1970s Postmodern SET of 3 RARE Bruno Rey Dietiker Stacking Stools in Dark Oak
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
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
Vintage Set 1970 "Rey" 3 Legged Stacking Stools in Oak by Bruno Rey for Dietiker
By Bruno Rey, Dietiker
Located in Rümmingen, BW
On offer is a set of 3-legged Ray stools from the 1970s. Designed by Bruno Rey and Made by Dietiker in Stein am Rhein Switzerland. The 3 Legged versions is a real design classic a...
Wood, Oak
Sold|$1,600
Midcentury Stacking Stools, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic set of stools both attractive and functional, a great source of extra needed seating without taking up too much space.
Faux Leather, Wood
Sold|$1,400
Stacking Danish Stools
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
Pair (one sold) of 1960s Danish stacking stools in the style of Arne Jacobsen. Inquire about purchasing individually.
Steel
Mid-20th Century, Set of 4 Vintage Stackable Pine Stools, Danish Design
Located in Odense, DK
A set of four mid century vintage solid pine stools. These stools are designed to be stackable, making them both practical and space-saving.
Pine
Sold|$2,400
Scandinavian Stackable Pine Stools
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Den Haag, NL
Scandinavian Stackable pine stools. Very well made, solid pinewood.
Pine
Sold|$1,200
Arne Jacobsen Stacking Stools
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
nice set of four jacobsen stacking stools made in denmark.
Metal
Mid Century Modern Round Teak Stacking Stools End Tables - Set of 4
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this nice vintage set of stools / side tables. The tables have a teak veneer top with metal legs, and the stands are stamped underneath made in Denmark
Teak
Sold|$752
Tubax Stacking Stools, 1940s
By Tubax
Located in Antwerp, BE
This set of stools from an artist's studio are practical in use with an characteristic Industrial look made by Tubax, Belgium. Stools with a grey lacquered tubular metal frame and...
Metal
set of 3 Alvar Aalto for Artek Finland Stacking Stools Model 60 Mid-Century
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Set of three Alvar Aalto for Artek of Finland stacking stools model 60. Original two-tone dark stained legs with birch banded top and tan formica top. One is stamped Alvar Aalto Ar...
Wood
3 Mid century danish modern Nesting Tables or stools
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Set of 3 Danish Scandinavian nesting tables or stools. Beautiful bent plywood legs and circular tops showing very little to no use. Medium brown finish with patina. Flat head screws ...
Plywood
Set of 6 Scandinavian Stackable Stools, 1950s
Located in Prague, New Town
Besides being of course very practical, these stools are also truly classic and elegant and are a fantastic example of Mid-Century modern design.
Metal
Sold|$1,200
Pair of Isamu Kenmochi Stacking Stools
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of bentwood stacking stools by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko, Japan, 1958. Source: Japanese Modern: Retrospective Kenmochi Isamu, Kenmochi Isamu Kenmochi (Japanese: ???...
Naugahyde, Beech
Early Pair of Florence Knoll Stackable Stools
By Florence Knoll
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early pair of Florence Knoll stackable stools, circa early 1950s. These examples have beautifully grained solid birch tops with iron hairpin legs. Price listed is for the pair.
Alvar Alto Model 60 Stacking Stool, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Hanover, MA
Wonderful midcentury example of Alvar Aalto's L-leg three-legged Model 60 stool in birch laminate with black painted top, produced by Artek, Finland. Measures: 17" height x ~16 diame...
Birch
Set of Three Florence Knoll Model 75 Stacking Stools, 1940's
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Set of 3 Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates hairpin Nesting Tables Featuring solid circular Birch surfaces on black enameled Iron tripod, hairpin legs. Seat 13 D. Fine. Classic. Rar...
Iron
Vintage Frosta Bentwood Stacking Stools for Ikea, 1990s
By IKEA, Alvar Aalto
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Frosta Bend wood stools. 4 Pieces original designed by Alvar Aalto manufactured by Ikea. Must love this perfect honing color. Stack able. So stylish when unused st...
Bentwood
Fritz Hansen Style Stacking Task Stools for Tubax
By Tubax
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage industrial task stool produced by Belgian manufacturer Tubax, designed in the style of Fritz Hansen. Featuring a sturdy white enameled tubular steel frame and a thick circula...
Metal
Five Stacking Stools, Model 60, by Alvar Aalto, Designed in 1933
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Five stacking chairs in beech, model 60 designed by Alvar Aalto in 1933.
Beech
Set of Two Stacking Bar Stools in Wicker Cane
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in South Charleston, WV
These are often attributed to Arthur Umanoff for Raymor but are likely of American production but not for Raymor. These two tiki style bar stools feature woven wicker cane in two-ton...
Steel
Pair of Chinese Stacked Stretcher Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This form of square stool, or fang deng, was a versatile seating option and was pulled up for use at mealtimes or used outdoors in a courtyard or garden. The pair is expertly crafted...
Elm
Magnus Olesen A/S, Three Stacking Stools, Denmark, 1960s-1970s
By Magnus Olesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Three stackable stools, by Magnus Olesen A/S, Durup, Denmark, 1960s-1970s.
Wood
Set of Four Tubax Stacking Stools with Pine Seats, 1950s
By Tubax
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of four vintage stacking stools. Tubular metal frames in white enamel and pine wooden tops 43W x 46H, Seat: 46 cm high. Dimensions: 43W x 45H cm.
Metal
Four Stacking Stools, Model 60 by Alvar Aalto, Designed in 1933
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Buffalo, NY
Four stacking stools, model 60 by Alvar Aalto, original beechwood, with original thin laminate / linoleum tops, two blue, two red.
Laminate, Beech
Early Pair of Stackable Stools Model 75 by Florence Knoll, 1950s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early pair of stackable stools or stackable side tables by Florence Knoll. Model 75, edited by Knoll. Hairpin metal feet and wood veneer seat, circa 1948-1950. Full original cond...
Metal
Set of 4 Arthur Umanoff Style Steel & Rattan Stacking Bar Stools, C. 1970
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Set of 4 American Mid Century sculpted rattan and steel stacking stools after Arthur Umanoff.
Steel
Arne Jacobsen 1955 Dot Stacking Stool Bentwood Three Leg Design Vintage Modern
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Stool Dot stacking stool by Arne Jacobsen. Bent plywood seat with tripod base tubular steel three leg design. Maker stamp present Minimalist Dot stool design is functional lightwe...
Steel
Set of 2 Stackable Oak Stools by Rud Thygesen & Johnny Sørensen, Denmark, 1970s
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Magnus Olesen
Located in Prague, New Town
Set of 2 rare Scandinavian stackable stools designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen for Magnus Olesen in the 1970s, Denmark. These unique donut-shaped stools are made from oak ...
Oak
Pair of Early Original Vintage Hairpin Stacking Stools or Side Tables by Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Classic three-legged stools or side tables with round top and lacquered wrought iron hairpin legs designed by Florence Knoll.
Wrought Iron
Pair of Stacking Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko
By Isamu Kenmochi, Akita Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi and produced by Akita Mokko, this stool is considered one of the icons of Japanese modern design. Kenmochi is known for his works that blend traditional J...
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
Stacked Teak Wood Block Round Pedestal Stool Bench
By George Nakashima
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stacked teak wood blocks side table bench stool or pedestal. This is a nice heavy and very solid piece.
Teak
Restored Round Six Strand Stacked Rattan Ottoman Stool
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Fully restored six strand stacked rattan ottoman with custom COM cushions, circa 1950 Custom cushions C.O.M. (Costumers Own Material) are included in the price. Simply supply the fa...
Rattan
Studio Made Organic Modern Stacked Laminated Mixed Woods Lounge Chair Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This laminated wood chair is a sculpted work of art. It consists of layered mixed woods. It has a satin sheen and is in great condition.
Teak, Birch
Pair of Rare "Rey" 3 Legged Stacking Stools in Oak by Bruno Rey for Dietiker
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
Located in Rümmingen, BW
On offer is a set of rare 3-legged Ray stools from the 70s. Designed by Bruno Rey and Made by Dietiker in Stein am Rhein Switzerland. The 3 Legged versions are not being produced an...
Wood, Oak
Set of Four Vintage Mid-Century Stacking Stools by Isamu Kenmochi
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is set of rare stacking stools designed in 1959 by Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko, Japan.
Bentwood, Wood
Sold|$1,575 / set
Swedish Stacking Stools
By Arne Jacobsen, Alvar Aalto, Thonet
Located in Princeton, NJ
Vintage three-legged stacking stools in the style of Alvar Aalto. Made in teak with birch bentwood legs and marked "Made in Sweden" on paper label to undersides. Price is for the set...
Birch, Teak
Mid Century retro Green vinyl Kitchen stools stackable Set of 2 50s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Mid century set of 2 stools These sweet retro stools will bring the perfect boho vibe.
Metal
mid century Danish nesting table or stools, 4
Located in Canaan, CT
great for the kids room. A set of 4 nesting tables from Denmark. They are in great condition from the 60's.
Wood
Set of Four Stacking Stools/Side Tables by Luther Conover
By Luther Conover
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actually a set of three stacking stools, with an extra stool that is a duplicate of the largest of the three. The heights of the three sizes are 19", 15", and 11". All are in complet...
Plywood
Early Florence Knoll Stacking Hairpin Stools 1947
By Florence Knoll
Located in Berkeley, CA
Rare set of three stacking hairpin stools designed by Florence Knoll c.1947. Birch plywood tops with black iron frames. Signed. Clean and simple design, very versatile piece.
Iron
Sold|$120 / item
Three-Legged Danish Stacking Stool of Molded Plywood
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage three-legged stacking stool, made in Denmark circa 1960s is styled in the manner of the iconic stacking stool by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. These were mass prod...
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stools in Green Fiberglass
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Paris, FR
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern stackable stools in olive green fiberglass.
Fiberglass
Sold|$940 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stools in Green Fiberglass
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Paris, FR
Rare pair of Mid-Century Modern stackable stools in olive green fiberglass.
Fiberglass
Stacking Stools by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo, Japan 1958
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Wilnis, UT
Iconic stacking stools designed by Isamu Kenmochi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1958. These beautiful, minimalistic stools are made of high quality bent beech wood with a lovel...
Faux Leather, Beech
Stacking Stools by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo, Japan 1958
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Wilnis, UT
Iconic stacking stools designed by Isamu Kenmochi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1958. These beautiful, minimalistic stools are made of high quality bent beech wood with a lov...
Beech, Faux Leather
Stacking Stool by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo, Japan, 1958
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Wilnis, UT
Iconic stacking stool designed by Isamu Kenmochi, manufactured by Tendo in Japan in 1958. This beautiful, minimalistic piece is made from high quality bent beech wood with a lovel...
Beech, Faux Leather
Luther Conover's Pacific Group Stacking Stools for California Contempory Inc
By Luther Conover
Located in Portland, OR
Luther Conover made these simple and elegant stools for California Contemporary Inc of San Leandro. (Key word search: Edward Wormley, Dunbar, Harvey Probber, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbing...
Mahogany
Group of Four Stacked Wood and Cushion Asian Tea Stools
Located in Miami, FL
Great set of four wood stools with vinyl covered cushions used for tea ceremonies in Asia. In original vintage condition.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 1970s Italian Wooden Stools in Shape of Stacked Pillows
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 20th century Italian wooden stools in the shape of stacked pillows. Reddish brown lacquer finish with carved tassels.
Lacquer, Wood
Set of Three Stackable Stools with Red, Black and Turquoise Cushions
Located in Maastricht, NL
Set of three stackable stools with tinted vinyl cushions with a foam filling. The stools can also be used as ottoman.
Wood, PVC, Foam
Set of Three Danish Stacking Stools by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Hudson, NY
Set of three Danish stacking stools of laminated and ebonized beech designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen for Magnus Olsen in the early 1970s.
Beech
Set of Danish Modern Teak Stacking Stools Attributed to Arne Jacobsen, Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Set of 8 stacking stools in the style of the "Dot" stool by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Made in the 1950s. Metal frame and teak plywood seating. One has black rubber caps. The...
Metal
1960s Authentic Alvar Aalto Beech Three-Legged Stacking Stools, Set of Three
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alvar Aalto set of three Model 60 three-legged stacking stools. Originally designed in 1933. Beechwood, made in Finland. Some signs of age and use on the wood. Minor scuffs. Sold at ...
Beech
Extremely Rare Set of Three Stacking Stools Designed by Maxwell Yellen, Yellen I
Located in Sylacauga, AL
Extremely rare set of three stacking stools designed by Maxwell Yellen, Yellen Interiors, New York. Iron, painted birch blocks and webbing. USA, 1954.
Iron
Rush Nesting Stools with Black Curved Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming set of three nesting stools with black curved legs and rush seats.
Sold|$1,400 / set
Italian Nesting Stools in the Manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of three nesting stools of ash and rush cord in the manner of Gio Ponti. The smartly designed stools or stands are stamped "Made in Italy '61". The Smallest stool has been re-cor...
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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