Stools
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan, Mirror
1940s Neoclassical Vintage Stools
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Chenille, Velvet, Beech, Walnut
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Rush, Wood, Paint
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Stools
Resin
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
20th Century American Stools
Velvet, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Stools
Rope, Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stools
Steel
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Wood, Hardwood
1950s American Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Moorish Stools
Brass
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite, Naugahyde
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Polish Jugendstil Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Brutalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s Danish Brutalist Stools
Oak
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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