Stools
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century English Antique Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Stools
Fabric, Faux Bamboo
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
1960s French Vintage Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century European Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Poplar
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary English Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Canvas, Ash
1920s American Mission Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Stools
Wood
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Stools
Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1950s European Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Ceramic
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Leather, Plastic, Wood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
20th Century Ivorian Other Stools
Wood
2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century British Stools
Walnut
Early 1900s Irish Country Antique Stools
Elm
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Australian Organic Modern Stools
Composition, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Yarn, Wood
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Nutwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Antique Stools
Rosewood, 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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