Stools
Mid-20th Century French Moorish Stools
Mother-of-Pearl
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Rattan, Beech
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Elm
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
20th Century Stools
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
Mid-20th Century British Stools
Wicker, Beech
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Stools
Wood, Walnut
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Regency Stools
Mahogany
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Philippine Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Wrought Iron
1930s French Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Beech
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Plastic
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ceramic
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Stools
Chrome
1980s Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Stools
Shell, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
Early 20th Century Mission Stools
Leather, Oak
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cord, Rosewood
Early 20th Century English Industrial Stools
Iron
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Enamel
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Copper
Mid-20th Century European Classical Greek Stools
Wood
1920s English Primitive Vintage Stools
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Elm
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Stools
Elm
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Stools
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Wood, Elm
Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Steel
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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