Stools
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
2010s Art Deco Stools
Bone
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Cotton, Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Paint
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Linen, Walnut
2010s American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Elm
1950s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Stools
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
20th Century American American Craftsman Stools
Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary French Minimalist Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Bamboo
2010s Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century Stools
Metal
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1940s French Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century French Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1960s Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
20th Century Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Teak
Late 20th Century Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Stools
Metal
2010s American Stools
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
20th Century Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
1960s French Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Stools
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
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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