Stools
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
20th Century American Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Stools
Leather
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Metal
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Stools
Metal
2010s South African Stools
Zebra Hide
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Stools
Maple, Walnut
20th Century American Modern Stools
Aluminum
Late 20th Century French Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Spanish Stools
Steel
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Rope, Wood
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
20th Century Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Wood, Beech
1990s French Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stools
Leather, Wood, Oak
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Stools
Elm
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Canvas, Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-19th Century French Brutalist Antique Stools
Pine
1970s Spanish Egyptian Revival Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Unknown Industrial Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-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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