Stools
1960s American Modern Vintage Stools
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Leather, Oak, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather
2010s Italian Stools
Polyester, Wood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1950s French Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
Late 19th Century European Baroque Antique Stools
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Austrian Stools
Brass
20th Century Art Nouveau Stools
Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Stools
Ceramic, Porcelain
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Elm
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
1990s European Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1950s French Country Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
1890s French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Stools
Ash, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Iron
1950s French Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
1970s American Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Faux Fur, Jacquard, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Hide, Ash
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Cane, Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1920s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Rush, Walnut
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, 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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