Stools
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Iron
20th Century Stools
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Straw
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Stools
Zebra Hide, Elm
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Cedar
Late 20th Century French Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Foam, Textile, Ash, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stools
Oak, Leather, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Plastic
Late 18th Century Austrian Gustavian Antique Stools
Fruitwood, Upholstery, Silk
1930s Spanish Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Other
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Metal, Stainless Steel, Bronze
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Polyester, Beech
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Chinese Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Stools
Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome, Metal
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
19th Century Swedish Brutalist Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Stools
Cedar
2010s Stools
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
19th Century English Antique Stools
Brass
20th Century Organic Modern Stools
Elm
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
2010s American Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Moroccan Stools
Brass
1930s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
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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