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Design For Leisure Barstool

Polish Aluminum and Leather Swivel Barstool by Design For Leisure
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s polish aluminum and off white leather swivel barstool by Design fo Leisure. In beautiful
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Postmodern chrome barstool by Design for Leisure, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A well-made matching set of six bar stools made by Design for Leisure circa 1980's. These feature
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Designs For Leisure Brass and Boucle Barstools, A Pair
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Culver City, CA
These bar stools are absolutely stunning! Designs for Leisure, was a high end seating source for
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Set of Four Design For Leisure Barstools in Chrome and Ultrasuede
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Design For Leisure barstools in chrome with original black Ultrasuede fabric. Well-made
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

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Designs for Leisure Postmodern Barstools
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Tulsa, OK
Hello 1980s! This is a set of four Designs for Leisure barstools. They have polished steel bases
Category

Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass, Steel

Modernist Pair of Chrome Steel Art Deco Style Swiveling Barstools
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Denver, CO
Pair of chrome steel Art Deco style swiveling barstools by Designs for Leisure, circa 1980.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Designs for Leisure Barstools
By Designs for Leisure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Five Designs for Leisure barstools… On a neoclassical brass base.. recently reupholstered with high
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Designs for Leisure Barstools
Designs for Leisure Barstools
H 42.5 in W 22 in D 20 in
Set of Five Design For Leisure Barstools in Beige Leather on Stainless Steel
Located in Astoria, NY
A set of five barstools, manufactured circa 1980s by Design For Leisure, backs and seats
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Design For Leisure Set of Four Barstools
Located in Southampton, NJ
The ultimate barstool and a group of four identical ones at that! The seats and back are in
Category

1990s American Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

Design For Leisure Chrome and Leather Barstools
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Houston, TX
A set of three Design For Leisure chrome barstools newly upholstered in an Italian cognac leather.
Category

20th Century Art Deco Stools

Materials

Chrome

Designs for Leisure Pair of Tall Swivel Barstools
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Miami, FL
A great pair of bar stools by Designed for Leisure. Memory swivel seats. Retain the original red
Category

Vintage 1980s American Stools

Materials

Chrome

Set of Four Chrome and Leather Swivel Barstools by Design for Leisure Ltd
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous set of four aluminium and stainless steel barstools design in the 1980s by Design for
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Set of Four Rose Gold and Emerald Barstools in the Design For Leisure Style
Located in South Salem, NY
reproduction of the Art Deco style Design For Leisure stools that were produced in the 1980s. Each base has a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stools

Materials

Velvet

Design for Leisure Set of 3 Barstools in Stainless Steel with Gray Velvet 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Design for Leisure, American 1970's. Metal has been professionally cleaned and polished. Seats have been
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Barstools by Design for Leisure
Located in New York, NY
A pair of brass plated barstools with a reeded column and upholstered swivel seat and back. In
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Vintage 1970s American Stools

Materials

Upholstery

Set of Four Post Modern Pink Leather & Steel Designs for Leisure Barstools, 1992
By Milo Baughman, Designs for Leisure
Located in Miami, FL
foot rest and a pale powder pink leather upholstered seat and back, by Design for Leisure LTD, Made in
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Designs For Leisure Chrome, Brass, and Boucle Barstools
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Culver City, CA
These bar stools are absolutely stunning! Designs for Leisure, was a high end seating source for
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Vintage Set Four Swivel Brass Excalibur Barstools Bar Stools Design for Leisure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing set of four Excalibur by Design For Leisure swivel brass barstools. Original black leather
Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

Modern Design For Leisure Ostrich Brass Bar Stools Set of 3 Barstool
Located in Wayne, NJ
Design For Leisure brass bar stools set of 3. Has Faux Ostrich upholstery.
Category

1990s American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Polished Bronze Swivel Barstool by Designs for Leisure, 1980s
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful leather Postmodern bar stool by 'Designs for Leisure', designed and produced in the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Rose Gold and Emerald Barstools in the Design For Leisure Style
Located in South Salem, NY
reproduction of the Art Deco style Design For Leisure stools that were produced in the 1980s. Each base has a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stools

Materials

Velvet

Set of Four Swivel Barstools by Designs for Leisure, circa 1980s
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Norwalk, CT
Polished steel and brushed aluminum stools by Designs for Leisure, exceptionally fine quality. Very
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Stools

Set of Five Polished Bronze Swivel Barstools by Designs for Leisure, 1980s
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning set of five leather 'Designs for Leisure' Postmodern bar stools, designed and produced
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Pair of Memory Swivel Polished Aluminum Barstools by Designs for Leisure, 1980s
By Designs for Leisure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning pair (2) of Designs for Leisure Postmodern bar stools, designed and produced in the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Design for Leisure Swivel Barstools, Art Deco Revival, Nickel, Stainless, 4 Avail.
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Set of Art Deco Revival Chromed Nickel swivel bar/counter stools by Design for Leisure
Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel

Four Leather and Chrome Barstools by Design For Leisure
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Four leather and chrome barstools by Design for Leisure, circa mid-1970s. These examples have
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Set of Three Designs for Leisure Barstools in Brass
By Designs for Leisure
Located in New York, NY
Set of three swivel barstools in uncommon brass finish, produced by Designs for Leisure, circa
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Machine Age Barstools by Design for Leisure
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A classic, clean design executed in chromed steel and polished aluminum. The swiveling seats are
Category

Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Stylized Chrome and Leather Barstools by Design for Leisure
Located in North Hollywood, CA
I have had some variations on these stools before, and they always go quickly! The bases are heavy and solid, and the swiveling seat tops are very comfortable. This set is covered in...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Stools

Materials

Leather

Design for Leisure Brass Barstools
Located in San Francisco, CA
Great pair of Design for Leisure brass stools with a grey linen seat.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Stools

Pair of Chrome Barstools by Design for Leisure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of chrome barstools by Design for Leisure in black leather.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

Design For Leisure Brass Swivel Barstools, Set of 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 brass swivel barstools by Design For Leisure. The stools retain the original leather
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

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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.