Stools
Mid-20th Century Czech Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Brass
1950s Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Maple
Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Stools
Upholstery, Walnut, Silk
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Animal Skin, Lucite
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Stools
Fabric, Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Teak
1960s American Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Oak, Chenille, Bouclé, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Leather, Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Fabric, Teak
Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Yew
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Stools
Chestnut, Rope
20th Century Italian Campaign Stools
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s British Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ceramic, Fabric, Mirror, Oak
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century European Art Deco Stools
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Stools
Cut Steel
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Stools
Brass
2010s American Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Velvet
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Stools
Velvet
1960s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak, Leather
Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Stools
Elm
1930s British Brutalist Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Antique Stools
Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Plywood
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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