Stools
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Paint
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Iron
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Walnut
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Brazilian Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Stools
Plastic
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1940s French Vintage Stools
Metal
1930s Polish Campaign Vintage Stools
Cane, Beech
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
1960s French Vintage Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
1930s German Vintage Stools
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1980s Norwegian Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Wood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Concrete
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut, Cane
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Stools
Wool, Lambskin, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Dutch Rustic Vintage Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Stools
Steel
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s French Vintage Stools
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jacaranda
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak, Leather
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Leather
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, 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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