Stools
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Cane, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Ash
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century German Post-Modern Stools
Metal
20th Century Unknown Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Turkish Japonisme Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Sheepskin, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Faux Leather, Rattan, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Wood
1930s Spanish Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
Early 2000s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Nylon, Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Cane, Bentwood
1960s American Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
20th Century French Louis XIII Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather, Faux Leather
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
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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