Stools
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Taisho Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1860s English Antique Stools
Textile, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century Stools
Elm
1980s Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Beech, Maple, Plywood
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
2010s British Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Mahogany
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Foam, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Cedar
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Mahogany
1950s English Vintage Stools
Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Stools
Resin
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary North American Stools
Resin
Mid-18th Century George II Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Other
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools
Brass
2010s Danish Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel, Metal
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Teak
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Mahogany
2010s French Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
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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