Stools
1960s Cameroonian Vintage Stools
Beads
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s American Stools
Steel
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Tapestry, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools
Rattan
1970s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Wool, Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1990s Moroccan Bohemian Stools
Leather, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Stools
Walnut
1940s Russian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s French Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1970s American Vintage Stools
Chrome, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood, Upholstery
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Iron
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century European Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker
20th Century Stools
Leather, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Faux Leather, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century English Stools
Zebra Hide, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Other
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Elm
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
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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