Stools
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s French Stools
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Brass
20th Century French Space Age Stools
Altuglas, Plexiglass
1950s Vintage Stools
Rattan
20th Century American Louis XIII Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s Minimalist Stools
Copper
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Teak
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1990s American Folk Art Stools
Wood, Birch, Birdseye Maple
19th Century Italian Antique Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
19th Century French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1970s Danish Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Breccia Marble
2010s Emirian Brutalist Stools
Concrete
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s European Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s French Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass, Walnut
1980s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Stools
Ceramic
20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
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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