Stools
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Stools
Antler, Plywood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Plywood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Cord
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron, Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Stools
Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1920s Mexican Industrial Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Chenille, Velvet, Beech, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Stools
Fur, Fruitwood
1970s Bohemian Vintage Stools
Leather, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jacaranda, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood
1950s Congolese Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
1990s American Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
2010s French Other Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Country Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Indian Stools
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Agate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Cane
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Stools
Steel
Late 18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Australian Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Linen, Foam, Wood, Oak
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Danish Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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