Stools
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
Early 2000s Stools
Mahogany
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s American Other Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s North American Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Wood
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s North American Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
Late 18th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Industrial Stools
Steel
1930s French Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Stools
Chrome
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
1890s British Edwardian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
1980s Vintage Stools
Acrylic
1930s Swedish Karl Johan Vintage Stools
Leather, Velvet
2010s Italian Industrial Stools
Metal
1790s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1890s Chinese Other Antique Stools
Porcelain
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1960s French Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Pine
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Rosewood
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Stools
Limestone
2010s Italian Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Brutalist Stools
Metal
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Other
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Other
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Other
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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