Stools
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker
2010s Portuguese Stools
Brass
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Rosewood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel, Nickel
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
2010s American American Craftsman Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo
1870s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Velvet, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1990s English Folk Art Stools
Driftwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Stools
Metal
1970s Chinese Chippendale Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century Spanish Folk Art Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Beech
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak
2010s Portuguese Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Stools
Steel
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Other
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Wood, Walnut, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
2010s Stools
Plywood
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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