Stools
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s American Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Elm
1940s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Abalone, Fabric, Wool, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Cherry
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Enamel, Steel
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Teak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Birch
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Oak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Primitive Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Stools
Formica
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cherry
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Swedish Brutalist Stools
Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Stools
Elm
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Stools
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Felt
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Zebra Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Walnut
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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