Stools
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s North American Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
2010s British Futurist Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Steel, Iron
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Ash
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cedar
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Linen
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Stools
Mahogany, Upholstery
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Cedar
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stools
Steel
20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s American Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
1950s Indian Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Portuguese Other Stools
Metal
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Wood
1910s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
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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