Stools
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Egyptian Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Bentwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Pakistani Anglo-Indian Stools
Brass
2010s North American Stools
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
Early 1900s American High Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Danish Stools
Fabric, Teak
1950s Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Stools
Leather, Pine
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Stools
Giltwood, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Rattan, Wood
1970s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Jute, Wood
1980s Swedish Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
20th Century Stools
Elm
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Naugahyde, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Leather, Rattan, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Stools
Brass
20th Century Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Metal
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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