Stools
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
1950s Mexican Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Leather, Oak
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Straw, Wood, Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
20th Century American Bauhaus Stools
Chrome
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Stools
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Wood
2010s British Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Plywood, Fabric
20th Century Danish Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Stools
Elm
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s English Antique Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
2010s Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Gesso, Upholstery, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Stools
Wood, Hide
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Suede, Poplar, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Hardwood, Upholstery, Faux Leather
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Walnut
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Jacquard, Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
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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