Stools
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Bauhaus Stools
Laminate, Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century American Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
19th Century British Country Antique Stools
Cane, Oak
2010s British Modern Stools
Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Tapestry, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Bamboo
1850s Italian Rustic Antique Stools
Fir
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Mohair, Bouclé, Cotton
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Fruitwood
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century European Stools
Rattan, Wood
2010s Italian Brutalist Stools
Concrete, Cement
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
2010s Italian Stools
Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal, Bronze
2010s American Stools
Ash
2010s Stools
Plywood
2010s American Modern Stools
Ash, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Silk, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Hardwood, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Polystyrene
2010s French Other Stools
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
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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