Stools
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Stools
Mahogany
2010s American Art Deco Stools
Steel
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Stools
Fabric, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Rosewood
2010s German Stools
Cork
2010s Italian Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century Swiss Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Stools
Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Concrete, Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Wood, Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Stools
Chenille, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Velvet
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Steel
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Cedar, Wood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Stools
Natural Fiber, Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Stools
Wicker, Twig, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century English Egyptian Revival Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Ash
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Stools
Maple, Walnut
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
2010s American Modern Stools
Ash, Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
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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