Four Mid Century Modern Harvey Probber-Style Walnut Stacking Stools / Ottomans
By Harvey Probber
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Harvey Probber-Style Walnut Stacking Stools, Ottomans or Footstools with original naugahyde upholstery raised on three turned supports. Group total 25 inches high Individual 18...
Walnut
Pair of Austrian Mid-Century Beech Stacking Stools by Franz Schuster
By Franz Schuster, Wiesner-Hager
Located in Vienna, AT
This Pair of Austrian mid century vintage beechwood and renewed grey leather stools were designed by Franz Schuster and produced by Wiesner Hager in Vienna. They feature a beech woo...
Beech, Leather
Pair of Austrian Mid-Century Beech Stacking Stools Attr. Roland Rainer
By Roland Rainer, Roland Rainer Emil & Alfred Pollack
Located in Vienna, AT
This Pair of Austrian mid-century vintage beechwood and faux leather stools seem to be designed by Roland Rainer and produced by Emil and Alfred Pollak in Vienna as they are very sim...
Beech, Faux Leather
Sold|$550 / item
Thonet Stacking Stools
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist bentwood stool by Thonet much like the style made famous by Charles Eames, circa 1950. Ebonized bent plywood legs with a white plastic top in great condition.
Plastic, Wood
Mod and Fun American Mid-Century Set of Three Round Stackable Stools
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mod and fun American Mid-Century set of three round stackable stools; the three circular stools with original naugahyde upholstery raised on three turned supports.
Sold|$165
Vintage Dutch Stacking Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Stacking Stools, 2 available. Dutch c.1960s
Wood
Sold|$2,500
Arne Jacobsen Stacking Dot Stools
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of Danish modern teak dot stools designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. A minimal design with endless uses. Gleaming teak circle top supported by a sturdy black enamel base....
Teak
Frederic Weinberg Stacking Iron Stools
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice, very original set of Frederic Weinberg stools. Work well together as a bench or can be stacked or used individually! Retains original vinyl, but does show a little wear along p...
Iron
Sold|$895 / set
Clifford Pascoe Stacking Tripod Stools
By Clifford Pascoe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clifford Pascoe stacking tripod stools in Knoll Riving ton red fabric seats and all their original plastic slip on feet.
Wrought Iron
Sold|$403 / item
Vintage Arne Jacobsen Teak Stacking Stools
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Seaford, GB
Vintage Arne Jacobsen Teak Stacking Stools Vintage Arne Jacobsen Fritz Hansen Teak Stacking Stools – A Timeless Mid-Century Design Product Overview: Vintage Arne Jacobsen Teak Stack...
Teak
Sold|$1,750 / set
Set of Three Stacking Bamboo Stools
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Set of three stacking bamboo stools Measures: Large: 17.5" diameter x 17.75" height Medium: 15" diameter x 16" height Small: 11.75" diameter x 13" height.
Bamboo
Sold|$700 / set
Alvar Aalto Style Small Stacking Stool
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 3 vintage small stacking stools in the style of Alvar Aalto. Children or plant friendly! Features L-shaped, steam bent legs which stack conveniently for easy storage. These 19...
Bentwood
Sold|$1,100
Trio of Stacking Stools or Tables
By Luther Conover
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three stacking stools or small side tables with wrought iron bases and solid mahogany tops. Completely restored. Very much in the manner of Luther Conover or Tony Paul. 17"...
Bentwood Bakelite Stacking Stool by Thonet
By Alvar Aalto, Thonet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, art deco, stackable stool by Thonet features bentwood legs with a black, 14 inch diameter, hard plastic, Bakelite top.
Birch, Bakelite
Vintage Rattan and Iron Stacking Counter Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and clean lined counter stool with black iron frame and rattan seats. In good condition with only normal signs of use. Stackable to store or clean around efficiently. Beautif...
Iron
Sold|$2,400
Pair of Stacking Cerused Oak Stools
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of cerused oak stools upholstered with leather. France, circa 1940s. Two pairs available. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN MANHATTAN AT 1STDIBS@NYDC SHOWROOM. 200 LEXINGTON AVE - 10...
Sold|$1,295 / set
Mid Century Walnut Reversible Top Nesting Stool Side End Tables
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mid century walnut reversible top nesting stool side end tables Stool table measures: 16.5 high x 16.5 deep x 17.75 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restor...
Walnut
Sold|$2,130 / set
Alvar Aalto, Pair of Stacking Stools Model 60, Designed, 1933
By Alvar Aalto
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Alvar Aalto Model 60 stool, designed 1933. Walnut veneere. Un-restored condition with various marks and minor chips. Structurally sound. Curbside to NYC/Philly $450
Wood, Bentwood
Sold|$1,695 / set
American Midcentury Set of Three Round Stackable Stools
Located in Southampton, NJ
A mod and fun American midcentury set of three round stackable circular stools with original Naugahyde upholstery raised on three turned supports Single stool height 8.25" H.
Naugahyde, Walnut
Sold|$850 / set
Florence Knoll Stacking Stools, Knoll Associates, circa 1950
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Rochester, NY
An early pair of Florence Knoll for Knoll associates stacking stools (tables) with original white enamel painted iron hairpin legs and birch wood tops. all-over nicely aged color to ...
Steel
Sold|$575 / set
Pair of Midcentury Stools Tubular Metal Legs Stackable
By Luther Conover
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool pair of 1950s American midcentury atomic age stackable stools, on tubular metal legs and wood tops left in its original finish and condition we have clean them and oil them but ...
Metal
Sold|$3,500 / set
Set of 6 Isamu Kenmochi Stacking Stools Japanese Design
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Oakland, CA
Isamu kenmochi (1912-1971) Japanese modernist designer and an important player in post war industrial design in Japan. Six stacking stools of bent and stained beech with black vinyl ...
Beech
Sold|$875 / set
Arne Jacobsen Style Danish Teak Stacking Stools, a Pair
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Esperance, NY
Arne Jacobsen style Danish teak stacking stools - a pair.
Teak
1950s Original Industrial Nicholle Stacking Stools - Set Of Four
By Paul-Henry Nicolle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s vintage original industrial Nicholle stacking stools, set of four. One of our all time favourite products, exceptional in design with the minimal use of materials yet strong, w...
Steel
1950s Original Industrial Nicholle Stacking Stools, Set of Six
By Paul-Henry Nicolle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s vintage original Industrial Nicholle stacking stools, set of six. One of our all time favourite products, exceptional in design with the minimal use of materials yet strong, we...
Steel
Pair of Swedish Stacking Bentwood Stools by Peter Brandt
Located in London, GB
A beautifully styled pair of bentwood stools or side tables, these were designed by Peter Brandt, they were made in Sweden in the early 21st century. They are in lovely condition, wi...
Bentwood
Thomasville Adorable Stackable Foot Stools or Ottomans, Three Pieces
By Thomasville
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great and practical trio stools in vinyl.
Sold|$1,804 / set
Pierre Jeanneret, Pair of Stacking Stools/Coffee Tables, 1960's
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
1960's pair of stacking stools/coffee tables attributed to Pierre Jeanneret Inspired by Pierre Jeanneret's modernist designs, these stacking stools are a minimalist piece, making i...
Teak
Sold|$1,200 / set
Set of Four Vintage Danish Teak Round Stacking Stools
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century set of stools or end tables made in Denmark circa 1960s.
Aluminum
Sold|$1,150 / set
Set of 6 Alexander Begge "Casalino" Red Plastic Stacking Stools
By Alexander Begge, Casala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 vintage Casalino molded red plastic stools by Alexeander Begge for Casala, circa 1970. In original condition with visible wear. Set price.
Plastic
Magnus Olesen Stackable Pair (2) Bentwood Donut Stools 1960s Thygesen & Sorensen
By Magnus Olesen, Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bentwood Stools Oak Bentwood Danish Donut Stools by Rud Thygesen & Johnny Sorensen for Magnus Olesen Scandinavian design. Denmark 1960s. Stackable stools. Listing is for two. Dimen...
Oak, Bentwood
Midcentury Luther Conover Style Walnut Iron Stacking Stools Set of 3 Rare
By Luther Conover
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury style of Luther Conover solid walnut seats with iron base (1) set of 3 stacking stools rare. Very fun cool set. Great vintage condition, sold as (1) set of 3 stools.
Steel
Sold|$1,063 / set
Beautiful Set of 3 Danish Stackable Stools from the 1980’s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of three decoratif danish massive stools. Simple and beautiful.
Beech
Sold|$4,400 / set
Restored Rattan Stacked Bar stools w/ Red Seat, Set of 4
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rattan stacked-back set of 4 barstools in red Naugahyde swivel seats. Elevate your seating experience with these meticulously restored...
Naugahyde, Rattan
Fritz Hansen Style Industrial Stacking Task Stools with Blue Enameled Frames
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fritz Hansen style industrial task stools with blue enameled metal frames and blonde wood seats. In original condition with visible wear and patina consistent with age and use. Sold ...
Metal
1953, Arne Jacobsen, Three 3170 Stackable Stools in Original Red Color
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Please ask Casey Godrie Ibiza/Amsterdam for our competitive shipping quotes. Original vintage low stools in red by Arne Jacobsen, in chrome, not in production anymore. Free shippin...
Metal, Chrome
Set of Four Stacking Counter Stools with Wicker Seats and Black Metal Bases
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A set of four black metal base, wicker seat stacking stools. It is extremely sturdy with black rubber floor protecting tips.
Metal
Restored Single Stand Arched Double Stacked Rattan Bar Stool, Set of 3
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of three 1950s single strand arched leg Rattan bar stools with double stacked rattan padded seat. Custom cushions C.O.M. (Costumers Own Material) are included in the price. Si...
Rattan
Michel Péclard, Set of 3 Plywood Stacking Stools for Horgen-Glarus, Swiss 1960s
By Horgen-Glarus
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
A set of rare stacking stools designed by Michel Péclard in 1960 and manufactured by Horgen Glarus in Switzerland. A friend of the sculptors Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, P...
Plywood
1950's Mullca Industrial French High Stacking Stools - Set Of Six - Other Quanti
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's vintage Mullca industrial French stacking high stools - set of six - other quantities available. We are huge fans of the French company Mullca and these wonderful stools in th...
Steel
Alvar Aalto, Solid Birch Bentwood Stackable E60 Pascoe Stool for Artek, 1960's
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
This is a rare piece deigned by Alvar Aalto. Boasting elegant simplicity, this piece encapsulates the beauty of mid century Modernist design. About the designer: As one of the key...
Birch
Danish Stacking Tables
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of Three Danish Stacking Tables in Walnut. Fairly versatile, they can be used as stools, footstools, or small end tables Unknown designer (they are unmarked) with a wink an...
Walnut
Sold|$1,650 / set
Faux Bamboo Table with 3 Stools
By James Mont
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Faux bamboo table with 3 stools. Great little set! Stools work well alone or with the low table! All three stools slide under table. Legs have a slight white wash finish, tabletop is...
Upholstery, Wood
Brazilian Coffee Table with 4 Nesting Stools by Jean Gillon for Wood Art
By Jean Gillon
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This elegant square coffee table with 4 nesting stools was designed by Jean Gillon for Wood Art in Brazil in the 1960s. The coffee table is handmade of Jacaranda wood with a nice pa...
Leather, Wood
Set of Four Toyoda Hiroyuki Stacking Chrome & Ox Blood Leather Barstools for ICF
By Toyoda Hiroyuki, ICF Group, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Miami, FL
Four stackable bar stools rendered in chrome-plated steel and ox blood red leather seat and back designed by Toyoda Hiroyuki for ICF Group.
Steel, Chrome
Three Midcentury SE 38 Stools Made of Teak by Egon Eiermann for Wilde + Spieth
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in München, DE
Three original Mid-Century Modern four-legged stackable teak stools.
Metal, Chrome
Set of Three Danish Mid-Century Modern Reversible, Stackable Side Tables/Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Just a very easy, practical idea and very nice and simple design.
Teak
Pair of Authentic Thonet Stacking Stool Tables
By Thonet
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of authentic Thonet stacking stool tables. Classic black hard plastic top with bentwood legs. Signed Thonet underneath. One stool table has a slight 6" long fracture on top that...
Plastic, Bentwood
Sold|$1,360 / set
Pair of Vintage Walnut Bentwood Stacking Stools / Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of bentwood stacking stools, reminiscent of Alvar Aalto designs. We are not sure who made these, though we have this model before and they are exceptionally well made...
Walnut
Sold|$2,980 / set
Pair of Chinese Stacked Stretcher Walnut Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These square stools (fang deng) from Shanxi province date to the mid-19th century and are crafted of lacquered walnut with balanced proportions and traditional joinery.
Walnut
Sold|$1,800 / set
Solid Walnut and Iron Stackable Stools or End Tables
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Solid walnut and iron stackable stools or side tables, circa late 1950s. These examples have subtly beveled beautifully grained walnut tops with patinated iron tripod legs. Price lis...
Sold|$975 / set
Set of Four Danish Teak Round Stacking Stools
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century set of stools or end tables made in Denmark circa 1960s.
Teak
Sold|$1,093 / item
Modern Nine-Strand Stacked Rattan Ottoman Stool w/ Barkcloth Cushion
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Harvey's Collection features a newly made Mid-Century stacked rattan ottoman. This ottoman features a stacked 9-strand base with stick rattan accents. Ottoman: 24" wide, 24" deep, 1...
Rattan
1950’s Restored Stacked Rattan Dry Bar With Three Custom Upholstered Stools
By Paul Frankl
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A true Old Florida showpiece, this 1950’s stacked rattan dry bar set is a rare survivor of mid-century tropical design — meticulously restored, refinished, and reimagined from top to...
Rattan, Wood, Plywood
Set of Three Stackable Spaghetti Bar Stools by Belotti for FlyLine, Italy, 1970
By Giandomenico Belotti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great set of three (3) stackable bar stools by Giandomenico Belotti, made by FlyLine in Italy ca' 1970's. Very stylish and practical these stools look good from all angles.
PVC
Set of Three Stackable Spaghetti Bar Stools by Belotti for Flyline, Italy, 1970
By Giandomenico Belotti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great set of three (3) stackable bar stools by Giandomenico Belotti, made by FlyLine in Italy ca' 1970's. Very stylish and practical these stools look good from all angles.
PVC
1970s Postmodern SET of 3 RARE Bruno Rey Dietiker Stacking Stools in Dark Oak
By Bruno Rey, Dietiker
Located in Basel, BS
Set of 3 very rare and sought after Bruno Rey Dietiker Iconic and comfortable 1970s Swiss Designer stools. The stools are stackable. They are suitable as side chairs, accent chairs,...
Upholstery, Oak
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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