Stools
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century English Stools
Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Steel
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood, Beech
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
1850s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
2010s American Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Wool, Beech
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
1920s Swedish Vintage Stools
Fabric, Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s German Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Wood
20th Century Italian Stools
Metal
2010s American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Stools
Elm
2010s Vietnamese Post-Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Cane
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Suede, Poplar, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Stools
Metal, Brass
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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