Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
Late 20th Century Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Nickel
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mahogany
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Plastic
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Metal
2010s Stools
Concrete, Cement
1910s German Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Steel
17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Bamboo
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
1960s American Vintage Stools
Animal Skin, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Bronze
Late 18th Century Austrian Gustavian Antique Stools
Fruitwood, Upholstery, Silk
20th Century Art Nouveau Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Italian Stools
Leather
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s French Baroque Revival Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech, Wood
1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Stools
Wood
1990s German Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
19th Century English Antique Stools
Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood, Fabric
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Stools
Gold, Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1850s Swiss Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
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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