Stools
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Stools
Glass
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Straw, Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Latvian Stools
Textile
2010s American Stools
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass, Steel
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
2010s French Other Stools
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
2010s American Modern Stools
Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Beech
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Organic Modern Stools
Hardwood
Early 2000s French Primitive Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s French Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s American Stools
Velvet
2010s American Stools
Brass
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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