Stools
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Early 20th Century Taisho Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s Mexican Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood, Fabric
1950s European Vintage Stools
Straw, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1910s British Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood, Beech
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Murano Glass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Muslin, Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Rattan, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Laminate, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
2010s English Stools
Bouclé, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
Early 1900s French Jacobean Antique Stools
Brass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
20th Century Organic Modern Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Ebony, Velvet
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Stools
Wood
1960s European Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Unknown Industrial Stools
Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s North American Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Oak
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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