Stools
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Stools
Beech, Plywood
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Metal, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Taiwanese British Colonial Vintage Stools
Rattan
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Stools
Plastic
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Organic Modern Stools
Oak, Cedar
1950s Danish Vintage Stools
Rush, Walnut
2010s American Stools
Walnut, Ash, Maple, Oak
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Velvet, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Bamboo, Cane, Rope
2010s European Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Bronze
2010s American Modern Stools
Hardwood, Walnut, Ash, Maple, Oak
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s British Space Age Stools
Plastic
2010s American Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Pine
2010s South African Stools
Zebra Hide
2010s American Modern Stools
Wool, Felt
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
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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