Stools
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Stools
Fabric
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
1990s North American Brutalist Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Aluminum
2010s French Other Stools
Brass
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
2010s Bulgarian Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Maple
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wool, Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Swedish Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stools
Leather, Wood, Walnut
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Revival Stools
Silk, Wood
1990s American Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1840s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Stools
Birch
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Fiberglass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
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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