Stools
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Fabric, Linen, Wood, Walnut
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century Hungarian Stools
Porcelain, Paint
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Canvas, Oak
1890s Spanish Baroque Antique Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Italian Stools
Aluminum
Early 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Straw, Ash
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Birch
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Wood
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Wood, Walnut
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Iron
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Late 20th Century French Louis Philippe Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Leather
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1950s French Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Stools
Fabric, Rope, Beech
Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Stools
Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
1990s Vietnamese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Cedar, Wood
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
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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