Stools
1970s Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1850s Rustic Antique Stools
Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Stools
Straw, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1980s Italian Vintage Stools
Foam
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1820s Spanish Antique Stools
Oak
1920s British Victorian Vintage Stools
Elm
1950s Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Ceramic
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Stools
Stone, Aluminum
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Birch
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Concrete
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Spruce
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Resin, Polyester
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1980s Italian Vintage Stools
Foam
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1990s American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch, Pine
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
2010s French Stools
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Aluminum, Nickel
1970s Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1820s Spanish Antique Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
2010s Brazilian Stools
Leather
20th Century English Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Rope, Oak
1940s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
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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