Pair Stools style Gio Ponti, possibly made by Cassina, Chromed Steel and Wood
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of Stools Gio Ponti style Cassina attributed , in Chromed Steel Straw and Wood. Pair of Seats originates from the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome. The hotel was designed by th...
Steel
Set of 4 Chrome Luis Sognot Style Cantilever Barstools
Located in Pasadena, TX
This set of 4 barstools are made in a style reminiscent of the Luis Sognot stool. They're made of tubular chrome plated steel and are cantilevered.
Chrome
Pair Stools by Gio Ponti for Cassina attributed , Chromed Steel Straw and Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of Stools by Gio Ponti for Cassina attributed , Chromed Steel Straw and Wood. Pair of Seats originates from the Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome. The hotel was designed by the ...
Steel
Italian modern black wood and chromed metal stool by George Coslin, Dada 1980s
By Dada Designs, George Coslin
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black wood and chromed metal stool by George Coslin, Dada 1980s. Stool with round seat in black painted wood with a glossy finish and structure with footrest, composed...
Metal
$2,400 / set
5 Bentwood Midcentury Style Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of five stools with bentwood seats on polished chrome bases with foot rests. Please confirm location NY of NJ.
Chrome
$1,200 / set
Set of 3 Arthur Umanoff "Grenada" Stools
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three swivel stools with a strong iron frame desgined by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard's "Grenada" collection. Decorative scrolled seat back and round footrest. Measures: Adjusts ...
Iron, Metal, Chrome
Pair of Charlotte Perriand Style Bar Stools /Kitchen Stools
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Westport, CT
Pair Italian Charlotte Perriand style chrome tubular, Z shaped Bar stool blue Naugahyde.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Vintage Four Blue Barstools 1950s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern four ( 4 ) barstools from chromed tube steel and electric blue faux leather 1950s Austria.
Chrome
$2,200 / set
Upholstered Swivel Stools by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in red fabric with chrome base. Tagged
Chrome
Arne Jacobsen Lancome Stool
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Rochester, NY
Lancome makeup stool for department store make up counters. Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Bent plywood seat.
Chrome
Rocking Stool by Isamu Noguchi for Vitra
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Isamu Noguchi iconic rocking stool in dark stained wood with polished chrome accents, 14” diameter x 10”high. Vitra production. Blonde wood stool is available in a separate listing.
Chrome
Perriand, Jeanneret and Le Corbusier - LC9 Stool
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mid-century modern piece that can complete and compliment various seating arrangements and settings.
Chrome
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bar Stools in Custom Italian Parker Hotel Style Cushions
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Made of bent metal frames finished in chrome with bends and curves to support all of yours, these sexy mid century modern bar stools are comfortable.
Metal, Chrome
$600 / item
Midcentury Jamaica Stools by Pepe Cortes
By Amat-3, Pepe Cortés
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these amazing Postmodern Jamaica stools featuring a sculpted and polished cast aluminum seat on chrome base. The seat height is 31 inches, the width is 2...
Aluminum, Chrome
Antique Medical Swivel and Adjustable Stool
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with signs of use - Max. Height: 64 cm
Chrome
$2,400 / set
Vintage Walnut and Aluminum Bar Stools
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing this stunning pair of mid-century barstools, crafted in the United States circa the 1970s.
Aluminum, Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Stool or Bench
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Evans design stool or bench for his Cityscape line, U.S.A. A rare form offered in its original black tufted leather and chrome patch quilt motif. Inspired by the city skyline, ...
Chrome
$2,900 / set
Pair of 1960s Aluminum Bar Stools
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of 1960s cast aluminum bar stools with chrome footrests Diameter of seat is 14 1/4".
Chrome, Aluminum
Set of 3 Harry Bertoia Barstools, Black Fiberglass, Mid-Century 1960s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 Mid-Century American (1960s) curved, concave barstools with black fiberglass "bucket" seats resting on splayed metal legs with square stretcher bases, ending in small circul...
Chrome
Set of 3 Mid-Century Barstools by John Behringer for Stendig, 1960s
By John Behringer, Stendig Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 Mid-Century American (1960s) "Prometheus" cantilevered barstools with rounded square, black vinyl upholstered seat cushions resting on polished chrome tube frames. (JOHN BEH...
Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Stool/Ottoman in Claret Mohair
By Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
We have reupholstered this beautiful Cityscape stool by Paul Evans in a Claret Mohair with deep biscuit tufting.
Chrome
Barcelona Stool with Cowhide Sling by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Studio Barcelona Stools with Cowhide Slings, in black on chrome-plated X-form base and marked to base. 12.25" H x 21.5" W x 23" D. Provenance: F...
Chrome
$1,658 / item
Henrik Tengler Time Bar Stool For One Collection
By Henrik Tengler
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Bar Stool For On Collection Henrik Tengler’s Time Bar Stool, designed in 2015, harmoniously blends minimalist design with versatile functionality. Featuring a sl...
Chrome
Magis Bombo Bar Stool by Stefano Giovannoni, Blue, Adjustable Height
By Stefano Giovannoni, Magis
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Magis Bombo Blue Revolving Height Adjustable Kitchen Bar Stool Designed by Stefano Giovannoni Made in Europe Base in chromed steel and seat in moulded ABS. Bombo shows a magnificen...
Steel, Chrome
Ward Bennett Scissor Chair Ottoman/ Stool
By Ward Bennett
Located in Highland, IN
This rare piece designed by Ward Bennett for Geiger is the matching ottoman for his chrome framed Scissor chair, but it functions equally well as a stand-alone piece. It has a strong...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Dillingham Horseshoe Bar Stools, Metal Frame, Orange Upholstery, 1955
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century American "Horseshoe" cantilevered, metal bar stools with burnt orange plush upholstery and silver metal frames. (DILLINGHAM)(PRICED AS PAIR) (Other examples in di...
Chrome
$8,800 / set
Set of Four Lucite and Chrome Barstools
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four Lucite and chrome barstools. Measures: High seat 28.5".
Brass, Chrome
$1,200 / set
Set of Three Vintage Modern Swivel Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish retro set of vintage modern bar stools feature vinyl swivel seats, sturdy metal frames, and circular metal footrest. Perfect set of bar height stools for home or busines...
Chrome
Pair of 1970s Mid Century Lucite Barstools in the Charles Hollis Jones Style
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Mid-Century Modern Swivel Lucite Bar Stools in the Charles Hollis Jones' Style.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Vintage Tractor Stools by Rodney Kinsman for OMK
By Rodney Kinsman, OMK
Located in London, GB
A stylish and iconic pair of Vintage tractor stools by Rodney Kinsman for OMK. They were made in England, they date from around the 1960’s. They have a wonderful design, they look a...
Chrome
Low Stool in the Manner of Jean Prouve, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Coronado, CA
A totally unique, one-of-a-kind, artisan crafted stool featuring a chromed metal tractor seat and a heavy duty steel base. Total Jean Prouve vibes. Incredibly sturdy. Great vintage c...
Steel, Chrome
Bar Stools by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, France, 1960s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
The stool features a chrome-plated tubular metal frame and a seat crafted from rich cognac leather, which has aged beautifully over the years and developed a unique patina.
Chrome
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bar Stools, Metal Wire Design, Circa 2020s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in San Antonio, TX
Set of 4 Bertoia bar stools for Knoll in white with black vinyl seat pads. Bar stools are fairly new, made in the mid to late 2000s, little before 2020. Stools measure at 40" height ...
Steel, Chrome
Pair Maison Jansen Style Polished Steel and Brass X-Stools With Leather Seats
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Elegant pair of polished steel and brass X-from stools with taupe leather seats. A very successful interpretation of the neoclassical style with clean and modern lines. Quintessentia...
Brass, Chrome
Metz & Co Set of Five Bar Stools with Rattan Seats
By Metz & Co.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Metz & Co, set of five bar stools, cane, chrome-plated metal, The Netherlands, 1970s. Set of five modern bar stools manufactured by the well-known Dutch manufacturer of design furn...
Chrome, Metal
$896Sale Price / set|25% Off
MCM Adjustable Swivel Barstools Black Vinyl Chrome & Black Painted Steel a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM or Mid-Century Modern adjustable barstools comprised of black vinyl or faux leather bucket seats, black painted steel manually adjustable shaft, chrome footrest,...
Metal
Midcentury Rosewood and Leather Bar Stool by Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find very rare midcentury Bar Stools done in Rosewood Veneer, with leather poof seats and chrome footrests, designed by Luciano Frigerio. They extremely eleg...
Chrome
Pierre Paulin "Little Tulip" Bar Stools by Artifort, Pair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Monrovia, CA
LITTLE TULIP designer Pierre Paulin, 1965. Made in The Netherlands by Artifort. "A chair should be more than simply functional. It should be friendly, fun and colorful." -Pier...
Aluminum, Chrome
Portuguese Industrial Tractor Seat Stool Cast Aluminum Swivel Base 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
A striking piece of utilitarian design, this 1970s Portuguese stool is a brilliant example of functional repurposing and rural ingenuity. The seat, made from cast aluminum, originate...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$560Sale Price|20% Off
1 Midcentury H Miller Eames Fiberglass Stool with H-Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Charles and Ray Eames Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During the war, they were com...
Chrome
Pr Breuer Design Cesca Bar Stools Made in Italy c. 1970's
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Voguish pair of bar height Cesca stools, made in Italy c. 1970's. The stools feature caned seats and back rests with wood frames, mounted on bright tubular chrome cantilevered legs. ...
Chrome
1980's "Dania" Bar Stools Designed by Salvati E.Tresoldi for Saporiti
By Salvati e Tresoldi
Located in New York, NY
1980's Mid-Century Modern chrome and chenille fabric swivel bar stools designed by Salvati E.
Chrome
A striking set of 3 swivel bar stools by Daystrom furniture of Boston, featuring
By Daystrom Furniture
Located in Houston, TX
A striking set of 3 swivel bar stools by Daystrom furniture of Boston, featuring a taupe faux leather upholstery paired with chrome frames, circa 1970s. The stools have sculptural ar...
Chrome
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Lucite Stool Bench Upholstered in Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Design and purpose best describe this one-of-a-kind custom waterfall stool. This piece features an authentic classic Monogram Louis Vuitton fabric seat atop a very sturdy lucite benc...
Chrome
Pair of Fritz Hansen Ant Seats High Bar Stools Chairs
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Fritz Hansen Ant Seats high bar stools chairs in white.
Chrome
$2,200Sale Price|21% Off
Pair of Multi Adjustable Steelcase Swivel Bar Stools in Girard Style Fabric
By Steelcase
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Steelcase co. adjustable operator bar counter stools. Upholstered in Alexander Girard attributed brown and gold striped textile. Excellent condition through out chrome and up...
Chrome
Set of 2 'Les Arcs' Stools Selected by Charlotte Perriand in Patinated Leather
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Meer, VAN
As one of the best known stools from mid 20th century, these stools selected by Charlotte Perriand for the Les Arcs Ski Resort in the Alps are quintessentially mid century.
Metal, Chrome
$788Sale Price / set|20% Off
Nertherlands Pair of Scholar Stools from Amsterdam Beech and Metal, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Netherlands stools made circa 1950. Two industrial metal stools with wooden seats. The stools have been used at an Amsterdam school. The coat of arms of Amsterdam is stamped under th...
Chrome, Iron
Johannes Spalt Tufted Stool Ottoman 'Constanze' Wittmann, Black Leather, 1960s
By Wittmann, Johannes Spalt
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare foot stool from the 'Constanze' (engl. Constance) series designed by Prof. Johannes Spalt for Wittmann, Austria, manufacured in midcentury. Johannes Spalt designed the Const...
Chrome
Leather Bar Stools for Les Arc Ski Resort France, Selected by Charlotte Perriand
By Dal Vera, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Den Haag, NL
Leather Bar Stools for Les Arc Ski Resort France, Selected by Charlotte Perriand by Dal Vera. Charlotte Perriand was a French architect and designer. Her work aimed to create functi...
Chrome
Patinated Leather Low Stool Selected by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs 1970's
By Dal Vera, Charlotte Perriand
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A lovely low bar stool, selected for Les Arcs ski resort in the 1960's by Charlotte Perriand The cheapest, cutest and lowest of these stool available online worldwide! Produced by ...
Steel, Chrome
pink metal & leather 1960/70s occasional stool Sella by Castiglioni for Zanotta
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare occasional stool "sella" designed by Achille Castiglioni in the 1950s. This stool belongs to the 1960/70s production. Leather seat by brooks (old metal label); chrome plated and...
Metal, Steel, Chrome, Iron
Pair of Lucite & Chrome Barstools After Charles Hollis Jones, USA 1970's
By Hill Manufacturing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Pair of Lucite & Chrome Barstools After Charles Hollis Jones, USA 1970', a stunning addition to any modern home. These barstools are a tribute to the iconic designer ...
Chrome
Powder Coated Ultra Violet Bar Stool with Blue Faux Suede Seat
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bar stool powder coated ultra violet bar stool with newly upholstered blue faux suede seat. Oh, this is fun and bold. The metal base has been powder coated in ultra violet and the se...
Chrome
Pair Of 2 Dot Stools Upholstered With Black Leather By Arne Jacobsen From 1970s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The pair of dot stools upholstered with black leather, designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen in 1971, is a stylish and functional addition to any interior space....
Chrome
Verano Space-Age 5 Black Folded Lucite Acrylic Swivel Bar Stools 1970s Originals
By Verano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For your consideration is this super cool Space-Age styled acrylic or lucite bar stool set of five, by Verano, in rarely seen solid black. The genius of this original design is the f...
Chrome
Design Institute of America, chrome and leather barstools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Postmodern swivel chrome and faux leather cantilever barstools by Design Institute of America . all original in very good condition. The seat back and seats are black… Height 39 inch...
Steel
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
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