Stools
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Stools
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Stools
Wood
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Stools
Leather, Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
Mid-18th Century Antique Stools
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1950s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
1870s French Modern Antique Stools
Metal
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Upholstery
20th Century Unknown Rococo Stools
Iron
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Stools
Goatskin, Leather, Wool, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
Early 1900s English Antique Stools
Bentwood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
2010s Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century European Space Age Stools
Bouclé, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Metal
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak
2010s Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Moorish Stools
Softwood
Late 20th Century American Stools
Horn, Hide
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Birdseye Maple
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Resin, Velvet
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century English Industrial Stools
Steel
20th Century Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century American Stools
Chrome
1910s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
20th Century British Stools
Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Primitive Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s French Stools
Resin
2010s British Modern Stools
Copper
2010s British Modern Stools
Copper
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Bamboo
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1930s French Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Paint, Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
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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