Stools
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Early 2000s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Swedish Brutalist Antique Stools
Pine
20th Century German Brutalist Stools
Hardwood, Wood
1940s American Revival Vintage Stools
Velvet, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Stools
Rush, Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
20th Century Italian Renaissance Stools
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Stools
Cowhide, Wood
20th Century Japanese Taisho Stools
Cedar
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Elm
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Rush, Wood, Beech
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
1970s Spanish Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stools
Cane
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Faux Fur
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool, Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Sheepskin, Cotton, Faux Fur
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Wool, Bouclé, Sheepskin, Cotton, Faux Fur, Ash
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Other Stools
Oak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
2010s German Stools
Cork
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
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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