Stools
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1820s Spanish Antique Stools
Oak
1970s Brazilian Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Beech
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century French Stools
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze, Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1980s Vintage Stools
Acrylic
1970s American Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Vintage Stools
Leather
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Plastic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Wicker
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Czech Industrial Vintage Stools
Chrome, Metal, Iron
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Silk, Velvet, Bamboo
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Stools
Pine
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Unknown Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Chrome
1990s French Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Upholstery
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Stools
Goatskin, Leather, Wool, Wood
Late 20th Century European Space Age Stools
Bouclé, Fiberglass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Stools
Horn, Hide
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Rattan, Beech
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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