Stools
1970s Space Age Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Stools
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak, Leather
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Seagrass, Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jacaranda, Leather
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s Danish Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Stools
Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
19th Century French Antique Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Shagreen Stingray, Fur
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s French Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Oak
2010s European Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Rattan, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Muslin, Wood, Paint
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Wool, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Folk Art Stools
Wood
2010s Czech Art Deco Stools
Beech, Walnut, Spruce
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Oak, Chenille, Bouclé, Walnut
Early 2000s French Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Polystyrene
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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