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Stools For Sale
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. American walnut. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life, led to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author. Placed individually or in lively arrangements, the two low tables bring the pleasing lightness of solid wood to indoor settings emphasized by the continuity of the grain between the top and the edges and the countless natural variations in the wood. Each piece is made of unique solid wood, so every piece will be different from one another and not exactly as the one on the photos. Both pieces are inspired by the mountains. While the latter takes its name from the milking-stool used by alpine shepherds, the former is inspired by the French locality much loved by designer and architect Charlotte Perriand. These furnishing accessories stand out for the honesty of their simple shapes and for the concrete expression of their materials and function. The turned seat meets the stylised legs both in the Tabouret Berger...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Oak stained black. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Material Container, Granite Edition by Jeonghwa Seo
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Jeonghwa Seo is a Korean designer whose practice is mostly based in furniture manufacture. Having studied at Hongik University in Korea before obtaining a master degree from the Desi...
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2010s Stools

Materials

Granite, Aluminum

Material Container Woven Rush Series Stool by Jeonghwa Seo
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Jeonghwa Seo is a Korean designer whose practice is mostly based in furniture manufacture. Having studied at Hongik University in Korea before obtaining a master degree from the Desi...
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2010s Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Yellow-Gray Pattern Velvet Vintage Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. The stool consist of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. Stool was designed by Ed...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Beech

Solid Black Oak Copablanca Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired in a chess piece, this heavy and solid oak stool is 100% handcrafted with a matte black finish.
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2010s Mexican Bauhaus Stools

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Set of Two Mustard Yellow Stools, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful mustard velor upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristi...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Light Beige Boucle Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful, well crafted light boucle upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, ch...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

Thonet Bauhaus White Vinyl & Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstool Anton Lorenz
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage white vinyl & chrome tube barstool by Thonet Model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair by Anton Lorenz. This piece is tagged Thonet but has been attributed to Anton Lorenz based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there is a stain on the seat vinyl that we have tried many things to remove to no avail. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1980’s but designed circa 1930’s. Did someone say Thonet?? Yes, we sure did!! This is a fabulous labeled Thonet cantilever barstool circa 1980’s. It is in the style of the model SS33 Bauhaus cantilever chair designed in the 1930’s for Thonet by famed designer Anton Lorenz. The chair design was later adapted to create this wonderful barstool! It is comprised of a chrome tube cantilever frame, black block stabilizers on the base, and white vinyl seats and back rests. A simple, stunning, and oh-so-comfortable design! It is the perfect stool for your kitchen, bar, or rec room whether you live in a Bauhaus or mid-century modern home, an industrial loft, or Art Deco style home. It’s a classic, sleek style that has stood the test of time!! If you’ve been searching for a barstool or just the right extra seating, this stool is exactly what you’ve been looking for! Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. Anton Lorenz was known as the man behind the Bauhaus’ “machined aesthetic.” He was born in Budapest in 1891, became a teacher, and later married an opera singer, and entered a lock manufacturing business. They relocated to Berlin in the early 1920’s. in Berlin he met architects Marcel Breuer and Kalman Lengyel who were both associated with Bauhaus in Dessau. Breuer became the first designer to construct furniture out of tubular steel, joined forces with Lengyel and found a manufacturing company and Anton Lorenz became manager. He was business savvy and obtained patents to establish a network of rights for new tubular steel furniture and would go on to do the same for Desta and Thonet who dominated the industry. In 1939 Lorenz emigrated to the United States where he established the design technology for the well-known recliner. He developed his own design in 1940 called the BarcaLounger and later partnered with Morris Futorian...
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20th Century American Bauhaus Stools

Materials

Chrome

Contemporary Ottoman in African Walnut and Sheep Wool, Senufo by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary ottoman in African walnut and sheep wool - Senufo by Arno Declercq Dimensions: diameter 45 x height 40 cm Material: African walnut and sheep wool. (ask for different...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Pink Velvet Vintage Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. The stool consist of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. Stool was designed by Ed...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Beech

Hand Carved Stool in Walnut with Tractor Seat by Boyd & Allister
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This hand carved stool in walnut with a tractor seat was originally designed for a client who asked for a comfortable stool in their steam shower. It was first made in teak. We liked...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Stools

Materials

Walnut

Sheep Stool by Studio Ahead
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sheep stool designed by Studio Ahead. The stool is upholstered in custom cream merino wool felt from Northern California sheep The stool could be placed o...
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2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wool, Felt

Weinberg Style Mid Century White Vinyl and Iron Stools, Set of 3
By Weinberg
Located in Countryside, IL
Weinberg style mid century white vinyl and iron stools- set of 3 Each stool measures: 21.5 wide x 21.5 deep x 29 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools

Materials

Iron

Leather and Steel Swatches
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Our swatches cost price will be discounted on your order. Leather and steel make up the soul of our collections. Quality cannot be compromised when designing and crafting exclusi...
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2010s Spanish Stools

Materials

Steel

Faux Species N03 by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Due to the surge of innovation in 3D printing technologies, SLS printing has become popular because of its design freedom, high productivity and relatively low cost. However, the nature of the printing process means that large quantities of SLS nylon powder is left as by product, leading to unforeseen wastage whose disposal has not been considered. The Hot Wire Extensions...
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2010s Swiss Stools

Materials

Sandstone

Sotto Counter Stool in Black Faux Leather and Black Wood Finish
Located in Miami, FL
The Sotto counter stool is a piece that is designed with a taller high to use at a countertop or a high table. This chair has striking features, where resistance and delicacy meet. D...
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2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Pair of Shearling 'Strapontin' Stools by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of shearling 'Strapontin' stools by Design Frères. Chic and understated. Also great as a two-part bench.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Iron

Shearling 'Strapontin' Stool by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shearling 'Strapontin' stool by Design Frères. Chic and understated.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Iron

17th Century Style Joint Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood ‘Joynt’ stool, with a serpentine apron on pegged splay legs joined by a stretcher. The original 17th century. Dimensions: 22" W x 12" D x 18" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jacobean Stools

Materials

Wood

Geometric Cubi Counter Stool Walnut Wood Base and Off-White Fabric Seat
Located in Miami, FL
The geometric counter stool as the name says has geometric shapes and pure lines with its walnut wooden legs with the seat all wrapped in a beautiful and soft off-white fabric. All o...
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2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

1 of 4 Charlotte Perriand Stools for Les Arcs, France 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Original Les Arcs stools in very good condition. The stools were designed by Charlotte Perriand for the Les Arcs ski resort in France. The stool are made of solid pine wood and have simple lines common with Perriand designs. These particular stools have a beautiful patina. Charlotte Perriand was born on 24 October 1903 in Paris. She studied at the École de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs from 1920 to 1925. Two years later, she began working as an interior designer, based at her studio on Place Saint-Sulpice. Her research and interest in furniture design led her to collaborate with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in the 1920s and 1930s. During this time she worked on major projects including the Villa Church, the Villa Savoye, the Cité du Réfuge for the French Salvation Army...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Pine

Tripod Stool by Orange
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Great shaped stools with Royère style tripod legs. Reupholstered in sheepskin - Priced individually.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Oak, Sheepskin

Inez Counter and Barstool by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Inez counter stool and barstool by Crump and Kwash Upholstered seat top / premium foam cushion / solid wood base / hand rubbed oil finish / solid steel construction / durable powder coat finish / 360 degree rotating...
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2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Clint Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Clint all handmade in solid suar wood.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Stools

Materials

Wood, Teak

Walnut, Brown Velvet Modern Essex Bar Stool
Located in New York, NY
A sleek collection with an artistic appeal, that was inspired by the architecture of New York City buildings and this is the focus of the colle...
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2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Suede, Wood, Walnut

Beachcomber Bar Stool in White Oak
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Light and strong, the beachcomber bar stool evokes the sight of an old wooden monohull, it's lean, sturdy mast together with the rigging worthy o...
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2010s American Shaker Stools

Materials

Oak

Contemporary T1.1 Coffee Table in High-Gloss Lacquer
Located in London, GB
Spina is a collection of lacquered tables and seatings. The lacquered surfaces and consistent rhythm of the planes create a visual play of light, shadow and reflection, adding dep...
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2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Geppo Stool Marco Baxadonne Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool in solid wood of scented cedar made from a single block, is characterized by its “soft” and curvilinear shape. Its particular shape with an open space under the seat is useful ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Mid Century Leather Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid century style leather bench with a top grain brown boxed and tufted leather cushion seat on a simple stainless steel four-leg base. Dimensions: 64" W x 20" D x 18" H Color ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Leather

Contemporary arch stool side table, natural oak & brass details, Belgian design
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Arch 01.1 is a stool or a side table with a clear design language. What looks like a static element quickly becomes much more dynamic when in use by someone sitting on it. The curve ...
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2010s Belgian Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Rustic English Counter Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rustic English country counter stool, the shaped saddle seat above turned legs and stretchers. Dimensions: 18.5" W x 15.5" D x 24" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools

Materials

Wood

Pair Contemporary Bar Stool Aged Brass Metal & Dark Brown Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary barstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned metal ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Contemporary Barstools in Natural Caning
Located in New York, NY
Handmade barstools with a strong craftsmanship presence in the application of cane embracing the padding. Constructed with a webbed seat and back, and HD foam. Materials: darkened Sikomoro wood, natural...
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2010s European Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Geometric Cubi Counter Stool Teak Wood Finish Base and Beige Fabric Seat
Located in Miami, FL
The geometric counter stool as the name says has geometric shapes and pure lines with its teak wooden legs with the seat all wrapped in a beautiful and soft beige fabric. All of thes...
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2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Teak

Sotto Counter Stool Cane-Back, Beige Fabric and Teak Wood Finish
Located in Miami, FL
The Sotto counter stool is a piece that is designed with a taller high to use at a countertop or a high table. This chair has striking features, where resistance and delicacy meet. D...
Category

2010s Brazilian Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Teak

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale. Basurto 01...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Hardwood

Basurto 03 Contemporary Wooden Stool with Leather details
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Hardwood

21st Century Beth Fringes Stool Cotton Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Betty Brosmer personifies what the word glamour really means: beauty, elegance, magnetism, desirability and charisma. Everyone was speaking about her bac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Olivia Bar Stool
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant stool is made in beechwood with padding in expanded polyurethane upholstered in fabric with dark accents marking its perimeter. The legs are in solid wood with gold-fini...
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2010s Italian Stools

Materials

Metal

Lily Stool, Ivory Bouclé Stool by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé stool designed by Christian Siriano. Also available in: Ivory bouclé, taupe bouclé, light gray bouclé, dark gray bouclé, char...
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2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Bouclé

Stool Vincent Vincent "80/20" Burnt Wood Organic Modern - VV112
Located in Lyon, FR
Danke galerie is pleased to present the latest creation of the cabinetmaker Vincent Vincent. This Ethnic inspired stool in solid beech wood will bring a ...
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2010s French Organic Modern Stools

Materials

Beech

4 NERU TOTEM, by Rebeca Cors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
I. ABOUT REBECA CORS Rebeca Cors (México, 1988). Her work oscillates between sculpture and utility object, studying the limits and meeting points between these two concepts.
 The intention of her work is to question paradigms in order to reinterpret objects from It’s established forms.
 As a result, her practice approaches sculpture as: Abstract Sculpture - and - Utility Sculpture...
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2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

4 NERU TOTEM, by Rebeca Cors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
4 Neru stackable TOTEM Utility sculpture: 1 Neru, functions as a stool/table Create your own TOTEM by stacking 3 or 4 Nerus! Material: Ra...
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2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools

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Wood

Ollie Contemporary Stool in Fabric
Located in London, GB
Ollie is a playful addition to a living space. Full of character, he offers a seat for one or more persons depending on the situation. Ollie is designed to move around the room and t...
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2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric

Dietiker Rey Counter Stool with Back, Mid-Century Modern, by Bruno Rey, 1971
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971. This is the count...
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2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Neolithic Thinker Contemporary Side Table in Volcanic Rock
Located in London, GB
The design for Neolithic Thinker draws from different aesthetic historical references coming together in an idiosyncratic form that is at once primitive, modernist, pre-hispanic. It’...
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2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Stone

The Original Swing-Out Seat with Raw Oak
Located in Oakville, CT
The Get Back Original Swing-Out Seat with raw oak seat. This is suitable for indoor use, for restaurants, bars, kitchen countertops, islands. An exquisite alternative to compact indoor and outdoor seating, the Get Back Original Swing-Out Seat can revitalize any home remodeling project with a modern industrial aesthetic. These are also available with in raw alder and finished oak for indoor applications and ipe (Brazilian walnut) for outdoor applications. Our rule of thumb for spacing is “one seat every two feet.” The seats are stress tested in excess of 1,000 pounds. Seat depth measures 12 1/2" when pushed in, 26" when swung out. Width including seat and bracket measures 24". Height from bottom of mounting plate to top of seat measures 10 3/4". Spec sheet and base plate mounting scan available upon request. The swing out seat is also known as, or has been called: suspended swing out kitchen stool, space saving stool, wrought iron stool, swing stools...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Stools

Materials

Iron

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Orange Red by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

21st Century Concrete Contemporary Stool & Side Table, Red Brick Cement Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Tadao line, created in homage to the famous architect with whom we share a Minimalist approach and the creative use of the material, is the perfect synthesis of our philosophy: o...
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2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Concrete

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Red by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Green by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

K4 Koi Leather Swivel Bar Stool
Located in London, GB
Hand made in Italy Vegetable tanned leather swivel stool seat on a nickel plated steel base Bar height and counter height available. Eight colors available.
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2010s British Stools

Materials

Leather

20th Century Baby Pink Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful baby pink upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Strict Bar Stool in Walnut by Louise Liljencrantz, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Strict bar stool in walnut finished with hard wax oil / Leather Shoulder (Black / Mustang). Designed by Lousie Liljencrantz, Interior Designer base...
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2010s Swedish Stools

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Strict Small Stool in Oak/ Leather by Louise Liljencrantz
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oak Classic with a satin clear coat / Leather Shoulder Cognac Designed by Lousie Liljencrantz, Interior Designer based in Stockholm Sweden. Made in Sweden. Also available in walnu...
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2010s Swedish Stools

Materials

Leather, 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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