Stools
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Rush, Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash, Birch, Bentwood
2010s Spanish Stools
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Rope
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass, Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Stools
Hardwood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Stools
Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Papercord, Rush, Birch
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Stools
Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Stools
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Stools
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Braid
19th Century English Antique Stools
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan, Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hickory
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Early 2000s French Primitive Stools
Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Rush, Wood, Paint
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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