Stools
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Rattan, Wood
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Plastic, Teak, Plywood
Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Wood, Pine
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Steel, Zinc
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Iron
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Velvet, Cork
2010s Spanish Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Hardwood, Maple, Walnut
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Stools
Gesso
Early 2000s Swiss Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Leather, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Wood, Chestnut, Oak
2010s French Other Stools
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Mahogany, Fabric
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Wool, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1990s American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Stools
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
20th Century African Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Olive
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Stools
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Primitive Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Trimming, Wood, Velvet
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
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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