Stools
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
1930s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Cedar
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Stools
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s European Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s South Korean Stools
Plastic
1990s American Stools
Walnut
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
Early 20th Century European Stools
Beech
1970s American Vintage Stools
Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s German Other Stools
Alabaster, Steel
2010s South Korean Stools
Plastic
1920s American American Classical Vintage Stools
Fabric, Bamboo
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood, Teak
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Laminate
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Chesterfield Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century French Provincial Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1950s Cameroonian Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware, Earthenware
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Stools
Bronze
2010s Belgian Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Acrylic, Lucite
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Stools
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.
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