Stools
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Lambskin, Wool, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century French Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1950s American Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Cane, Teak
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Rattan
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Stools
Ash, Wood, Faux Fur, Linen, Cotton, Fabric, Velvet, Bouclé, Wool
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Stools
Giltwood, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XIII Stools
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Tribal Stools
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Goatskin, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Textile, Ash
2010s Belgian Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Foam, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Baroque Antique Stools
Brass, Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Ash
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Stools
Iron
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
2010s American Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Japanese Tribal Stools
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet, Cotton, Linen, Acrylic, Wood, Ash
20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Resin
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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