Stools
Mid-18th Century Antique Stools
Walnut
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Velvet
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Early 1900s English Antique Stools
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Bentwood
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
20th Century Stools
Oak
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Organic Modern Stools
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Upholstery
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Ceramic
1950s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Rosewood
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
20th Century American Stools
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
20th Century Unknown Rococo Stools
Iron
1970s French Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Teak
Late 20th Century Stools
Wood
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze, Steel
Late 20th Century American Stools
Horn, Hide
1910s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Birdseye Maple
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Resin, Velvet
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1720s English George I Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century British Stools
Hardwood
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Beech
1960s Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
1970s French Bohemian Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Moorish Stools
Mother-of-Pearl
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Rattan, Beech
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Elm
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
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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