{"id":722233,"date":"2026-04-17T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:00:36","slug":"desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e4ab3902d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e4ab3902d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619424\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever noticed the worn-down patches of grass in a park where people have chosen to walk instead of staying on the designated path? That\u2019s a desire path, and urban planners have a complicated relationship with them. Some see them as a nuisance, proof that people refuse to follow the plan. Others see them as data, clear evidence that the original design missed something. Fabr\u00edcio Reguelin Auler falls firmly in the second camp, and his Shortcut Stool is one of the more thoughtful pieces of furniture I\u2019ve come across in a while.<\/p>\n<p>The concept behind the Shortcut Stool (or Atalho Bench, as it\u2019s also known) is deceptively simple: what if furniture was designed around the way people actually use it, rather than the way designers intended? That means acknowledging all the small, unconscious behaviors we exhibit at home. Sitting on the very edge of a stool instead of the center. Resting a bag on it before finding somewhere better. Perching on it for thirty seconds while tying a shoe. Using it as a surface for a glass of water when every other surface is occupied. None of this is \u201ccorrect\u201d use. And yet, all of it is completely normal.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Fabr\u00edcio Reguelin Auler<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619425\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619425\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"1874318d1e932fd922ace9d7-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"1874318d1e932fd922ace9d7-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is where I think a lot of furniture falls short. Design, especially at the higher end of the market, tends to be pre<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ive. There\u2019s an implied right way to use a piece, and deviating from it can feel almost disrespectful. Reguelin Auler flips that thinking entirely. The Shortcut Stool doesn\u2019t pretend that people will interact with it perfectly. It welcomes the imperfection, and that\u2019s genuinely refreshing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619426\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619426\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619427\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619427\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"1874318d1e932fd922ace9d7-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"1874318d1e932fd922ace9d7-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Materially, the piece holds its own. It\u2019s made from marine pine plywood, assembled through a system of interlocking joints that require no screws, bolts, or complicated hardware. What holds it all together is tensioned sisal rope, and this is the detail that makes the whole thing click, visually and structurally. The rope isn\u2019t decorative in the way that so many \u201cnatural element\u201d additions can feel forced. It\u2019s actually doing the work, reinforcing the structure while giving the stool a texture that you want to reach out and touch. It makes the design feel honest, which is appropriate given what the piece is trying to say.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619428\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619428\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619429\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619429\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The modular nature of it is worth mentioning too. Single units can be connected to form a longer bench configuration, which means the Shortcut Stool scales with need rather than requiring you to commit to one fixed form. The flat-pack assembly and disassembly is straightforward, making it easy to move, store, or reconfigure. It comes in natural pine as well as painted versions in a deep cobalt blue and a muted sage green, both of which look sharp in context. The blue one especially has a kind of confident visual energy that punches well above the stool\u2019s modest size, which is something I didn\u2019t expect from a plywood bench.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619430\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619430\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619431\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619431\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>What strikes me most is how the Shortcut Stool manages to make a philosophical argument without being heavy-handed about it. It\u2019s not a design that comes with a manifesto attached. You can simply look at it, use it, and decide it works. But if you sit with the concept for a moment, there\u2019s a bigger idea underneath: that the gap between how objects are designed and how they\u2019re actually lived with is rarely addressed honestly in product design. Most things are built for ideal conditions. This stool was built for real ones.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619432\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619432\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-011.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-619433\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-619433\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/16\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Desire Paths, Plywood, and a Stool That Gets It\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/desire-paths-plywood-and-a-stool-that-gets-it\/shortcut-012.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It also raises a question I keep returning to: how many products in our homes are quietly working against us because they were designed without accounting for how people actually behave in real time? The Shortcut Stool is a small answer to a larger problem, and I appreciate that it arrives without fanfare, just plywood, rope, and a clear point of view. Fabr\u00edcio Reguelin Auler has made something that earns its place in a home not by demanding attention, but by already understanding you. 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