1930s Metal Stool
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Copper
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Bauhaus Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Stools
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century English Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1930s French Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Sofas
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Sofas
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Italian Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Austrian Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Belgian Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Swivel Chairs
Metal
20th Century American Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Stools
Vintage 1930s Belgian Industrial Stools
Steel
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Steel
Vintage 1930s French Modern Stools
Steel
Vintage 1930s American Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s European Bauhaus Stools
Metal
Vintage 1920s German Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Swiss Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century German Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1930s American Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Stools
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage 1930s American Benches
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Steel
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools
Metal
20th Century North American Industrial Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century German Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Baltic Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century German Industrial Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century German Industrial Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century German Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools
Steel
Vintage 1930s American Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Stools
Metal
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify 1930s furniture, first see if you can spot a maker's mark in hidden areas, such as the back, base, inside of drawers or under tabletops and seats. Trusted online resources can help you determine who produced your furniture based on these markings, and from there, you can research more to get a rough idea of how old your item is. A piece's characteristics can also be helpful when dating furniture. Many items made during the 1930s are examples of Art Deco furniture. Art Deco furniture is characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, such as shagreen, marble, mother of pearl, mirrored glass, exotic animal hides and rare woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can provide an expert opinion on when your piece was likely made. On 1stDibs, explore a range of 1930s furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023In the 1930s, phones typically looked like rotary telephones. They had either a round or square base with a numbered dial that spun when you dialed and a handset receiver with both an earpiece and a mouthpiece. A cord connected the handset to the base. Find a variety of rotary phones on 1stDibs.
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