Stools
21st Century and Contemporary European Industrial Stools
Aluminum
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Fruitwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Textile, Foam, Plywood
1930s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Oak
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Stools
Beech
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Stools
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Vintage Stools
Elm
1980s American Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
19th Century Antique Stools
Elm
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Cherry
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic, Terracotta
Late 20th Century British Rustic Stools
Papercord, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s French Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Birch
1860s English Antique Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Beech, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Stools
Iron
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Stools
Wood
1920s Swedish Vintage Stools
Velvet, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
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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