Funky Alvar Aalto Stool Model 60
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Kangasala, FI
Early iconic Alvar Aalto's stool 60 from the 1940's with beautiful and warm patina on the L-legs
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Stools
Materials
Wool, Birch
Funky Stool
Funky Vintage Drum Stool with Wood and Suzani Textile, USA, 1980
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant stool made wood, originally was Yamaha drum, upholstered with beautiful antique hand
Category
Vintage 1980s American Stools
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Antique Foot Stool with Hand Woven Kurdish Rug Upholstery, Wood, 1970
$625
H 10.5 in W 14.5 in D 12 in
Antique Foot Stool with Hand Woven Kurdish Rug Upholstery, Wood, 1970
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky foot stool made of wood, upholstered with beautiful hand woven antique Kurdish bag face
Category
Vintage 1960s American Stools
Materials
Wood, Wool, Faux Leather
Funky Vintage Painted Wood Stool, Hand-Carved, Silk Upholstery, Italy
$875Sale Price|27% Off
H 16.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Funky Vintage Painted Wood Stool, Hand-Carved, Silk Upholstery, Italy
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Decorative stool made of carved wood, hand painted , newly upholster with beautiful vintage hand
Category
20th Century Italian Footstools
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Antique Hand Carved Foot Stool, Cotton Upholstery, Tropical Motif, USA
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky antique hand carved foot stool newly upholster with beautiful quality cotton with exceptional
Category
20th Century American Footstools
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Vintage Six-Leg Oval Foot Stool, Hand-Carved Wood, Cotton Upholstery
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky six legs foot stool made of hand carved wood in French style newly upholster with beautiful
Category
20th Century American Footstools
Materials
Cotton, Wood
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Funky Midcentury Bar Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Six total bar stools in green and orange vinyl on strong chrome frames. The back is stationary but
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Funky Vintage Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant foot stool made of wood, professionally upholstered with beautiful hand modern Swedish hand
Category
Vintage 1960s American Stools
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Wool, Silk
Pair of Funky Custom Rabbit Stools
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage steel bases with newly upholstered rabbit tops are super mod extra seating.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Funky Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School Stool, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Funky Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School stool, 1920s. Recently upholstered with cotton fabric
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Stools
Materials
Fabric, Macassar, Mahogany
Amazing Signed Matthew Witkop Funky Hand-Carved Stool
By Matthew Witkop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This funky hand-carved stool is made from walnut and is signed and dated by Matthew Witkop and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Stools
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Funky Bar Stools, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Fun and unique set of six bar stools, with a conical wooden structure painted in glossy red and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Set of 5 Ship's Bar Stools
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Set of five funky vintage teak wood bar stools salvaged from a ship. They currently have a suede
Category
20th Century British Stools
Materials
Wood
Five Colored Lambskin Bar Stools, Germany, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Funky bar stools in original red and blue colored lambskin top with black metal base and a brass
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Iron
Lot of Twelve 1980's Circus Stools
Located in Brecht, BE
These funky quirky circus stools were made in the 1980's for a French travelling circus
Category
Late 20th Century French Stools
Materials
Metal
Matching Set of Six 1950's Iron Bar Stools
Located in Toronto, ON
A funky set of iron stools. Four matched in a white faux leather and two with "backs" in a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Stools
Four Rotatable Mid-Century Modern Colored Bar Stools, Germany, 1950s
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H 33.86 in W 13 in D 21.26 in
Four Rotatable Mid-Century Modern Colored Bar Stools, Germany, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Funky rotatable bar stools in original red, green, blue and black top with chrome metal base
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Funky Antique Suzani Bronze Stool or Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional stool artistically made of hand embroidery vintage silk embroidery Suzani textile top
Category
20th Century Chinese Footstools
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Space Age Set of 3 Funky Swivel Chairs Bar Stools with Iron Base
By Herta-maria Witzemann, Erwin Behr
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Fantastic set of 3 bar stools originaly designed by Herta-Maria Witzemann and manufactured by Erwin
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Iron, Metal
Vintage Suzani Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky foot stool made of hand carved wood, newly upholster with beautiful hand embroidery Suzani
Category
20th Century American Footstools
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Vintage Suzani Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky foot stool made of hand carved wood, newly upholster with beautiful hand embroidery Suzani
Category
20th Century American Footstools
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Early 19th Century Handmade Milking Stool from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand-carved funky try pod milking stool is in amazing condition. It looks like it is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Adirondack Primitives
Materials
Pine
Funky Stool Made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Funky stool made in 467 minutes by Minute Manufacturing Dimensions: 42 x 42 x 56 cm Materials
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Clay, Plastic
Funky Stool Made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Funky stool made in 467 minutes by Minute Manufacturing Dimensions: 42 x 42 x 56 cm Materials
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Clay, Plastic
Funky Hand Embroidery Suzani Upholstered Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant foot stool made wood, upholstered with beautiful vintage hand embroidery Suzani textile
Category
20th Century American Stools
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Pair of Funky Swedish Bar Stools by Borge Lindau & Bo Lindekrantz
By Lammhults, Lindau & Lindekrantz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model S70-3 Stools by Borge Lindau & Bo Lindekrantz, 1960's. Funky white enameled tubular framed
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Funky Mid-Century Modern Stool by Gilbert Marklund for Furusnickarn AB, 1969
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H 20.87 in W 20.48 in D 12.6 in
Funky Mid-Century Modern Stool by Gilbert Marklund for Furusnickarn AB, 1969
By Gilbert Marklund
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Funky Mid-Century Modern stool by Gilbert Marklund for Furusnickarn AB, 1969. Solid pine. In good
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Three Industrial Steel Coil Bar Stools
Located in Norwalk, CT
These funky bar stools are a great way to incorporate some industrial design into your living space
Category
Early 2000s Industrial Stools
Materials
Steel
Three Industrial Steel Coil Bar Stools
Located in Norwalk, CT
These funky bar stools are a great way to incorporate some industrial design into your living space
Category
Early 2000s Industrial Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid Century Modern Bar Stools by Frederic Weinberg in Black Iron
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Funky 1950's iron bar stool by Frederic Weinberg. Excellent condition.Seats were recovered in pea
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron
Funky Antique Suzani Elephant Wood Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky foot stool made of hand carved wood, upholster with beautiful hand embroidery Suzani textile
Category
20th Century American Footstools
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Funky Antique Suzani Stool or Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional stool artistically made of hand embroidery vintage silk Suzani top, professionally
Category
20th Century Uzbek Footstools
Materials
Bronze
Funky Antique Suzani Bronze Stool or Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional stool artistically made of hand embroidery vintage silk Suzani top, professionally
Category
20th Century Chinese Footstools
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Wicker Mushroom Shaped Ottomans, circa 1970's
By Eero Aarnio
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of funky mushroom wicker stools, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Wicker
Funky Vintage Wicker "Mushroom" Stools
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage Set of Painted White Wicker Stools. Two Smaller Seats with One larger allowing for a small
Category
Vintage 1970s American Stools
Materials
Wicker
Pair of Funky Barstools
Located in New York, NY
Pair of white-painted wrought iron barstools. Round seats
with original velvet upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
Bamboo Bar Stools
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 3 funky bamboo bar stools. New upholstery in a distressed effect green-blue leather. Can be
Category
20th Century American Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Leather
Pair of 5 leg stools
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Funky 5 leg round stools with wonderful paint and parcel gilt finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
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Funky Stool For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic funky stool available at 1stDibs. A funky stool — often made from fabric, cotton and silk — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect funky stool — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right funky stool, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made funky stool over the years, but those crafted by Gilbert Marklund and Matthew Witkop are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Funky Stool?
Prices for a funky stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $300 and can go as high as $6,755, while the average can fetch as much as $1,150.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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