Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
1980s French Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Italian Stools
Marble
1960s Danish Space Age Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
20th Century Industrial Stools
Zinc
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Stools
Pine
1950s American Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century American Bauhaus Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century English Stools
Zebra Hide, Upholstery, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Vintage Stools
Leather
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
20th Century Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
Late 20th Century Bohemian Stools
Linen, Bamboo, Bentwood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1990s American Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak, Leather
1950s Vintage Stools
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Textile
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Birdseye Maple
1990s European Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Stools
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Stools
Cotton, Wicker, Foam
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Birch
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
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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