Stools
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Brutalist Stools
Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
19th Century Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Beech
2010s Italian Brutalist Stools
Concrete, Cement
Mid-20th Century Swedish Organic Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Steel, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Classical Roman Stools
Concrete, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Reed
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Bouclé, Leather
Early 20th Century French Stools
Pine
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Fabric
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut, Mohair
1950s American Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Leather, Bouclé, Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Classical Greek Stools
Concrete, Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Classical Greek Stools
Concrete, Metal
2010s Italian Classical Roman Stools
Concrete, Metal
2010s Italian Classical Greek Stools
Concrete, Metal
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
2010s Italian Classical Greek Stools
Concrete, Metal
2010s Italian Classical Greek Stools
Concrete, Metal
2010s American Stools
Bronze, Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
2010s Egyptian Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century English Stools
Zebra Hide, Upholstery, Wood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Onyx, Marble
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s American Vintage Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Vintage Stools
Leather
2010s Art Deco Stools
Bone
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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