Stools
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Muslin, Upholstery, Giltwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Cane, Oak
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Bamboo
Early 19th Century French Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Wood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cement
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Stools
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Stools
Antler, Plywood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Stools
Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Textile, Pine, Plywood
2010s Thai Organic Modern Stools
Ceramic
1930s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Tapestry, Birch
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ceramic, Fabric, Mirror, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s South African Modern Stools
Velvet, Feathers
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
17th Century English Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
20th Century African Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Bouclé
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bentwood, Birch
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Stools
Giltwood, Wood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Canvas, Ash
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Stools
Wood
1960s French Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Walnut
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial 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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