Stools
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century Asian Rustic Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century Stools
Iron
1990s Unknown Bohemian Stools
Rattan, Twine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak, Papercord, Birch
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1780s Italian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Stools
Steel
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plastic
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Stools
Wicker, Rattan, Formica, Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Glass, Plastic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1960s Mexican Rustic Vintage Stools
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Stools
Linen, Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Stools
Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Steel, Iron
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Stools
Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Wood
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Cypress
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Beech
20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century Norwegian Brutalist Stools
Wood
1960s French Vintage Stools
Wood, Beech, Pine
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Steel
1950s Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stools
Hardwood
1950s Spanish Brutalist Vintage 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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