Stools
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Modern Stools
Metal
2010s British Stools
Stainless Steel
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Swedish Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ultrasuede
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1970s French Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Malawian Organic Modern Stools
Cane, Rattan, Wood, Linen
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Brass, Enamel
Early 1900s British Antique Stools
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1990s Stools
Walnut
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century American Art Deco Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Velvet
1930s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
1980s American Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s Italian Organic Modern Stools
Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Foam
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
Late 19th Century Antique Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Bronze
2010s German Modern Stools
Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Rosewood, Teak
1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Early 20th Century American Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Iron
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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