Stools
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Canvas, Beech
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
18th Century French Gothic Antique Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Textile
1950s European Spanish Colonial Vintage Stools
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s French Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Wood
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood, Ash
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Brutalist Stools
Wood
1960s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Beech, Bouclé
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Stools
Plywood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Stools
Cedar, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Stools
Papercord, Wood, Walnut
Early 2000s French Primitive Stools
Hardwood
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Stools
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Chinese Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Maple
19th Century British Country Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
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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