Stools
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Italian Stools
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Rush, Wood, Paint
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1990s French Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Organic Modern Stools
Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cowhide, Wood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Linen, Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century English William and Mary Stools
Cane, Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Iron, Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Stools
Iron
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
20th Century Cameroonian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wool, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Revival Stools
Silk, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Thai Organic Modern Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite, Naugahyde
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
2010s European Modern Stools
Wood, Fabric
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Stools
Wicker, Reed, Rope, Glass
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
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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