Stools
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Leather, Textile, Hardwood, Wood, Cane
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Linen, Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Velvet, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Iron
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Stools
Birch, Walnut
1970s North American Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Shell
19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood, Birch, Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Stools
Oak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Late 20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Stools
Bone, Resin, Wood
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Clay
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Italian Other Stools
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Chenille, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1970s European Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Iron
Early 20th Century English Stools
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Oak, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s European Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Canvas, Ash
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Walnut
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Wood
1970s English Vintage Stools
Wood, Paint, Leather
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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