Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Plywood
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Stools
Jute, Cotton
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan, Mirror
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Papercord, Wood, Walnut
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash, Birch, Bentwood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Folk Art Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Stools
Mahogany, Upholstery
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Cedar
20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Beech
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Bronze
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Oak
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s American Stools
Iron
1990s Vietnamese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile
20th Century French Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century German Colonial Revival Stools
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s Spanish Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Stools
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Brass
2010s American Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Vintage Stools
Wicker
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Cane
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
2010s European Modern Stools
Wood, Fabric
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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