Stools
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
1920s Swedish Vintage Stools
Velvet, Birch
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Stools
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lambskin, Wool, Elm
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
1930s Italian Vintage Stools
Walnut
19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
2010s Stools
Other
Early 20th Century French Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
1990s Brazilian Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s American Stools
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1930s Vintage Stools
Wood, Beech, Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather, Faux Leather
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Reed
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
19th Century Austrian Primitive Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th Century Stools
Elm
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Leather, Textile, Hardwood, Wood, Cane
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Chenille, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Lambskin, Wool, Beech
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s English Vintage Stools
Wood, Paint, Leather
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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