Stools
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron, Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
19th Century English Other Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Antique Stools
Leather
2010s Danish Stools
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Muslin, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Stools
Muslin, Wood, Paint
1760s English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Neoclassical Stools
Walnut
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s Italian Adirondack Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s American Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Iron
2010s American Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
2010s American Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
1970s French Minimalist Vintage Stools
Elm
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Italian Stools
Brass
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jacobean Stools
Wood
1950s Cameroonian Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Iron
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
2010s Czech Modern Stools
Beech, Bentwood
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze, Steel
2010s Swedish Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cedar, Wood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze, 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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