Stools
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Steel, Gold Leaf
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Cotton, Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Industrial Stools
Concrete
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Resin, Silk, Yarn, Lacquer
Late 20th Century North American Ming Stools
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s French Vintage Stools
Birch
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Colombian Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Stools
Resin, Acrylic
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s French Vintage Stools
Birch
Early 20th Century Kazakhstani Stools
Textile
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
1970s French Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s Danish Stools
Plastic
2010s Swiss Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Plexiglass, Plaster, Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Stools
Other
2010s European Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Foam, Beech, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Gold Leaf
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Gold Leaf
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Gold Leaf, Other
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
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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