Stools
2010s Italian Stools
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
Early 1900s British Antique Stools
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Majolica, Terracotta
2010s South African Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s Danish Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
1970s French Space Age Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Primitive Stools
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s American Vintage Stools
Wood, Wool, Faux Leather
1990s European Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
2010s Australian Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century American Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Oak
1950s French Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s British Minimalist Stools
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wool, Felt
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Copper
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
2010s American Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Brass
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fur, Hide, Leather, Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Hardwood, Upholstery
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Stools
Leather, Canvas
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Cherry, Maple, Oak, Leather, Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
2010s Modern Stools
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood, Chestnut
20th Century Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery
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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