Stools
20th Century Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Balinese Brutalist Stools
Stone
20th Century Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
19th Century English Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Aluminum
17th Century British Charles II Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s Swedish Vintage Stools
Fabric, Pine
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cut Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
20th Century Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Cane
20th Century Italian Stools
Aluminum
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Teak
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Faux Leather, Rattan
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
1960s English Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Other Stools
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak
1920s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Glass, Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Rattan, Teak
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
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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