Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cotton, Wood
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Seagrass, Pine
1920s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze, Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
1970s French Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Stools
Fur, Fruitwood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool
1960s Indian Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Stools
Walnut, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Stools
Metal
1970s Ghanaian Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Stools
Rush, Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Rush, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
1960s Space Age Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Gold Leaf
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Bamboo
Late 20th Century Philippine Stools
Rattan
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jacaranda, Leather
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1890s Belgian Brutalist Antique Stools
Fruitwood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Cherry
1960s Norwegian Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1920s Danish Folk Art Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Wood, Mohair, Velvet, Oak, Walnut
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
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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