Stools
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Raffia, Oak
1960s Polish Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 19th Century French Antique Stools
Oak
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
19th Century Italian Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century Italian Renaissance Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century South African Stools
Wood
1980s Czech Industrial Vintage Stools
Chrome, Metal, Iron
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Birch
20th Century French Stools
Metal
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Central American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Fabric, Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash, Cherry
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
1950s American Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Brazilian Stools
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
Early 20th Century French Stools
Wood, Linen
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Birch
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1970s French Chippendale Vintage Stools
Rattan
20th Century French Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Seagrass, Birch
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Guatemalan Stools
Plywood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
20th Century Folk Art Stools
Fruitwood, Paint
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s American Shaker Stools
Maple, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Stools
Metal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Modern Stools
Fabric
20th Century American American Craftsman Stools
Maple, Walnut
2010s Indian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
2010s Danish Stools
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Reed
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Oak
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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