Stools
1960s French Vintage Stools
Leather, Elm
1960s Swedish Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
1940s Mexican Rustic Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Stools
Leather, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Belgian Rustic Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
Mid-20th Century German Bohemian Stools
Gold
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metallic Thread
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Iron
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Brass
1960s Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1940s French Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Burl
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Paint
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Bentwood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Plastic
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s French Country Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Laminate, Birch
1950s European Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
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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