Stools
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Teak
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Art Deco Stools
Bone
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Stools
Wood
1940s French Vintage Stools
Oak
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Onyx, Marble
Late 20th Century Stools
Leather, Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Bouclé
Late 20th Century British Rustic Stools
Elm, Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Queen Anne Vintage Stools
Leather
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Muslin, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Vintage Stools
Naugahyde, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Sheepskin, Wool
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
String, Cane, Wood
1930s American Victorian Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Stools
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century English Stools
Upholstery, Oak
20th Century Brazilian Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools
Rattan
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1970s European Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stools
Iron, Sheet Metal
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Leather, Ash, Oak, Walnut, Wenge
1970s French Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic
1920s Belgian Industrial Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Neoclassical Stools
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Other Stools
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Walnut
1940s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1950s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Leather
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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