Stools
2010s Indian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass, Iron
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Other
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1950s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Birch
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Raffia, Oak
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Seagrass, Birch
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Seagrass, Birch
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1940s Danish Other Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Cowhide, Oak
1990s Italian Space Age Stools
Stainless Steel, Metal, Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1870s French Rustic Antique Stools
Oak
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Textile, Pine, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Chrome, Steel
1950s Vintage Stools
Naugahyde, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 2000s Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Stone
19th Century French Antique Stools
Iron
19th Century French Antique Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
Early 2000s Italian Rustic Stools
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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