Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stools
Fabric, Burl
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Lacquer
1990s American Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1930s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Rosewood
20th Century Moorish Stools
Olive
Late 19th Century European Gustavian Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century European Brutalist Stools
Straw, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century Stools
Cotton, Wicker, Foam
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Stools
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cut Steel
1950s Belgian Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Lacquer, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s British Post-Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Metal, Bronze
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Travertine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Leather, Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Stools
Wood
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s Canadian Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Late 20th Century Chinese Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Stools
Sheepskin
1950s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Fruitwood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Industrial Stools
Oak, Wood
Late 20th Century French Provincial Stools
Rush, 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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