Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Stainless Steel
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Paint
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Beech
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stools
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1910s German Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Metal, Stainless Steel, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Yarn, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak, Leather
2010s North American Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Wood
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s German Modern Stools
Metal
1820s Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Tapestry, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Rosewood
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Bamboo
2010s South African Modern Stools
Bouclé, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Resin
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century Chinese Stools
Porcelain
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
Early 18th Century Northern Irish George I Antique Stools
Satin, Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Bamboo, Cane, Rope
Mid-20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Birch
Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Stools
Beech
Early 20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
2010s Korean Organic Modern Stools
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Rush, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
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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