Stools
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Stone, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Beech
2010s British Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
2010s Canadian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak, Oak
2010s European Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Ash
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Stoneware
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Art Deco Stools
Horn, Horn
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Velvet
Early 20th Century English Egyptian Revival Stools
Beech
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Stone, Steel
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Stone, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Stools
Aluminum
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Stone, Steel
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Stone, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
20th Century American Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Stools
Iron
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet, Mohair
2010s British Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Rosewood, Teak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Rope
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany, Leather, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Ash
2010s Israeli Modern Stools
Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Chrome, Aluminum
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Mahogany, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
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 a good stool 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 relegated to 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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