Stools
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Sheepskin, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Stools
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Spanish Folk Art Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s French Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Lacquer, Silk, Trimming, Wood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s French Brutalist Vintage 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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