Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Walnut
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Ash, Bentwood, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Beech
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Paint
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Art Deco Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Walnut, Cedar
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Leather
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s Minimalist Stools
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Other
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Hardwood
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone, Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Lucite
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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