Stools
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1940s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Canvas, Beech
Late 20th Century Italian Other Stools
Bronze
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1990s French Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Stools
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary North American Stools
Resin
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Stools
Antler, Plywood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1970s Croatian Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Faux Leather
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
20th Century Minimalist Stools
Rush, Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1850s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Organic Modern Stools
Oak, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
17th Century English Country Antique Stools
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century French Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Dutch Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mahogany
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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