Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Metal
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Marble
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Stools
Iron
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1970s French Vintage Stools
Birch
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Beech
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Stools
Fur, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Guatemalan Stools
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1950s American Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 2000s Austrian Art Deco Stools
Brass
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Maple
1920s English Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Fabric, Teak
1940s French Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Ash
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Marble, Iron
2010s French Modern Stools
Antler, Plywood
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
2010s South African Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Czech Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Cane, Beech, Elm
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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