Stools
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
2010s American Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
1970s Mexican Primitive Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Brass
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century French Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Stools
Fabric, Birch
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Velvet
1880s English Georgian Antique Stools
Walnut, Burl
Early 1900s French Regency Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s Colombian Stools
Wool, Wood
1950s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1880s English Antique Stools
Wood
1970s Asian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Cane, Beech, Elm
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Stools
Wood
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Greek Post-Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Ivorian Tribal Stools
Wood
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Coconut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s European Stools
Hardwood, Cherry
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
1920s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
2010s Modern Stools
Metal
1940s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1930s French Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
1920s Swedish Vintage Stools
Velvet, Birch
1960s Japanese Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
2010s Polish Modern Stools
Steel
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Leather, Hickory
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Bouclé, Oak
1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Velvet, Giltwood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
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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