Stools
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Dutch Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Iron
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum, Silver, Steel
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Hardwood, Cowhide, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Oak, Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Stools
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Elm
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1970s English Vintage Stools
Wood, Paint, Leather
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s North American Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Stools
Cane, Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian American Classical Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
Late 20th Century Thai Folk Art Stools
Wood, Paint
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Taisho Stools
Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Nickel
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Stools
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Upholstery
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
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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