Stools
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Concrete
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century English Campaign Stools
Copper
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Wood
1990s French Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood, Oak
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
Early 1900s French Antique Stools
Bronze, Iron
2010s American Industrial Stools
Metal, Iron
Early 2000s French Modern Stools
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Metal
19th Century English Antique Stools
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Hardwood
1960s Danish Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Walnut, Upholstery
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1950s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
Late 19th Century British Antique Stools
Upholstery
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Bamboo
2010s Modern Stools
Nickel
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Stools
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1990s French Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century French Stools
Cane, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Iron
1880s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Brutalist Stools
Cowhide, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Country Stools
Rush, Cherry
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Wood
1930s Balkan Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Faux 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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