Stools
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak
2010s Portuguese Other Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Bohemian Vintage Stools
Leather, Bamboo
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Stools
Linen, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century English Georgian Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Wood, Ash
1880s Swiss Antique Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Pine
19th Century English Antique Stools
Walnut
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s American Rustic Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1940s English Adam Style Vintage Stools
Satinwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Stools
Suede, Wood, Walnut
20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Bentwood
2010s Argentine Art Deco Stools
Wood, Leather, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Plastic
20th Century Swedish Brutalist Stools
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century European Rustic Stools
Oak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Stools
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Porcelain
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1980s American Space Age Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Upholstery
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Ash
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern 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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