1990s Gijs Papavoine Windy Ottoman in Black Leather by Montis
By Montis, Gijs Papovoine
Located in Knebel, DK
1990s Gijs Papavoine Windy ottoman in black leather by Montis The Winy series was designed by Gijs Papavoine in 1992 with shapes that reflects a design that looks like the pieces of...
Leather
set of 3 Black Faux Leather cube Ottomans 1960s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of 3 identical small Stools or cube Ottomans . Black Faux Leather upholstery . Good condition . 1960s Link cube ottomans are the perfect si...
Faux Leather
Mid-Century Gelderland Extra Long Chocolate Brown Leather Ottoman
By Gelderland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gelderland ottoman showcases the Dutch manufacturer's commitment to substantial, functional design. Crafted in chocolate brown leather with a generous cushioned top, the piece demons...
Leather
$1,533Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
seating ball pouf, black wapiti leather, Sculptural pop-up, Dutch design, 1980s
By Leolux
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Black Wapiti leather ball pouf that can be used as an sculptural object, small pouf like seating ball or foot rest. Manufacturered in the 1980s by Leolux a well known Dutch design co...
Leather
Brown Leather Pouf
Located in Delft, NL
Brown leather pouf A brown leather pouf with leather set in compartments and trim around it. A sturdy pouf filled with straw. The sizes are 33 cm high, approx. 66 cm square....
Leather, Straw
$1,915 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 27.56 in
Moooi Pooof Small Pouf in the Menagerie of Extinct Animals Velvet Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
$6,379 / set
H 25.99 in W 35.44 in D 32.29 in
Mushroom Armchair and Ottoman by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning Mushroom set, designed by Pierre Paulin and fabricated by Artifort in the 60’s. This very comfortable and cosy set is just covered with beautiful and high quality fabric...
Fabric
$3,422 / item
H 16.54 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Moooi Bart Pouf in the Menagerie of Extinct Animals Velvet Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The indispensable items in a sitting room: poufs and footstools. The Bart Pouf and Footstool bring a cosy comfort in your home, combined with the Bart Sofa or Armchair, or as stand-a...
Upholstery
Moooi Pooof Small Pouf in Divina MD, 943 Green Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
Moooi Pooof Large Pouf in Manga, Green Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
Moooi Bart Pouf in Abbracci, Brown Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The indispensable items in a sitting room: poufs and footstools. The Bart Pouf and Footstool bring a cosy comfort in your home, combined with the Bart Sofa or Armchair, or as stand-a...
Upholstery
Moooi Pooof Large Pouf in Divina MD, 683 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
Moooi Pooof Small Pouf in Abbracci, Black Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
Moooi Pooof Small Pouf in Boucle, Blue Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
Moooi Bart Pouf in Abbracci, Black Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The indispensable items in a sitting room: poufs and footstools. The Bart Pouf and Footstool bring a cosy comfort in your home, combined with the Bart Sofa or Armchair, or as stand-a...
Upholstery
Moooi Pooof Small Pouf in Divina MD, 683 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pooof is your perfect companion at home. Timeless, versatile, solid and soft. At first sight, the sturdiness of the firmly grounded Pooof would not let you imagine how flexible i...
Upholstery
$1,059
H 17.33 in W 15.75 in D 14.18 in
W.H. Gispen for Gispen, for Make Up Tabouret in Chrome and Black, circa 1930
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Chrome
Leather Upholstered Puff Eve
By Maroeska Metz
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Puff created in 1998 for a showroom of Yves saint Laurent.
Iron
Leolux Footstool or Pouf
By Leolux
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Dark blue leather, aluminium feet one corner has torn open, surprisingly this is hardly noticeable otherwise in almost new condition.
Leather
Mid-Century De Sede Inspired Large Brown Leather Patchwork Ottoman
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch, Mid-Century De Sede inspired brown leather stitched patchwork ottoman. This lovely, large and heavy piece is in original condition with some visible wear and a rich, deep pati...
Leather
Mid-Century De Sede Inspired Natural Leather Patchwork Ottoman
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch, Mid-Century De Sede inspired dark brown leather stitched patchwork ottoman or pouf. This lovely, large and heavy piece is in original condition with some visible wear and a ri...
Leather
De Sede Style Round Black Patchwork Leather Ottoman
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black De Sede style patchwork leather ottoman. A round, plush light weight ottoman in original condition with wear consistent with its age and use. Other similar ottomans also availa...
Leather
Black De Sede Inspired Round Dark Brown Patchwork Leather Ottoman
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century round dark brown leather patchwork ottoman with patches radiating from central motif on top. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use. Seve...
Leather
De Sede Style Multi-Toned Leather Patchwork Ottoman
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
De Sede style square leather patchwork ottoman in shades of brown. Beautiful sewn leather patchwork in a bond/brick pattern and attached to a wood frame with a soft cushion top. In o...
Leather
Mid-Century De Sede Style Black Leather Cube Ottoman with Feet
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century De Sede style black leather cube ottoman with feet. In original condition with visible wear, including scratching, consistent with its age and use.
Leather
MCM Black Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman, NL, 1970's
Located in Austin, TX
Try it! You'll like it! Such a comfortable lounge chair with matched ottoman in black tufted leather with hidden casters under both pieces. Great 1960's to 70's styling from the Neth...
Leather
Blue Velvet Pouf with Fringe, Moooi
By Moooi
Located in Tulsa, OK
Blue velvet small anami pouf by Moooi This Amami pouf from Moooi is simply irresistable. Dressed in heart-warming blue velvet, softly floating on long sensuous fringes makes this ...
Velvet
Sold
H 18 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Set of 4 Minimalist Mocha Velvet Ottomans with Black Enameled Metal Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 stylish and minimalistic mocha velvet ottomans with black enameled metal legs. New velvet upholstery with square enameled metal. Frame in original condition.
Metal
Artifort Footstool Geoffrey Harcourt
By Geoffrey Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Den Haag, NL
Footstool Design Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort, Holland, 1960s. Organic oval shape t dark Brown ripcord. On a chrome on steel feet. Good quality stool.
Chrome
Sold
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
GHYCZY Hocker Pivot T82P Charcoal, Brass aged, Black Fabric, Rounded Chair
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Swalmen, NL
The table frame is made of tubes and casted parts. Table top in leather. The tabletop is resting on the frame. Sand casting is a traditional process of handcrafting; characteristics ...
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
Artifort Classic Mushroom Pouf by Pierre Paulin
By Jack Lenor Larsen, Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
The Mushroom P. for Artifort is one of Pierre Paulin’s most famous designs. First there was the Mushroom armchair, that is now exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Then...
Fabric
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H 12.8 in W 12.01 in D 18.9 in
Indigo Tonus (Ed. 3+1 AP) by Aldo Bakker Low Stool or Sculpture Carved in Wood
By Aldo Bakker
Located in New York, NY
The Indigo Tonus is hand-carved out of a solid piece of European oakwood and covered with iron oxide, giving off the tonality of a deep indigo blue. With its organic curves and ma...
Iron
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
De Sede Leather Patchwork Ottomans
By De Sede
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Large collection of patchwork leather pouf/ottomans by Swiss designer De Sede with patchwork leather and wonderful selection of colors. Original soft leather with beautiful patina ...
Leather
$3,313
H 16 in W 57 in D 30 in
Large and Rare Double Rail Woven Leather Coffee Table or Ottoman Bench, 1990s
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and stylish ottoman with top quality leather woven rails. This finest quality and very large ottoman is another one of our recent great finds for interior designers and p...
Leather, Wood
1970s De Sede Style Natural Leather Patchwork Ottoman, Dutch
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Dutch Mid-Century square ottoman from the 1970s. This piece features a unique and luxurious design that brings the design employed by Swiss luxury leather furniture maker De...
Leather
$1,420
H 13.39 in W 19.69 in D 20.08 in
De Sede Design Black Leather Patchwork Storage Ottoman, Switzerland 1970s
By De Sede
Located in leucate, FR
Black patchwork leather storage ottomans with open top by Swiss designer De Sede. Original soft leather with beautiful patina. Good condition. 1970s. Many colors and sizes avail...
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Antique and vintage ottomans and poufs add comfort and style to any living room, game room, home office or minimalist lounge space. An ottoman is a short seat or footstool that is also often used to store items. A pouf is similar, but it’s typically more petite than an ottoman, usually without the storage space inside.
When one thinks of the Ottoman Empire, it’s easy to overlook the iconic seat named for the region. The ottoman — originally an upholstered seat or small bench without a back or arms — was a family’s main seating furniture, a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats. It wasn’t until they were brought to Europe from Turkey, during the 18th century, that it became popular to join ottomans with other pieces of furniture, such as at the base of a chair. Eventually, these footrests were transformed into storage furnishings to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles. Furniture makers crafted their ottomans with lids that revealed a hidden cupboard, which rendered them both comfortable and practical.
Poufs, which appeared in France during the 1840s, are also of the low-platform seating variety. These versatile furnishings have been made available in all manner of shapes and sizes over time, and depending upon their firmness can be used as a side table should an occasion call for an extra one. However, your average ottoman is almost always firmer than a pouf, and even if the plush pouf in your living room feels sturdy, it’s probably not the best surface for your early-evening cocktail.
Both ottomans and poufs can help create an inviting and warm atmosphere in your living space. For the smaller rooms that are characterized by a casual feel, a shaggy or woven wool pouf might be a better choice, as it’s likely to be more compact and floor-cushion-like than an ottoman. The latter are often larger and more table-like and are comparatively a good fit for a more formal room such as a library or a study. Today, you might find that an ottoman works well in your bedroom, where there isn’t room for a sofa, or perhaps it can serve as a reliable perch in front of your vintage vanity table.
Whatever your seating needs are, find a collection of antique, new and vintage ottomans and poufs in varying styles on 1stDibs that include neoclassical, Industrial and mid-century modern. From the bright colors and bold patterns deployed by Milan-born designer Lorenza Bozzoli to the classy leather furnishings created at family-run Brooklyn, New York, atelier Moses Nadel, there is an endless range of these lovable low stools that merge seamlessly with most decor.
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