Stools
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Other
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1990s American Modern Stools
Metal
1890s British Edwardian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
Late 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
20th Century Stools
Wood
1980s Czech Industrial Vintage Stools
Chrome, Metal, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Terracotta
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Resin
1980s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Stools
Ceramic
2010s American Stools
Wood
1920s English Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Qing Stools
Wood
2010s French Stools
Straw, Wood
1790s Antique Stools
Wood
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s French Louis XV Vintage Stools
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Stools
Wood
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Stools
Paint, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s American Vintage Stools
Brass
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Textile
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Art Deco Stools
Bone
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood, Oak
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Stools
Metal
1940s Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Iron
1990s Italian Space Age Stools
Stainless Steel, Metal, Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Vintage Stools
Elm
1930s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Stools
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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