Stools
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century American Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s American Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
19th Century Louis XV Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 2000s Italian Tribal Stools
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
20th Century French Provincial Stools
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
1930s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century American Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Leather, Walnut
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Stools
Cowhide, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Ash
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Unknown Industrial Stools
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Teak
1970s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
2010s American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Late 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Cane, Walnut, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Beech
1930s Spanish Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1960s French Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Nylon, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
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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