Stools
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Sycamore
1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Beech
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Plastic
1940s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Italian Primitive Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Birch
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Stools
Fabric, Beech
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Stools
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stools
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Laminate, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
20th Century Indian Minimalist Stools
Teak, Upholstery, Cane
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools
Metal
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mahogany
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Bronze
1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
20th Century Stools
Chrome
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1950s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Hardwood, Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Elm
2010s French Modern Stools
Fabric, Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
20th Century Stools
Elm
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stools
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Stools
Iron
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
19th Century English Antique Stools
Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Vintage Stools
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Stools
Giltwood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Beech, Plywood
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
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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