Stools
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s American Stools
Brass
1850s Italian Rustic Antique Stools
Fir
Early 20th Century Italian Country Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Mexican Country Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Malian Primitive Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Ivorian Primitive Stools
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Raffia, Wood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Stools
Wood, Pine
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century French Country Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
18th Century French Gothic Antique Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1950s Japanese Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo
17th Century English Jacobean Antique Stools
Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Lacquer, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century North African Tribal Stools
Leather, Wood, Cowhide
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Hickory
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather, Faux Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1930s Vintage Stools
Leather, Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Linen, Wood
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Leather, Textile, Hardwood, Wood, Cane
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Velvet, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
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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