Stools
Early 20th Century French Baroque Stools
Wood, Pine
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Stools
Copper
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Leather, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
20th Century French Provincial Stools
Rush, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Laminate
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Stools
Sheepskin
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Leather, Hickory
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century French Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Metal
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s American Stools
Leather, Oak
1930s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Oak
19th Century British Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Early 18th Century Northern Irish George I Antique Stools
Satin, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Laminate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Metal
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Plastic
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Wood, Lacquer
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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