Stools
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Stools
Marble
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
20th Century Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Iron
20th Century French Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1990s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
1930s English Folk Art Vintage Stools
Elm
1960s Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Teak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood
2010s American Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s European Egyptian Revival Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century English William and Mary Stools
Cane, Oak
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
20th Century Belgian Brutalist Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Vietnamese Post-Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Laminate, Birch, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Birch
19th Century French Antique Stools
Textile, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Stools
Wrought Iron
1880s British Hepplewhite Antique Stools
Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Portuguese Stools
Brass
1990s Italian Space Age Stools
Metal
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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