Stools
1950s French Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century French Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Stools
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool, Teak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Straw
1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Wood, Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Stools
Rush, Wood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Ceramic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood, Teak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s French Balkan Vintage Stools
Fir
1990s American Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Poplar
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Rustic Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century Bohemian Stools
Leather, Faux Bamboo
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Gold Leaf
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Cane
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Stools
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Oak
Mid-20th Century Stools
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Bohemian Stools
Upholstery, Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Unknown Industrial Stools
Metal
1960s American Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Stools
Wood
1950s Danish Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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