Stools
Early 2000s Italian Stools
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Bentwood, Cane
Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Stools
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
1990s French Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Cut Steel
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Stools
Cotton, Wicker, Foam
2010s American Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s Italian Other Stools
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
20th Century Minimalist Stools
Rush, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s North American Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s American Stools
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1970s American American Colonial Vintage Stools
Leather, Cane, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Birch
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century Ivorian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
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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