Stools
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
1870s French Modern Antique Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Plastic
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Mahogany
2010s French Stools
Fabric, Oak
20th Century French Empire Stools
Muslin, Giltwood
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Stools
Wood
1890s British Chippendale Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Austrian Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Portuguese Stools
Walnut, Suede, Velvet
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Beech
1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Mexican Other Stools
Linen, Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Walnut
2010s Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Bone, Resin, Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Early 20th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Greek Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Nigerian International Style Stools
Leather, Bamboo, Raffia, Rattan
2010s Brazilian Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jacobean Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Romanian Rustic Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s Brazilian Stools
Upholstery, Teak
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
2010s Stools
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Stools
Upholstery, Teak
2010s Brazilian Stools
Metal, Steel
2010s French Other Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
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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