Stools
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s North American Art Deco Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Stools
Oak
2010s American Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Plywood
2010s American Stools
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Stools
Fabric, Cane, Oak
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Velvet, Oak
Early 1900s American High Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
20th Century Burkinabe Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
20th Century Stools
Jute, Wood
19th Century British Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American American Craftsman Stools
Walnut
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Stools
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Giltwood
2010s British Space Age Stools
Plastic
1980s French Vintage Stools
Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Stools
Leather
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Stone, Steel
19th Century English Antique Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Danish Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s French Vintage Stools
Fruitwood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1860s English Antique Stools
Textile, Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian 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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