Stools
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Organic Modern Stools
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Stools
Oak
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel, Chrome
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Stools
Wood
17th Century Other Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
1950s American Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric, Cane
2010s Danish Post-Modern Stools
Steel
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze, Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Rope, Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Muslin, Upholstery, Giltwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Seagrass, Pine
1920s Italian Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Indian Stools
Teak
20th Century Asian Rustic Stools
Elm
2010s French Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Walnut, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Scagliola, Wood
Late 20th Century Swiss Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Leather, Hickory
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Tapestry, Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 18th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine, Wood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Chrome
2010s Spanish Louis XVI Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Walnut
1990s Vietnamese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1880s French Louis XIV Antique Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
1940s English Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1930s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
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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