Stools
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet
1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
2010s American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Wicker
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Papercord, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Stools
Fabric, Birch
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Linen, Mahogany
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Lacquer, Trimming
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Cane, Walnut, Wood
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Braid
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood, Faux Leather
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Elm, Rope
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather
2010s European Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Mahogany
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Birch, Walnut, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
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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