Stools
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1970s German Rustic Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Nickel
1850s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s German Stools
Spruce
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Textile, Walnut, Wood
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Rush, Walnut
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
1940s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze, Steel
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Brutalist Stools
Concrete
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
1950s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Paint
1960s Austrian Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cut Steel
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Marble
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Swedish Organic Modern Stools
Pine
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Bamboo, Cane, Rope
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s Space Age Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Rattan, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Stools
Pine
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1920s Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Hardwood, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
20th Century Swedish Rustic 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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