Aalto Stool Pair
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish International Style Stools
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch, Teak
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Stools
Bakelite, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Ash, Birch
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Pine
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Vintage 1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Birch
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Vintage 1940s Tanzanian Tribal Chairs
Wood
20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Carbon Fiber
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
Vintage 1930s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Vintage 1930s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Modern Dining Room Tables
Birch
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Paint, Birch
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Upholstery, Plastic, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Architectural Elements
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Birch
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Birch
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances
Fabric
Vintage 1980s Finnish Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Beech, Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances
Fabric
Vintage 1970s American Sofas
Upholstery, Wood
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Birch, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Vintage 1940s American Stools
Wood
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Ash, Birch
Vintage 1940s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech, Leather
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1930s Finnish Stools
20th Century Stools
Birch, Laminate
Vintage 1930s Finnish Stools
Plywood
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Stools
Bakelite, Wood
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Children's Furniture
Faux Leather, Plywood
Vintage 1940s European Scandinavian Modern Benches
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1940s European Scandinavian Modern Benches
Leather, Birch
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Beech, Leather
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch, Ash
Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1930s Finnish Art Deco Stools
Beech, Birch
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch, Leather
Vintage 1960s Finnish Stools
Birch
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood, Plywood
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Bentwood, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s Danish Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Cane, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Candle Stands
Wood
Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Birch
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Leather, Upholstery, Laminate, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Pine
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Wicker, Wood
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak
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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.
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