Stools
1960s American Vintage Stools
Wood, Wool, Faux Leather
2010s South American Minimalist Stools
Bentwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Stools
Elm
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Leather
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Majolica, Terracotta
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Oak
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1960s German Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century English British Colonial Stools
Leather, Oak, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Upholstery, Lacquer, Fabric
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut
1930s Swedish Karl Johan Vintage Stools
Leather, Velvet
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Textile, Ash
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Nylon, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel, Nickel
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
20th Century American Bauhaus Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Beech
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Birch
1960s French Vintage Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
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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