Stools
19th Century English Antique Stools
Pine
20th Century American Bauhaus Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Stools
Hide, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Stools
Leather
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Vintage Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Resin
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Paint
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Leather, Bouclé, Velvet, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Beech
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Linen, Walnut
2010s Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Stools
Metal
2010s American Stools
Bronze, Steel
2010s American Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Wood
2010s Balkan Modern Stools
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s American Stools
Bronze, Steel
1950s Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1980s American Space Age Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
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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