Stools
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Reed
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Ash
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Stools
Porcelain
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Elm
1990s Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century Industrial Stools
Zinc
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lucite
20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cord, Rosewood
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Ebony, Wood
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
19th Century Spanish Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Straw, Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Wicker, Beech
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern 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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