Stools
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Jute, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
1930s Estonian Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Plywood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Oak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Faux Leather, Oak
1860s English Antique Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Antique Stools
Pine
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Upholstery, Rosewood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Teak
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Upholstery
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Cotton, Velvet, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Beech
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
Early 20th Century French Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Fruitwood
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stools
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1920s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Rattan, Birch
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1960s Mexican Rustic Vintage Stools
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Stools
Fabric
2010s Danish Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Gold Leaf
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Cement
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
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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