Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Maple
Mid-18th Century Swedish Brutalist Antique Stools
Pine, Birch
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Stools
Aluminum
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Seagrass, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Beninese Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Rope, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Stools
Hardwood, Teak
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Linen
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Hardwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Burl
20th Century English Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Animal Skin, Lucite
2010s American Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
1940s French Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Ivorian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Teak
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century Stools
Straw, Oak
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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