Stools
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
2010s Stools
Quartz, Cement
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century French Other Stools
Textile, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Stools
Linen, Wood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Metal, Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Marble
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century American French Provincial Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood, Beech
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Iron
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Stools
Chestnut, Rope
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Elm
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-19th Century English Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Stools
Plywood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Birch
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Textile, Foam, Ash, Plywood
2010s Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Industrial Stools
Iron, Metal
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Brutalist Stools
Cowhide, Pine
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
20th Century Pakistani Other Stools
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Stools
Rattan, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Stools
Brass
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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