Stools
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood, Ebony
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Early 2000s Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Stone
1960s French Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Rosewood
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Rush, Wood
2010s German Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cotton
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Nylon, Wood
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
1930s French Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1970s Chinese Chippendale Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
Late 20th Century Stools
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Beech
2010s Italian Stools
Glass
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Lacquer, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stools
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Rattan, Wood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Paint
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Ming Stools
Rosewood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Australian Organic Modern Stools
Composition, Stainless Steel
20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
2010s Italian Modern 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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