Stools
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
Early 18th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Stools
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Indian Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s American Stools
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Velvet
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Beech, Wool
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Beech
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Rope
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Leather, Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
2010s New Zealand Post-Modern Stools
Oak
2010s British Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Beech
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
1970s French Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Clay
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Wool, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Linen, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical 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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