Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Steel
Early 2000s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet, Cotton, Linen, Acrylic, Wood, Ash
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1950s American Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Stools
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Stools
Cowhide, Wood
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Organic Modern Stools
Hardwood
1920s English Country Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Egyptian Revival Stools
Beech
2010s Spanish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1930s American American Craftsman Vintage Stools
Maple
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
1940s American Vintage Stools
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Stools
Iron
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Macassar, Oak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Stools
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Country Stools
Metal
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Lucite
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Ivorian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1910s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Wood
19th Century American American Empire Antique Stools
Velvet, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Mahogany
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal 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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