Stools
2010s Stools
Gold, Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Bronze
1850s Swiss Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Early 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Stools
Hardwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Abalone, Oak
1870s Swiss Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Stools
Oak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Stools
Aluminum
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Egyptian Revival Stools
Wood
1950s American Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Chrome, Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s Finnish Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
2010s European Stools
Hardwood, Cherry
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Stools
Canvas, Fruitwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Japanese Minimalist Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s Italian Stools
Glass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Walnut
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1920s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Stools
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Palisander
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
2010s Colombian Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s European Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Cane
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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