Stools
1930s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
2010s American Stools
Steel
1960s European Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Classical Roman Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Beech
1910s German Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Stools
Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Mahogany
1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Laminate
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
1850s Italian Rustic Antique Stools
Fir
1960s French Vintage Stools
Rattan, Rush
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1710s English Queen Anne Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Velvet, Oak
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s British Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Plywood, Fabric
Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Antique Stools
Wood, Cedar
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak
20th Century French Stools
Iron
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Italian Stools
Wood, Leather
2010s French Other Stools
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
20th Century Chinese Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
1990s Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Cane, Teak
2010s European Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Copper, Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
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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