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Banana Sofa Upholstered Sheep Wool By A Danish Carpenter From 1940s
Banana Sofa Upholstered Sheep Wool By A Danish Carpenter From 1940s

Banana Sofa Upholstered Sheep Wool By A Danish Carpenter From 1940s

Located in Lejre, DK

The Banana sofa, designed and produced by a Danish master carpenter in the 1940s, is a stunning

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wool

"Banana" stool - Iron and Rope - Tom Dixon for Cappellini - Italy - ca. 1988
"Banana" stool - Iron and Rope - Tom Dixon for Cappellini - Italy - ca. 1988

"Banana" stool - Iron and Rope - Tom Dixon for Cappellini - Italy - ca. 1988

By Tom Dixon

Located in Milano, IT

#IronAndRush #WovenSeat #ModernCollector #DesignIcon #VintageSeating Iconico sgabello della serie “Banana

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Iron

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Tom Dixon for Cappellini Pair of "Banana" Stools, Italy 1980s
Tom Dixon for Cappellini Pair of "Banana" Stools, Italy 1980s

Tom Dixon for Cappellini Pair of "Banana" Stools, Italy 1980s

By Cappellini, Tom Dixon

Located in Naples, IT

Pair of stools from the "Banana Chair" series. Anthracite gray metal and banana fiber frame. Prod

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Swedish Banana Pine Stool Side Table, 1940s
Swedish Banana Pine Stool Side Table, 1940s

Swedish Banana Pine Stool Side Table, 1940s

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H 15.36 in W 19.3 in L 15.36 in

Swedish Banana Pine Stool Side Table, 1940s

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare banana stool or side table in pine by unknown designer from the 1940s. In good vintage

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Pine

Italian Stool wood and wool Banana mid century modern
Italian Stool wood and wool Banana mid century modern

Italian Stool wood and wool Banana mid century modern

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H 18.51 in W 29.93 in D 13.39 in

Italian Stool wood and wool Banana mid century modern

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Particular Italian stool in the shape of a singular banana, feet in mahogany, seat in wool.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wool, Mahogany

Banana Stool - Verner Panton
Banana Stool - Verner Panton

Banana Stool - Verner Panton

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H 15 in Dm 21 in

Banana Stool - Verner Panton

Located in SouthPort, CT

Round stool in chrome-plated steel and original upholstery by Verner Panton.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Stools

Materials

Chrome, Steel

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Danish 1940s Channel Back Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat in White Wool
Danish 1940s Channel Back Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat in White Wool

Danish 1940s Channel Back Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat in White Wool

By Slagelse Mobelvaerk

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful and very elegant 1940s curved two-seat sofa or loveseat in white wool fabric. This sofa has slightly taller legs indicating a production date closer to 1950 when taller leg...

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Wool, Beech

Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Floral Wool, Denmark 1940s
Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Floral Wool, Denmark 1940s

Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Floral Wool, Denmark 1940s

By Slagelse Mobelvaerk

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early 1940s. This small sofa will make a strong statement in any room. Beautiful round volup...

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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Wool, Beech

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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.