Satish Bar Stool
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Steel
1990s European Art Deco Stools
Chrome
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Vintage 1970s French Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Ottomans and Poufs
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Plastic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Antique Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Iron
Antique Early 1900s Stools
Leather
Antique 17th Century Side Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Ash
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
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2010s German Modern Stools
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Finding the Right stools for You
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.