Stools
1950s American Vintage Stools
Metal
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Stools
Silk, Velvet, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Beech
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Mahogany
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1930s Italian Vintage Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century French Other Stools
Wood
1940s French Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic, Cork
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 1900s Indian Anglo Raj Antique Stools
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1880s French Antique Stools
Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cut Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century American Stools
Steel
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1980s Vintage Stools
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
1920s American Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
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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