Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Maple
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Cane, Walnut, Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Mahogany
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Walnut, Plywood, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
20th Century French Modern Stools
Wrought Iron, Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bentwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Walnut
1940s Neoclassical Vintage Stools
Brass, Steel
1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s British Futurist Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Rattan, Fabric
1970s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone, Metal
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Cedar, Wood
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Lacquer, Trimming
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Wood
1950s Danish Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s American Modern Stools
Mahogany
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
2010s American Stools
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Stools
Straw, Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Brass, Bronze
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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