Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
20th Century Swedish Rustic Stools
Wood
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Stools
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Pine
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Pine, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
2010s Stools
Alabaster
1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage Stools
Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1850s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s French Art Deco Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cut Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
19th Century French Antique Stools
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Quartz, Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Leather
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo
1960s Japanese Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
2010s Italian Industrial Stools
Metal
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Wood, Walnut, Oak
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
1920s Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Hardwood, Paint
1990s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century English Egyptian Revival Stools
Maple
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s European Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
Early 20th Century English Stools
Walnut, Wood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Velvet, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
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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