guardian for your storytelling space.

🪵 Solid oak, made to last
Crafted from sustainably sourced Welsh oak and finished with exterior-grade oils, built to live outdoors year-round in school gardens or community areas.

📚 Designed for schools and libraries
Comfortable proportions, smooth armrests, and rounded edges make this chair ideal for teachers, storytellers, and reading time photographs.

🎨 Personalised to you
Add your school badge, emblem, name, quote, or dedication — we’ll send you a hand-drawn sketch of your design before carving begins.

🦉 Part of our Storytelling range
A woodland companion to our Owl, Fox, and Rabbit Storytelling Chairs — each designed to celebrate imagination, wildlife, and craftsmanship.

Dimensions

Total height: 170 cm
Total width: 80 cm
Inside seat width (back): 42 cm
Inside seat width (front): 50 cm
Seat height: 46 cm

Good to know

🌲 Outdoor ready
Designed to live comfortably outdoors and blend into natural surroundings — perfect for forest school, playgrounds, or garden reading areas.

🤎 Built for community and education
A robust, low-maintenance centrepiece that encourages storytelling, connection, and shared imagination.

Create your own

Would you like a version with your school’s emblem or mascot?
Tell us your idea and we’ll transform it into a bespoke Stag Storytelling Chair, designed and hand-carved just for your space.

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Our storytelling chairs are more than just seats — they are handcrafted wooden thrones designed to spark imagination, bring stories to life, and create unforgettable moments in schools, libraries, gardens, and homes. Each piece is individually made by our craftsmen, blending natural materials with bold, fantasy-inspired design.

Whether you are looking for a storytelling chair for a school, a reading throne for a library, or a unique feature piece for your space, explore our full range to discover what is possible.

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