Stools
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Cane
1930s Belgian Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hickory
20th Century American Stools
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Lambskin, Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ultrasuede
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s American Stools
Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Suede, Poplar, Plywood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Stools
Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
1990s Spanish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Stools
Iron
1960s German Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s Unknown Bohemian Vintage Stools
Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Rope, Oak
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Beech
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Iron
20th Century Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Aluminum
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Primitive Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Stools
Elm
20th Century Italian Primitive Stools
Wood
19th Century French Antique Stools
Elm
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Nickel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
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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