Stools
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Ash, Oak, Walnut
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century English Campaign Stools
Copper
19th Century English Antique Stools
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
1920s Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Stools
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Stools
Iron
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Stools
Brass, Gold Plate
20th Century French Modern Stools
Wrought Iron, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Stools
Bronze, Iron
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Stools
Oak, Rattan, Rush
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
20th Century German Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
20th Century Stools
Rattan
20th Century German Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools
Metal
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s European Gothic Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century British Stools
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Cherry
1960s Chinese Vintage Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Brutalist Stools
Cowhide, Pine
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Laminate, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Bamboo
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Wood
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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