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Stools For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 20th Century
Stool by Georges Candilis and Anja Blomstedt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
France / circa 1969s. Size : W 450, D 420, H 420 mm ? The stool designed by architect Georges Candilis and interior designer Anya B...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools

Materials

Ash

"Harry" Stool by Stéphane Ducatteau, France, 2008
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Harry" stool, geometrical design, in oxidized steel and black patina, by Ste´phane Ducatteau, 2008. This line is an exclusive creation for our gallery. Each piece is signed and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Stools

Materials

Steel

Bar Stool Fox by Woo in Terracotta colour by Fabric Attis
Located in Kyiv, UA
The "Fox" bar stool stands out with its unique and captivating design, featuring a gently curved rear leg that elegantly resembles the tail of an animal. Expertly crafted by designer...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Stools

Materials

Metal

Pair of Custom Greek Key Stools
By Again & Again
Located in Dallas, TX
Greek key stools with gold leaf finish and blue velvet cushions.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Stools

Materials

Steel, Gold Leaf

Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen from 1980. Seats were recovered in beautiful fabric. Ready for a new home.
Category

1980s Danish Modern Vintage Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Torn High Console Table by Lucas Tyra Morten
Located in Geneve, CH
Torn high console table by Lucas Tyra Morten 2018 Limited Edition of 29 Dimensions: W 90.5, H 89, D 40 Material: handwaxed plywood Torn table with its two ...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

1950s Brazilian Stool by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, GB
1950s Brazilian Stool by Joaquim Tenreiro. Two-tone wood seat on black enamelled steel base. Produced for a private commission in Copacabana, Rio de Ja...
Category

1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools

Materials

Hardwood

Mushroom Ottoman in Gray Boucle
Located in Vallejo, CA
A handmade mushroom shaped ottoman, upholstered in a gray curly boucle fabric. Perfect for using as a footstool or extra occasional seating. A comfortable cushioned seat and sculptural accent piece. Mushroom ottomans are made to order, customizations are not possible. PLEASE NOTE: Color variations may occur due to different monitor settings. Colors shown on screen may be a close match, but please do not rely on them to be an exact match. Please feel free to send a message with your address...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric

Modern Design For Leisure Ostrich Brass Bar Stools Set of 3 Barstool
Located in Wayne, NJ
Design For Leisure brass bar stools set of 3. Has Faux Ostrich upholstery.
Category

1990s American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Oak stained black. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials ...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Maru Counter Stool in Walnut Wood Base and Upholstered Beige Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Our Uultis team has designed this Maru counter stool in a walnut wood base with a matching upholstered cushioned seat that will stop being only a de...
Category

2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Walnut

Sotto Counter Stool Beige Fabric and Walnut Solid Wood
Located in Miami, FL
The Sotto counter stool is a piece that is designed with a taller high to use at a countertop or a high table. This chair has striking features, where resistance and delicacy meet. D...
Category

2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Maru Counter Stool in Black Wood Finish Base and Cane Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Our Uultis team has designed this Maru counter stool in a black wood base with a cane seat that it will stop being only a decoration counter stool t...
Category

2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

Maru Counter Stool in Walnut Wood Finish Base and Cane Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Our Uultis team has designed this Maru counter stool in a walnut wood base with a cane seat that it will stop being only a decoration counter stool ...
Category

2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Vintage Danish Teak Bar Stool with Arms
Located in New York, NY
Teak bar stool with arms and upholstered seat. Denmark, circa 1960. Signed. Features blue-gray wool fabric as shown.
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools

Materials

Fabric, Teak, Leather

Macassar Ebony Piano Bench, Upholstered Stool with Adjustable Height
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Introducing the world’s first Beautiful Piano Bench. Faced with the challenge of crafting an aesthetically stunning seat to complement the genuinely designed pianos by Poul Henningsen, we set out to create a piece that: -has a striking and beautiful form -uses top quality materials -functions beautifully and incorporates an adjustable seat -suits both a traditional and a design-case instrument Our bench is light in appearance, yet strong; soft and supple, yet supportive. The high-quality mechanism of the adjustable-height seat is housed within a completely finished, solid wood case. Our Piano Bench is highly customizable making it easy to match it to any interior or piano. The materials used are the same as for our PH Pianos...
Category

2010s Danish Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Restored Rattan Single Strand Set of Three Bar Stools
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Upgrade your bar area with this charming set of three Restored Single-Strand Rattan Bar Stools. These vintage beauties feature stacked pyramid backs, offering a blend of style and co...
Category

1950s Vintage Stools

Materials

Rattan

Contemporary Brown Stool 'Coba' by Carmworks, Customizable
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Coba by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez (aka CarmWorks) Solid oak or cedar / Burnt wood or natural Optional textile or leather seat can be added with an additional cost ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Oak, Cedar

Contemporary Ottoman in African Walnut and Sheep Wool, Senufo by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary ottoman in African walnut and sheep wool - Senufo by Arno Declercq Dimensions: diameter 45 x height 40 cm Material: African walnut and sheep wool. (ask for different...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Shearling 'Strapontin' Stool by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shearling 'Strapontin' stool by Design Frères. Chic and understated.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Iron

Clint Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Clint all handmade in solid suar wood.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools

Materials

Wood, Teak

Walnut, Brown Velvet Modern Essex Bar Stool
Located in New York, NY
A sleek collection with an artistic appeal, that was inspired by the architecture of New York City buildings and this is the focus of the colle...
Category

2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Suede, Wood, Walnut

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale. Basurto 01...
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Hardwood

Dietiker Rey Counter Stool with Back, Mid-Century Modern, by Bruno Rey, 1971
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971. This is the count...
Category

2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

K4 Koi Leather Swivel Bar Stool
Located in London, GB
Hand made in Italy Vegetable tanned leather swivel stool seat on a nickel plated steel base Bar height and counter height available. Eight colors available.
Category

2010s British Stools

Materials

Leather

Lily Stool, Charcoal Bouclé Stool by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé stool designed by Christian Siriano. Also available in: Ivory bouclé, taupe bouclé, light gray bouclé, dark gray bouclé, char...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Bouclé

Mono Contemporary Side Table in Wood
Located in London, GB
Mono is an object between a stool and a sidetable. It´s monolith- like, static appearance makes it a stand-alone piece but also works great in company. The object provides the functi...
Category

2010s German Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Cesca Bar Stools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of three Cesca Model bar stools, in the manner of Marcel Breuer, probably Italian, circa 1980s. The seats are currently being upholstered and can be completed in your fabric. Sim...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools

Materials

Metal

Fuji Wood Stool, Minimalist and Modern Inspiration from Brazil by Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Fuji stool was created from the intersection of modern Scandinavian bend design and Japanese minimalism. This curious source of inspiration came f...
Category

2010s South American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Bentwood

Walnut Orange MiMi Stool by Miduny, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the MiMi series, this Minimalist, versatile stool or end table accents the home and office. Clean, faceted geometry and painted surfaces add depth and sophistication while th...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Birch, Oak, Plywood

Morelato - Joyce Contemporary Stool in Ashwood and Leather
Located in Salizzole, IT
Contemporary style Joyce bar stool made of ashwood with leather or fabrics upholstered seat, and brass footrest. Designed by Libero Rutilo. Available in different heights, from 60 to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools

Materials

Brass

Tam Counter Stool, Black Ash Wood
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Descendants of an extraordinary family, Tam stools are grown to 65 cm in height, multiplying in a garden of possibilities while preserving in their genetic m...
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Cat Cave, Bordeaux House for Cats, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) In Stock in Los Angeles Cat Cave is project by Stefano Giovann...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Walnut Staple Stool / Side Table
Located in Portland, OR
Oregon Black Walnut stool / side table is made to last. Handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material's workshop. Availab...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Walnut

Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in white oak with round top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material's...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Oak

Oak Square Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in white oak with square top. With a clean and minimal design, these stools are handmade in Portland, Oregon with mortise and tenon joinery in Material'...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Oak

Loggia Small Side Table or Black Terrazzo Marble by Portego
Located in Stienta, IT
Loggia is a side table made in marble or resin terrazzo. Designed by Matteo Leorato A material, traditionally used in the Renaissance for the paving of the noble palaces, here is r...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Terrazzo

Dandy Stool in Mink Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The dandy stool inlaid in mink shagreen is a chic seating piece for any space. The sides of the pieces are completely inlaid in bronze-patina brass adding ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Brass

2 Loggia Small Side Table or Black Terrazzo Marble by Portego
Located in Stienta, IT
Loggia is a side table made in marble or resin terrazzo. This is a set of 2 pieces. A material, traditionally used in the Renaissance for the paving of the noble palaces, here is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Terrazzo

21st Century Brummell Bar Stool Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Famous for his friendship with the Prince of Wales, Beau Brummell was deemed the leader of fashion at the beginning of the 19th century. Beau, the father of dandyism, stands alone as the forefather of the men’s style by introducing the suit and tie. Inspired by the arbiter of men’s fashion and the timeless rattan trend, the Wood Tailors designers conceived this Brummell bar stool. Designed for sophisticated home bar spaces, this rustic bar stool...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools

Materials

Walnut

Solid Wood Bar or Counter Stool, Walnut Oak Ash
Located in Calgary, CA
A classic design that will beautifully suit any home interior. Crafted from solid American black walnut, wood is hand-selected for color uniformity and quality. Our stools feature generously sized seats and ergonomically sculpted back / arm rests. Joinery is accented with Gabon ebony...
Category

2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools

Materials

Wood

Set of Two-Light Crème Boucle Vintage Stools, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. The stools consist of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. Stools were designed by ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric

Dandy Stool in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The dandy stool in upholstered in cream shagreen is a chic seating piece for any space. The sides of the pieces are completely inlaid in bronze-patina bras...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Brass

21st Century Velvet Louis Bar Chair Polished Brass Walnut
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Louis bar chair is one of the Ottiu’s bestsellers. Ottiu was inspired by the most important jazz trumpeter and singer ever, Louis Armstrong, to design the Louis midcentury bar chair. He was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to go the extra mile fearlessly, whose skin color was not important to his music in a country that was extremely racially divided at the time. The Louis midcentury bar chair is upholstered in green velvet with a golden pining, making it the perfect fit for your living set or luxury commercial space. This luxurious upholstered bar chair...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools

Materials

Brass

Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, this inspiration gave us the freedom to create a collection where the design appropriate subtle elements, harmonic transitions and thin but resistant wood thicknesses, that gave life to a unique and contemporary collection. Our studio objective was to abstract most of the figurative elements and arrive in the very sweet spot in this design, the “cream”, driving the details in a three dimensional way. All our objects are drawn using the Da Vinci's "golden section", and the wing collection is not an exception, this assures pleasing proportions and contrast between each design part that composes the object in a deep study in the thicknesses and the relationship between each component sizing. The Wing chairs and stools are crafted with passion using premium materials and the latest technologies in furniture manufacturing, with a very precise quality control, on its beauty there is the subtle variations between the wood veins in a real living item without ethnic appeal yet been warm resulting in well-rounded comfortable pieces, delicate in design and sturdy in construction. All this qualities converge in and merge in a collection made to participate in the life of our clients as a breeze, comfortably, pleasant, harmonic and positive. We offer a caning back solution and a solid back option, stools and chairs versions. There are three solid wood tonalities as standard and a solid Ebonized black, we also offer wood harmonisation if needed, so we work the tonality to approximate a particular target. All woods and materials are certified and responsibly sourced and manufactured. Listing features the black ebonized solid wood stool...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Stools

Materials

Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather

Shaker Backless Counter Stool by Ambrozia, Walnut, Black Steel, Sandle Vinyl
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker backless modern counter stool chair is made to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholstered seat. Leather is available ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Set of 3 'Campagne' Counter Height Stools by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 'Campagne' counter height stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy and stabile powder-coated steel frames with handwoven rush seats and backs. Extr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 'Campagne' Counter Height Stools by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 'Campagne' counter height stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy and stabile powder coated steel frames with handwoven rush seats and backs. Extr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Eclipse Stool in Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Eclipse stool in coal black shagreen by R&Y Augousti is geometric and sculptural. A jewel-like amorphous shape, this piece is completely inlaid in sh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Brass

Lloyd Modern Barrel Back Round Bar Stool
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Lloyd bar stool Solid wood frame / hand rubbed oil finish / brushed brass, bronze or black rungs / leather wrapped back support / recessed leather ...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage cognac colour Leather Stools Selected by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs
Located in Markington, GB
These are the rarest tallest stools by Charlotte Perriand available! Sought after six leather Charlotte Perriand stools for Les Arcs, 1960. Six Charlotte Perriand stools from Franc...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Gufram "the End Stool Is Black" by Toiletpaper
By Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Toiletpaper, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The funeral look of this furniture-sculpture is tempered by the softness of the polyurethane that makes it: in perfect Gufram tradition nothing is as it seems. "THE END in BLACK" is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Paint

Thonet Bauhaus White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstool Anton Lorenz
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage white vinyl & chrome tube barstool by Thonet Model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair by Anton Lorenz. This piece is tagged Thonet but has been attributed to Anton Lorenz based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there is a stain on the seat vinyl that we have tried many things to remove to no avail. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1980’s but designed circa 1930’s. Did someone say Thonet?? Yes, we sure did!! This is a fabulous labeled Thonet cantilever barstool circa 1980’s. It is in the style of the model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair designed in the 1930’s for Thonet by famed designer Anton Lorenz. The chair design was later adapted to create this wonderful barstool! It is comprised of a chrome tube cantilever frame, black block stabilizers on the base, and white vinyl seats and back rests. A simple, stunning, and oh-so-comfortable design! It is the perfect stool for your kitchen, bar, or rec room whether you live in a Bauhaus or mid-century modern home, an industrial loft, or Art Deco style home. It’s a classic, sleek style that has stood the test of time!! If you’ve been searching for a barstool or just the right extra seating, this stool is exactly what you’ve been looking for! Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. Anton Lorenz was known as the man behind the Bauhaus’ “machined aesthetic.” He was born in Budapest in 1891, became a teacher, and later married an opera singer, and entered a lock manufacturing business. They relocated to Berlin in the early 1920’s. in Berlin he met architects Marcel Breuer and Kalman Lengyel who were both associated with Bauhaus in Dessau. Breuer became the first designer to construct furniture out of tubular steel, joined forces with Lengyel and found a manufacturing company and Anton Lorenz became manager. He was business savvy and obtained patents to establish a network of rights for new tubular steel furniture and would go on to do the same for Desta and Thonet who dominated the industry. In 1939 Lorenz emigrated to the United States where he established the design technology for the well-known recliner. He developed his own design in 1940 called the BarcaLounger and later partnered with Morris Futorian...
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20th Century American Bauhaus Stools

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Two Original Leather Selected by Charlotte Perriand Stools for Les Arcs
Located in Markington, GB
These are the rarest tallest stools by Charlotte Perriand available! Sought after 2x leather Charlotte Perriand stools for Les Arcs, 1960. Two Charlotte Perriand stools from Franc...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Rattan Style Bar Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Bar stool rattan style all in natural rattan in clear finish.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools

Materials

Rattan

Plopp Stool 'Standard' by Zieta, Stainless Steel ‘Inox’ Version
Located in Paris, FR
"Plopp" stool by Zieta - Stainless steel (inox) version Standard size Measure: 50 cm high, 35 cm diameter   “Plopp” is a stool designed by Zieta Prozessdesign which is a Poli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

e15 Backenzahn Side Table by Philipp Mainzer
Located in New York, NY
The original Backenzahn designed in 1996 by e15 founder and architect Philipp Mainzer is a modern design classic as well as an identifiable icon for e15. Crafted in Germany, the stoo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

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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