Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s German Stools
Spruce
1920s English Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Folk Art Stools
Stone
Mid-20th Century English Modern Stools
Leather
1950s French Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
2010s American Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Velvet
1960s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century English British Colonial Stools
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Stools
Oak
1880s Italian Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Oak, Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Stools
Copper, Enamel
1930s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Stools
Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Enamel
1930s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1880s French Antique Stools
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s German Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1990s Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
2010s North American Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s European Stools
Hemp
1970s French Vintage Stools
Teak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum, Silver, Steel
2010s European Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s 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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