Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Brass, Bronze
2010s American Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Stools
Wood, Rush
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Ash
2010s American Art Deco Stools
Steel
20th Century German Industrial Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Rustic Stools
Wood, Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century English Early Victorian Stools
Fabric, Textile, Burlap, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Iron, Steel
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Sheepskin, Cotton, Jacquard, Linen, Velvet, Faux Fur
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Stools
Walnut
1850s Italian Rustic Antique Stools
Fir
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Stools
Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century German Early Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Organic Modern Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Stools
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wire
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
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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