Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Stools
Brass, Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Wicker
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s French Vintage Stools
Elm
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Stools
Wicker, Reed, Rope
Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Stools
Upholstery, Rosewood, Pine
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
20th Century American Stools
Steel
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Dutch Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Danish Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 2000s German Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Beech, Oak, Plywood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Stools
Brass, Steel
19th Century French Other Antique Stools
Fabric, Tapestry, Oak
20th Century Spanish Industrial Stools
Oak, Pine, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Malaysian Stools
Ceramic, Faience
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Minimalist Stools
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Plastic
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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