$1,867Sale Price / set|30% Off
1983 Barstools Set White Leather and Chromed Steel by Sormani, Italy
By Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
These two barstools or kitchen stools have a thick cushion and a strong chromed steel structure. Light and practical, they are ideal for a kitchen snack corner, a home or office bar ...
Steel
Rare Barstool Enameled, Brushed Chrome Steel w/ Upholstered Seats By Knoll, 1960
By Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bar or counter stool having a patinated steel frame with a floating satin steel footrest and an upholstered square seat.
Steel
Florence Knoll Relax Tabouret Model 2530 R1C
By Florence Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The sleek, geometric design of this stool exemplifies the precise, rational approach to craftsmanship that Mies van der Rohe instilled in Florence Knoll. Its versatile style makes it...
Chrome
Pair of White Perch Chairs by George Nelson for Vitra
By George Nelson, Vitra
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of white leather stools / 'Perch Chairs' by George Nelson for Vitra. Designed 1964. This pair is manufactured in 2010 by Vitra. The stools feature contoured seats upholstered in...
Chrome
Set of Four Barstools in Metal and Teal Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four barstools, chrome-plated metal, metal, leatherette, Europe, 1960s. Set of four eccentric barstools executed in black lacquered metal with green faux leather seatings. I...
Metal, Chrome
Set of 3 Dillingham Horseshoe Barstools, Off-White, Circa 1955
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 Mid-Century American "Horseshoe" cantilevered barstools with plush off-white upholstery and silver metal frames. (DILLINGHAM)(PRICED AS Set)(Other examples in different upho...
Chrome
Set of 6 Dillingham Horseshoe Barstools, Orange Velour, Metal Frame
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Mid-Century American "Horseshoe" cantilevered barstools with plush orange velour upholstery and silver metal frames. (DILLINGHAM)(PRICED AS Set)(Other examples in different ...
Chrome
$400 / item
Barstools in Metal and Teal Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barstools, chrome-plated metal, metal, leatherette, Europe, 1960s. Set of eccentric barstools executed in black lacquered metal with green faux leather seatings. Its design shows c...
Metal, Chrome
Norman Cherner Barstools in Walnut & Italian Suede, Set of 3
By Norman Cherner
Located in Stamford, CT
The Mid-Century design movement as we now know it was founded on the idea of production for the masses.
Chrome
Original Andre Dupre Hocker Knoll Bauhaus 1950-60er Freischwinger
By Knoll, Andre Dupre
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Freischwinger Hocker vom deutschen Traditionshersteller Knoll zum Verkauf an. Der Hocker stammt aus den 1950er-60er Jahren, wurde von Andre Dupre entwo...
Steel, Chrome
Coppia di Sgabelli Alti in Cromo e Pelle, Italia anni '70
Located in Naples, IT
Coppia di sgabelli alt da bar di manifattura italiana anni ’70. Struttura in acciaio, seduta imbottita rivestita in similpelle di colore nero.Hanno un’estetica industriale ma sofist...
Chrome
Bench, Modular Seating By Allermuir, Cross Shape, Modern, Commercial Grade
By Allermuir
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Bench, Modular Seating By Allermuir, Cross Shape, Modern, Commercial Grade, Office, Gym, Postmodern Ottoman The Allermuir JAKS JA1 Cross Seating Bench is a stylish, commercial-grade...
Metal, Chrome
1969 Eames Herman Miller/Fehlbaum Extremely Rare White Barstools in Green Fabric
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
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...
Metal, Chrome
Stunning Milo Baughman Chrome Stool Ottoman, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Milo Baughman chrome stool ottoman with original nubby tweed upholstery.
Chrome
1960s dry bar attributed to Giotto Stoppino with four chrome base bar stools
By Giotto Stoppino, Chrome Craft
Located in Ferndale, MI
1960s dry bar with four bar stools . Bio-morphic shaped smoked glass top rests on chrome frame with cream lacquered panels . Storage area below glass top . Four chrome frame bar stoo...
Chrome, Sheet Metal
Glamorous Set of Three Lucite and Chrome Bar Stools Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Glamorous set of three Lucite and chrome bar stools. This set of three has sexy, chunky, sculptural chrome legs and are upholstered in zebra velvet. The Lucite is also nice and thick...
Chrome
Set of 4 Hill Manufacturers Lucite & Chrome Swivel Bar Stools Mid-Century Modern
By Hill Manufacturing
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern fantastic and rare set of four Lucite 3 legged swivel bar stools with Chrome Round Footrest by Hill Manufacturers made in America in the 1970s.
Chrome
Mid-Century Barcelona Foot Stool White Leather & Chrome style Mies Van der Rohe
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, mid-century modern Barcelona ottoman stool in white leather and chrome designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Chrome
LOVELY ViNTAGE MID CENTURY MODERN LEATHER STYLE CLAD HOME COCKTAIL BAR & STOOLS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super Retro Mid Century Modern home Cocktail bar with two stools Please note the delivery fee listed ...
Brass, Chrome
Bar Stool Swivel Adjustable Chrome Mink Brown
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Classic form with a twist. The mink upholstery is luxurious elevating the bar stool into a luxury item. Practical with swivel function and adjustable. Provenance private collect...
Chrome
Barcelona Knoll Styled Leather Chrome Ottoman / Stool
By Knoll
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted heavy chromed luxurious ottoman or stool with squared leather top cushion in the manner of Knoll and Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. Perfect for extra seating or use as...
Chrome
Mid-century Stool or Footstool / Kovona, 1970's.
By Kovona
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of leatherette,Metal,Plastic,Chrome With aged patina Good Original Condition
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll 32" Round Chrome Base Ottoman Mushroom Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll 32" Round Chrome Base Ottoman Mushroom Stool. Item features chrome metal base, red velvet upholstered "mushroom" seat, clean Modernist lines, great s...
Chrome
Jacques Charpentier Mid-Century Modern Tufted Leather Ottoman Stool Pair
By Jacques Charpentier
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Jacques Charpentière Mid-Century Modern 1970 French stool, ottoman side tables in original tufted brown leather upholstery and polished chrome base.
Chrome
Set of 2 Pcs. Italian Mid-Century Luciano Frigerio Bar Stools, 1970's
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Luciano Frigerio bar stools from 1970's.
Metal, Chrome
Sleek Pair of Mid Century Modern Chrome Ottomans with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Versatile pair of square mid century modern chrome and upholstered ottomans stools having handsome new tufted tops.
Chrome
$2,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Milo Baughman Style Faux Crocodilie Upholstered Chrome Stools Ottomans
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of Milo Baughman style chrome stools or ottomans embodies the sleek, modernist aesthetic that made mid-century furniture design timeless.
Chrome
Fabulous Set Milo Baughman style Console Mirror Pair Stools Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outstanding Milo Baughman style set including a console table, original matching mirror and pair of stools. Wow! This set is to die for fabulous in its completeness alone. The orig...
Chrome
$2,840Sale Price|20% Off
Wonderful Pair Milo Baughman Style Chrome X Base Bench Stools Midcentury
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful pair of Milo Baughman chrome X base stools. We love the large scale size of these measuring 21" T x 23” W x 21" D. The tops were upholstered in white faux leather a few yea...
Chrome
Handsome Pair of Milo Baughman Style Chrome Leg Ottoman Stools
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome pair of Milo Baughman style chrome leg ottoman stools.
Chrome
Wonderful Transitional Chrome Velvet Stool Nickel Bamboo Jansen Bench
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect seating for the transitional or Classic rooms, this chrome / nickel stool with purple velvet fabric top done in bamboo chinoiserie design are so versatile that can be used in...
Nickel
MCM Milo Baughman DIA Chrome Z Flat-Bar Vanity Stools Newly Reupholstered - Pair
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman DIA Chrome Z Flat-Bar Vanity Stools Newly Reupholstered in Python Print Italian Leather- Pair Enhance the modern appeal of your living space with t...
Chrome
Conwed Space Age Smoked Lucite Chair on Casters with Foot Stool
By Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll, Chrome Craft
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage 1970s Space Age smoked acrylic armchair and a foot stool by Conwed. Our restoration team hand polished this dark gray Lucite armchair to a brilliant sheen. Both the chair and...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Smoked Chrome X Shape Square Benches Ottomans Stools
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of smoked chrome x shape square benches ottomans stools.
Nickel
Cast Lucite Waterfall Bench Stool on Chrome Ball Caster Feet
By Hill Manufacturing
Located in New York, NY
Chic Lucite vanity bench on original chrome ball feet. Cream off White vinyl pad seat. Clean, original condition.
20th Century French Art Deco Style Round Bar with Six Stools
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century French, Art Deco round bar with six matching stools. Palisander veneer and marble like top. Very decorative cocktail bar, circa 1950. Signs of wear commensurate with ag...
Chrome
Norman Cherner Bar Stool
By Norman Cherner, The Cherner Chair Company
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Norman Cherner bar stool from 2004. Beech plywood in stianed coral orange colour and chrom feet. Classic iconic design in the bar stool variation. We also have another stool in bl...
Steel, Chrome
$544Sale Price|20% Off
Spaghetti Stool by Giandomenico Belotti 1970s
By Giandomenico Belotti
Located in Čelinac, BA
A great Spaghetti stool by Giandomenico Belotti made in italy 1970s for Alias.
Chrome
$1,500 / item
TH Brown Trend Foot Stool, Boucle
By Peter Brown (Australian), TH Brown
Located in Adelaide, SA
Trend Foot stool The best in Australian furniture design. One of Australia’s all time design Icons! The Trend Lounge was designed by Peter Brown in 1970 to meet the emerging m...
Chrome
$2,096 / set
Vintage Illuminated Bar with Stools, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Striking seventies bar with a black lacquered wooden case, chrome legs and heavy chrome and skai bar stools. The inside of the bar provides plenty of storage space. The bar als...
Chrome
Pair of Weiman-Warren Italian X-Base Yellow and Beige Upholstered Stools
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian mid-century (circa 1970) upholstered stools / benches with beige and yellow waffle-patterned upholstered seats atop x-shaped chrome bases.
Metal, Chrome
Modern Bar Stool by Jorgen Rasmussen for Kevi
By Kevi, Jørgen Rasmussen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jørgen Rasmussen for Kevi. Adjustable drafting stool, studio chair, or high desk seat is characteristic of mid-century Danish and Scandinavian design.
Steel, Chrome
Norman Cherner Bar Stool Chair Black
By Norman Cherner, The Cherner Chair Company
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Norman Cherner bar stool from 2004. Beech plywood in black lacquered colour and chrom feet. Classic iconic design in the bar stool variation.
Steel, Chrome
$1,815Sale Price / set|44% Off
1970's Chromcraft Standing Bar & Four Stools
By Chromcraft
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1970's standing bar and four high chair bar stools by Chromcraft. Bar is chromed steel barrel-form frame and white laminate shell creating an cylindrical cabinet with two she...
Chrome
$1,720Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Marcel Breuer Cesca Bar Stools - PAIR
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Madison, WI
Very nice looking and strong Pair of very sturdy Marcel Breuer Italian Chrome and Birds eye woven cane seats and backs. These also Feature the built-in footrests. Very nice looking...
Chrome
$923Sale Price|20% Off
Knoll Bertoia Bar Stool with Beautiful Original Cushion, 1970
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Oirlo, LI
Knoll Bertoia bar stool with beautiful original cushion, 1970 The Bertoia side chair is available with a seat cushion. The frame is a welded steel construction with bars in chrome ...
Chrome
Vintage Italian Modern Coffee Table with Stools by Guido Faleschini for Mariani
By Guido Faleschini
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a fabulous seating and table set in black leather by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, circa 1970s. This unique design features a large 42.5" square slab of glass supported by a...
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand Set Of Seven Stools Model 9 Tabouret For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Set of Seven 9 Tabouret de Sale de Bains For Cassina Included in the Collection Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, the 9 Tabouret historic design...
Chrome
Pair of stools in black lacquered wood and blue leather
By André Arbus
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of stool (footstools) full repair, new lacquered, new lining leather, and refresh metal (chrome). from France circa 1960.
Chrome
Vintage Luciano Frigerio Walnut And Green Marble Bar With 4 Stools, 1970's
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Luciano Frigerio bar with 4 pieces of stools. The semi-circular bar is created in walnut veneer with green marble top, black color parts and chrome footrest. There are 2 chr...
Marble, Chrome
A pair of swivel stools, Tabourets or footstools, Czechoslovakia, 1970s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Thanks to their minimalist appearance, these pieces are universal for various interior styles. The fabric shows signs of use The chrome base has an aging patina Original condition
Metal, Chrome
251Y Barcelona Stools, 2 Pieces, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll, Early 2000s
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 251Y Barcelona stool (2 pieces sold separately), design Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, manufactured by Knoll, Early 2000s. Chrome frame, leather upholstery. Marked. Good vintage con...
Steel, Chrome
Blue Pluff Italian Folding Stool Chair by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning "Pluff" folding stool chair in chrome and blue colored polyurethane seat. The super rare and iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli and produ...
Aluminum, Chrome
Green Pluff Italian Folding Stool Chair by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning "Pluff" folding stool chair in chrome and green colored polyurethane seat. The super rare and iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli and prod...
Aluminum, Chrome
White Pluff Italian Folding Stool Chair by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning "Pluff" folding stool chair in chrome with a white colored polyurethane seat. The super rare and iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli and p...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
G. Piretti Set of 4 "Pluff" Folding Stools Chairs, Anonima Castelli Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare set of 4 "Pluff" folding stool chairs in chrome with red, blue, green and white colored polyurethane seats. The iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Red "Pluff" Italian Folding Stool Chair by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning red "Pluff" folding stool chair in chrome with red colored polyurethane seat. The super rare and iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli and p...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
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.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
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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