Stools
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Cane
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Stools
Fabric, Beech, Oak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Velvet, Walnut
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Stools
Teak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
20th Century American Stools
Maple
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Wood, Wicker
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
1970s Space Age Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Laminate, Birch
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
1960s Chinese Vintage Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Stools
Concrete, Cement
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century Stools
Birch, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Stools
Oak
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Welsh Stools
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Italian Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Mahogany
1930s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Oak
20th Century Stools
Cotton, Silk, 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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