Barrel Back Counter Stool
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Acrylic, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Paper
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
2010s Modern Tables
Hardwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Ottomans and Poufs
Foam, Wood
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Mexican Brutalist Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Bamboo
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
2010s Mexican Brutalist Dining Room Tables
Hardwood, Oak, Bentwood
2010s American Beds and Bed Frames
Maple, Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Stone
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
20th Century American Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Finding the Right stools for You
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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