$3,400 / item
H 18.5 in W 50.5 in D 38.5 in
Bunny Williams Home 50.5" Irving Ottoman, Performance Woven/Adobe
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A large cocktail ottoman, with beautiful tufting set atop a trim upholstered box, with wonderfully
Synthetic
$3,400 / item
H 18.5 in W 50.5 in D 38.5 in
Bunny Williams Home 50.5" Irving Ottoman, Performance Velvet/Moss
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A large cocktail ottoman, with beautiful tufting set atop a trim upholstered box, with wonderfully
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Taj Stool, Leopard Chenille/Teal
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Add a chic accent to any room with this compact stool on its own or displayed in pairs. Made to order in teal leopard chenille with antique nickel nail heads. The tightly upholstere...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Taj Stool, Performance Velvet/Moss
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Add a chic accent to any room with this compact stool on its own or displayed in pairs. Made to order with antique brass nail heads accenting moss performance velvet, a fabric that ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Taj Stool, Performance Woven/Adobe
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Add a chic accent to any room with this compact stool on its own or displayed in pairs. Made to order with antique brass nail heads accenting adobe performance linen, a fabric that ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Stella Stool, Performance Birdseye/Adobe
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Stools are a brilliant way to create intimacy in a seating area and our Stella stool, compact and iconic in shape, is a great way to do this. The tight upholstered top, banded base, ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Taj Stool, Performance Woven/Sea Foam
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Add a chic accent to any room with this compact stool on its own or displayed in pairs. Made to order with bronze nail heads accenting seafoam performance linen, a fabric that can b...
Synthetic
$1,700
H 26 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Bunny Williams Red Tape Stool in Natural Woven Cowhide with Ebony Legs
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in Chicago, IL
Bunny Williams Red Tape Stool in Natural Woven Cowhide with Ebony Legs This stool by Bunny
Metal
Bunny Williams Home 50.5" Irving Ottoman, Performance Linen/Fog
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A large cocktail ottoman, with beautiful tufting set atop a trim upholstered box, with wonderfully
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Stella Stool, Leopard Chenille/Natural
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Stools are a brilliant way to create intimacy in a seating area and our Stella stool, compact and iconic in shape, is a great way to do this. The tight upholstered top, banded base, ...
Synthetic
Bunny Williams Home Taj Stool, Leopard Chenille/Natural
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Add a chic accent to any room with this compact stool on its own or displayed in pairs. Made to order in natural leopard chenille with antique brass nail heads. The tightly upholste...
Synthetic
$5,450 / set
H 36 in W 22 in D 22.32 in
Vintage set of 6 Tropical Vibe McGuire Rattan & Cane Dining Chairs c. 1970s
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice late 1970s vintage set of 6, California casual designed McGuire San Francisco dining chairs made of bent rattan and caning with loose upholstered seat. Feature a barrel back, X ...
Upholstery, Cane, Rattan
Pivot Single Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms in Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Brass
Antique Chinese Ming Stone Table, c. 1500-1600
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese 16-17th century Ming stone table carved from a solid piece of stone. This table has a traditional scalloped apron and legs ending in scrolled feet. In well-preserved origi...
Stone
$1,885 / item
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
"Jorge" Bar Cart Modernist Style in Color Painted Steel and wood natural
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
True to her enthusiasm for the Modernist Movement Alessandra Delgado was inspired by Jorge Zalszupin timeless architectonic view to create the bar cart "Jorge". Elegant and versatil...
Steel
$908Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.12 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Ceramic
$6,475 / set
H 23 in W 8 in D 9 in
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Iridescent Smoked Emerald Fluted Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This dazzling pair of modernist Murano glass sconces showcases the finest in Venetian glass artistry, rendered in Italy during the 21st Century. Each sconce is meticulously hand-blow...
Brass
$3,480
H 30.71 in W 59.85 in D 29.14 in
1920s Baroque Style Writing Desk / Table in Solid Oak, By a Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A beautifully proportioned Danish writing desk / table from the 1920s, crafted entirely in solid oak with a warm, aged patina. The table features a finely shaped tabletop above a dra...
Oak
$18,800 / set
H 30 in W 27 in D 27 in
Hollywood Regency Napoleon III Style Gilt Rope & Tassel Armchairs and Ottomans
By Niccolini, Dorothy Draper, Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Reign in fast this complete four piece set of Italian gilt rope and tassel armchairs with complimenting en suite ottomans fully professionally restored to their highest level of glam...
Velvet, Giltwood, Upholstery, Wood
Tri-Fold Opaque Lacquer Folding Screen / Room Divider
By Atlas Industries
Located in Newburgh, NY
Sculptural, handcrafted, self-supporting screen for use as a stand-alone or combined to create a larger privacy wall. The tri-fold design can be oriented with the form tapering eithe...
Hardwood
Solid Marble Sink Molded Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Carrara marble, the design sprung from Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic merit ea...
Marble
$6,000
H 20 in W 52.75 in D 22.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Mosaic and Brass Cocktail Table, Europe, 1960s
By Berthold Hermann Muller
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Striking mid-century modern cocktail table featuring a richly textured mosaic top set in a sleek brass frame, supported by sculptural, V-form brass legs. Likely of Belgian or German ...
Brass
Asymmetrical Oak Bookshelf, The Netherlands 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Modernism is at the core of the design of this shelving system. Modernism brought waves of innovative solutions, materials, and creativity to The Netherlands. At first, most Dutch de...
Oak
Body of Art Book
Located in New York, NY
"Body of Art juxtaposes Sandro Botticelli's Venus with Vanessa Beecroft's army of naked women, the iconic head of Nefertiti, and the work of Ryan Trecartin, among many other artists,...
Paper
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Materials: Wood Dimensions: D 43 cm x W 37 cm x H 74 cm (SH ...
Wood
$3,400
H 18.5 in W 38 in D 20 in
Vintage Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Newly Upholstered Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie bench. Newly upholstered with a fabulous blue and white fabric. No issues or damage. Dimensions: 38 L x 20 D x 18.5 H.
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
A French Oak Cabinet a deux corps, C. 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This substantial two-part cabinet features an upper section fitted with two glazed doors, enclosing a shelved interior ideal for the display of fine china, glassware, or curated coll...
Glass, Oak
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.