Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1910s English Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood, Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s American Vintage Stools
Walnut
1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
1990s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
1880s French Antique Stools
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Leather, Elm
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Teak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Plywood
1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
2010s Stools
Marble
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Rosewood
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Ash, Walnut
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Wood
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Aluminum
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Faux Leather
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Wood, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Birch
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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