Stools
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Canvas, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Other Stools
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1930s Scandinavian Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
1970s English Vintage Stools
Wood, Paint, Leather
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Chenille, Cotton, Leather, Alpaca, Mohair, Bouclé, Linen, Velvet, ...
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Colombian Stools
Wool, Wood
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
Early 20th Century English William and Mary Stools
Cane, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Stools
Steel
20th Century Swedish Rustic Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Beech
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Teak
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak, Pine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century English Rustic Stools
Rush, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
20th Century African Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
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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