'49 Stools' is a collaborative project of Jo Anne Butler and Gearoid Muldowney (Superfolk). Made on a tight budget and over a period of two weeks in August 2009 the stools aim to push the perception of handmade craft out of the realm of the precious 'display object' and back into everyday use.Cheap off-cuts of native Irish hardwoods (from the Lisnavagh Timber Project, Carlow) were used in combination with shovel handles sourced from farmers Co-Op shops. 49 stools were originally designed as temporary seating for audiences attending events at the Something Else exhibition, Kilkenny Arts Festival 2009