Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Trimming, Wood, Velvet
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Stools
Jute, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Swedish Minimalist Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century English Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s South African Stools
Zebra Hide
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
1990s Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Stools
Suede, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Cotton, Velvet, Oak
2010s American Stools
Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century Chinese Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Crystal
2010s Australian Organic Modern Stools
Composition, Steel
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Indian Stools
Iron
1950s Brazilian Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
19th Century English William IV Antique Stools
Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Stools
Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Scagliola, Wood
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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