Stools
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
18th Century French Rustic Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Laminate
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Stools
Ceramic
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood, Leather
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Stools
Brass
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Stools
Brass
2010s Japanese Primitive Stools
Cedar
Late 20th Century French Provincial Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood, Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Stools
Brass
2010s Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Chesterfield Stools
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s Italian Other Stools
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1950s Cameroonian Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
1970s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Belgian Stools
Bronze
2010s Belgian Stools
Bronze
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
1880s French Louis XIV Antique Stools
Beech
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Acrylic, Lucite
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
2010s Belgian Organic Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Resin
Early 20th Century French Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
2010s Indian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1980s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary 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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