Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Mahogany
1970s German Space Age Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Travertine
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s Philippine Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Stools
Jute, Cotton
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Brass, Copper
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Other Stools
Bronze
1920s Ghanaian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Campaign Stools
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chenille, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Stools
Teak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Marble
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Birch
20th Century African Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cherry
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
20th Century American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Organic Modern Stools
Oak, Cedar
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1850s Italian Rustic Antique Stools
Fir
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Laminate, Birch
1840s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Stools
Birch
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Cement
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
Mid-19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
Early 20th Century Rustic Stools
Elm
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Stools
Leather
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
19th Century Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Bamboo
Late 20th Century Philippine Organic Modern Stools
Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Beech
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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