Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Velvet
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
1930s Italian Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s European Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Birch, Oak, Plywood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Brutalist Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fur, Oak, Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Stools
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Birch
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Sheepskin, Walnut
1990s Art Deco Stools
Steel
2010s Japanese Japonisme Stools
Copper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile, Fabric
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming, Lacquer
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
1710s English Queen Anne Antique Stools
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
1990s Stools
Chrome
19th Century French Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric, Teak
1940s French Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1930s French Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Alpaca, Beech
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Oak
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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