Stools
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Beech
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Ash, Beech, Chestnut, Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Stainless Steel, Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s English High Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Mohair, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Stools
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
1930s Spanish Industrial Vintage Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Tapestry, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century American French Provincial Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
Early 20th Century French Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Brutalist Stools
Concrete, Cement
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Steel
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Asian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
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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