Stools
Early 2000s Danish Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Beech
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Stools
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Stools
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Wood
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
1930s French Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Fabric
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Stools
Wood
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Acrylic, Beech
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Fabric, Paint
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather
Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Paint, Birch
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Wicker, Beech
2010s American Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Fabric, Paint
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Stools
Chrome
1890s French Antique Stools
Textile, Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech, Birch
2010s American Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Paint
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Classical Greek Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
2010s Italian Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
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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