Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Leather, Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Antique Stools
Glass, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Plywood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
20th Century Minimalist Stools
Rush, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Stools
Bamboo
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Giltwood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Rustic Antique Stools
Petrified Wood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Stools
Aluminum
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s Minimalist Stools
Lacquer, Abalone
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Stools
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Showa Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Rattan, Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic
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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