Stools
1630s French Art Deco Antique Stools
Fabric
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Cane, Fruitwood
1940s Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Iron, Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s American Stools
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Stools
Oak, Rattan, Rush
2010s American Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric, Birch
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1960s French Vintage Stools
Beech, Plywood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s French Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Linen
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Wicker
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Stools
Fabric, Birch
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wool, Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
1930s Danish Baroque Vintage Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lucite
2010s Modern Stools
Copper
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Organic Modern Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century American Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Stools
Wood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian 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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