Stools
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Onyx, Marble
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood, Oak
Early 2000s Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Stone
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Tapestry, Oak
2010s Dutch Stools
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
1950s Belgian Rustic Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s French Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1950s Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Plywood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech, Fabric
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Beech, Bentwood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
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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