Stools
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Stools
Beech
1990s French Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1890s French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Cotton, Velvet, Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Rush, Wood, Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Beech
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Other, Chrome
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Early 2000s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Clay
20th Century Chinese Stools
Ceramic
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Plastic, Teak, Plywood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Silk, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Oak
1970s Asian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1930s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Elm
2010s American Stools
Iron
1960s American Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s South African Stools
Zebra Hide
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Stools
Porcelain
1880s British Hepplewhite Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
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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