Stools
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Korean Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Fabric, Teak
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-18th Century Swedish Brutalist Antique Stools
Pine, Birch
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
2010s American Industrial Stools
Metal, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Brutalist Stools
Concrete, Cement
Mid-20th Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wenge
1890s Louis XV Antique Stools
Beech
2010s Guatemalan Stools
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chenille, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
1990s French Modern Stools
Bronze
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Steel
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American Shaker Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Wool, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
1970s French Vintage Stools
Horn, Faux Leather, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Velvet
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
1930s Italian Vintage Stools
Oak
19th Century French Other Antique Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
1930s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s Danish Stools
Plastic
20th Century American Stools
Cotton, Silk, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Bentwood
20th Century English Campaign Stools
Copper
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Metal
1920s Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
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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