Stools
1940s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Cane, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century French Provincial Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Stools
Steel, Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Teak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
20th Century British Victorian Stools
Leather
1820s Spanish Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Stools
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Stools
Lacquer, Leather, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Italian Stools
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cherry, Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Metal
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Steel
1830s William IV Antique Stools
Rosewood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Oak
1850s Rustic Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Birch, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century North American Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1820s Spanish Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Birch
1980s Italian Vintage Stools
Foam
Late 19th Century European Antique Stools
Rattan, Walnut
1920s Austrian Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Spruce
1810s English Regency Antique Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Stools
Stone, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Stools
Straw, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s French Mid-Century Modern 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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