Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Stools
Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Stools
Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Tapestry, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Stools
Fur, Fruitwood
1990s Vietnamese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Stools
Wood
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Leather, Hickory
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Rope, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Stools
Rattan, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
1950s Indian Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Brutalist Antique Stools
Pine, Birch
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s South American Minimalist Stools
Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic, Cork
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Rush, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Scagliola, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Walnut
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s Stools
Quartz, Cement
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Seagrass, Pine
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Cane, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Tapestry, Birch
20th Century English Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s German Stools
Oak
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
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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