Stools
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hickory
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Walnut
19th Century Antique Stools
Elm
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Cherry
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s British Futurist Stools
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Stools
Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s French Organic Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Italian Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Majolica, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Terracotta, Paint
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Cedar
Early 20th Century French Baroque Stools
Leather, Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet, Walnut
1920s English Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1980s Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Mahogany
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Stools
Bronze
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
1960s English Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s Italian Renaissance Stools
Chestnut
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s French Modern Stools
Fabric, Ash
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Foam, Wood
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
2010s South African Stools
Hide
2010s American Stools
Bronze, Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Stools
Leather, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Plywood
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
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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