Stools
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Maple
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut, Wood
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s European Stools
Hardwood, Cherry
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Rattan, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s Minimalist Stools
Lacquer, Abalone
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Modern Stools
Mahogany
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Wood, Hardwood
Late 20th Century French Louis Philippe Stools
Brass
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stools
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plywood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wool, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Paint
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Stools
Natural Fiber, Wood
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Stools
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s Finnish 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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