Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Plastic
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Velvet
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Velvet, Lucite
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Upholstery, Rope, Wood
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Stools
Iron
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Stools
Fabric, Wood, Paint
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Stools
Hardwood, Cowhide, Ash
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Hickory
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s American American Colonial Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Vintage Stools
Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Rope, Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
1890s Belgian Brutalist Antique Stools
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century English Campaign Stools
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Ceramic, Oak
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Pine, Plywood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1940s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Stools
Linen, Wood
1940s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Stools
Metal
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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