Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
20th Century Swedish Rustic Stools
Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Moroccan Post-Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
2010s American Modern Stools
Fabric, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Space Age Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Rustic Stools
Pine
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-18th Century Antique Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Spanish Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Stools
Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plastic
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Metal
1930s Estonian Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Plywood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Stools
Chenille, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
2010s Stools
Concrete, Cement
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cotton, Wood
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Elm
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century African Stools
Wood
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Late 20th Century German Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
20th Century Italian Campaign Stools
Brass, Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Marble
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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