Stools
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Velvet
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Stools
Upholstery, Hickory
2010s American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s German Rustic Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s French Modern Stools
Ceramic, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
2010s French Organic Modern Stools
Beech
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut, Velvet
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Stools
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
20th Century Stools
Elm
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Cotton, Upholstery, Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Stools
Brass, Metallic Thread
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
2010s French Modern Stools
Fabric, Ash
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1990s Modern Stools
Chrome
19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood, Leather
2010s Australian Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Chrome
1890s French Antique Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel, Silver
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Danish Stools
Plastic
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish 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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