Mid Century Modern Hairpin Iron Swiveling Bar Stools C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous bar stools in iron created using the hairpin leg style, heavy duty, with the original naughahyde seat covers, patterned red. They swivel for ease of movement and comfort. 4 ...
Iron
Daystrom Mid Century Faux Leather and Chrome Swivel Bar Stools
By Daystrom Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Daystrom Furniture started making furniture in 1934. This is a highly desirable set of 4 swivel barstools with foot rest. The stools are chrome plated and have a nice faux leather fa...
Chrome
Woven Bar Stool, Mid-19th Century, Handcrafted Wood & Cord, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of woven stools from mid-19th century France, defined by their simple, timeworn forms and craftsmanship.
Cord, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Bar Stool, Wood and Fabric, 1970s, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern bar stool, 1970s - Sold individually
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century American Bar Stools, Chrome & Black Leather, Circa 1955
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century American chrome bar stools upholstered in black leather with a rectangular stem anchored to an X-stretcher base reinforced by curved, splayed chrome supports conn...
Brass
$690Sale Price|50% Off
Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Black Vinyl Bar Stools
By Admiral Chrome Corporation
Located in Freehold, NJ
This set of four mid century modern bar stools feature original black vinyl upholstery, swivel seat atop a black painted base, chrome accented kick rail, and chrome feet.
Upholstery
$10,800Sale Price|40% Off
Mid Century Bar and Stools Wrought Iron and Ceramic Tiles
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in palm beach, FL
Mid-century bar and stool made of iron and colorful ceramic tiles in harlequin give this bar the perfect Hollywood regency style.
Wrought Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Style Chrome and Vinyl Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of unique vintage bar stools features a truly unique modern style with comfortable upholstered seats. Chrome frames include circular footrests, with a seat height of 27.5 i...
Chrome
Reclaimed Pair of Mid Century Inspired Bar Stools Edward Wormley
Located in Ware, GB
A pair of striking bar stools with stream lined wooden frame inspired by mid-century Americana.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools, 1950s, Set of 5
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Measures: Seat diameter 30cm, seat height 83cm. Distance between seat and footrest 55cm. The one smaller flaw is only slightly docked, it is not a hole
Metal
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools by Arthur Umanoff
By Contemporary Shells Inc. 1, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Four Arthur Umanoff (American, 1923-1985) for Contemporary Shells Bar Stools, boucle upholstered seats on chromed wire pedestal frames. 30" H x 17" Diameter. Provenance: Fro...
Metal, Chrome, Wire
Three Minimalistic String Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Measures: Seat diameter 37cm, foot diameter 40cm, seat height 92cm. Distance between seat and footrest 60cm. The upholstery fabrics have slight signs of wear and could do with a new...
Metal
Mid century brutalist bar stools - set of 8, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rustic vintage spanish tripod bar stools Good original condition. 1960s - Spain Dimensions: Height: 90cmm Width: 58cm Depth: 40cm Seat h eight: 80cm Ref.: 2507140206 *Price is ...
Wood
Pair of Mid Century Arts and Crafts Style Stained Maple Swivel Bar Stools
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Mid Century Arts and Crafts Style Stained Maple Swivel Bar Stools.
Maple
Mid Century Chrome Faux Leopard Swivel Bar Stools, a Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Fabulous pair of vintage swivel bar stools in faux leopard. The stools feature original fabric with a great print in good condition, no tears or stains.
Chrome
Italian mid-century modern round rattan high bar stools, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern round rattan high bar stools, 1960s Set of four high rattan bar stools with round base.
Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Leather Bar Stool
Located in Naples, IT
Sgabello alto da bar di manifattura italiana anni ’70. Struttura in acciaio, seduta imbottita rivestita in similpelle marrone.Ha un’estetica industriale ma sofisticata, che gioca mol...
Chrome
Mid century brutalist bar stools, 1960s - set of 4
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful hand made brutalist bar stools. Good original condition. Sturdy and well manufactured stools in solid oak with steel ring foot rests. 1960s - Belgium Dimensions: Height...
Oak
$625Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cantilever Bar Stool in Chrome and Wood
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Trenton, NJ
Sized perfectly for bar or counter seating, the stool makes an excellent addition to a kitchen island, home bar, or loft-style dining arrangement.
Metal
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Swivel Bar Stools, Chrome & Goatskin
Located in London, GB
Sculptural and highly decorative, these stools combine exceptional craftsmanship with distinctive mid-century design.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools by Russell Woodard, Spun Fiberglass, USA
By Russell Woodard
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Recognised for their sculptural woven fibreglass construction and elegant pedestal bases with integrated footrests, these stools are among the most celebrated examples of Mid-Century...
Fiberglass
Mid century brutalist bar stools, 1960s - set of 7
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Solid wooden brutalist bar stools with a thick round seat and black steel footrests. Cool conical design, memphis style. 1960s - Germany Good original condition Dimensions: Heigh...
Metal
4 Mid Century Italian Wicker And Rattan Bar Stools C.1960
Located in London, GB
A set of Four Mid Century Italian Wicker And Rattan Bar Stools C.1960 In very good condition commensurate with age.
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Bar Stool by Danny Ho Fong, US, 1960s
By Danny Ho Fong
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant bar stool designed by Danny Ho Fong, featuring a round rattan-wrapped backrest and seat on a sleek black wrought iron base.
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Style Circular Brass and Cotton Velvet Italian Bar Stool
Located in Madrid, ES
Modern circular Italian bar stool, made of polished brass structure with bottom footrest ring and upholstered in green plain cotton velvet fabric. Every item LA Studio offers is che...
Brass
Modernist Bar Stools, Steel and Upholstery, Mid-Century, France, 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Bar stools from France in the Modernist style. We love the strong construction of the steel bases and black lacquered feet. Each features a foot rest and has been newly reupholstered...
Steel
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Oak & Steel Bar Stools, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A clean and timeless set of three vintage mid-century modern bar stools, dating to the 1960s.
Metal
1960s Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Oak & Steel Bar Stools
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A sophisticated set of three mid-century modern bar stools, dating to the 1960s, distinguished by their clean architectural lines and timeless material palette.
Metal
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Oak & Steel Bar Stools, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An exceptional set of six mid-century modern bar stools from the 1960s, distinguished by their refined proportions and architectural clarity.
Metal
Four Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools with Black Leather Seats, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant set of four Mid-Century Modern bar stools. Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Gispen BZ 1802 Bar Height Stools in Gray Tones
By André R. Cordemeyer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1960s by A.R. Cordemeyer for Gispen, these BZ 1802 bar height stools have very original metal frames with new charcoal upholstery and spring swivel. 4 currently available...
Metal
$923Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Bar Stool, Red Leather & Steel, UK, 1950s Design
Located in PARIS, FR
Bar stool from the 1950s and 60s, which has a nice contrast between its black steel base and the red leather seat (leather redone). The red reminder of the braided footrests adds to ...
Steel
Set of 5 Brutalist Oak Mid-Century Belgium Bar Stools
Located in London, GB
A run of five bar stools. Solid oak. Belgium, c1970s. Price is for the set. Good vintage condition. Scuffs and marks commensurate with age. We will have our restorer give them a ...
Oak
French Wood & Leather Bar Stool, Mid-Century Modern, Craftsmanship, 1950's
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Wood & Leather high stool, bar stool, Mid-century Modern, Craftsmanship, 1950's Mid-century modern bar stool.
Leather, Wood
Set of Three Stained Blackened Mid-Century 'Marbella' Bar Stools
Located in London, GB
Set of three blackened bar stools. Spain, c1970s. Lated ebonised/blackened. Likely by Confonorm, Spain. Often attributed to Sergio Rodrigues and Carl Malmsten. Good vintage co...
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Brutalist Iron Chain Link Swivel Counter Bar Stool Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Wrought Iron Chain Link Swivel Counter Bar Stools - Set of 4.
Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Bar Stools
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A complete set of four teak barstools made in Denmark circa 70's or 80'd. The stools feature sculptural teak frames with the black naugahyde cushions. Seats were poorly recovered and...
Naugahyde, Teak
Mid-Century Arthur Umanoff Style Bar Stool, Slatted Beech, Black Metal
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bar stool in the Arthur Umanoff style combines slatted beech wood with a black enameled tubular metal frame and chrome footrest. The curved slatted back and seat employ 16 beech slat...
Metal, Enamel, Chrome
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century Chrome Bar Stools - Set of 4
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century Chrome Bar Stools - Set of 4 Each stool measures: 21 wide x 22 deep x 41.25 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 30 inches Excelle...
Chrome
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century Chrome Bar Stools - Set of 6
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century Chrome Bar Stools - Set of 6 Each stool measures: 21 wide x 22 deep x 41.25 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 30 inches Excelle...
Chrome
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century Chrome Bar Stools - Set of 10
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Mid Century Chrome Bar Stools - Set of 10 Each stool measures: 21 wide x 22 deep x 41.25 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 30 inches Excell...
Chrome
Mid-Century Tall Modernist Phillipe Starck Inspired Dark Stained Bar Stools
By Philippe Starck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist extra tall bar stools with dark walnut stain. These stools have a short backrest and exaggerated legs with a footrest measuring 13.375” off the ground. In original conditio...
Wood
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of four mid-century Mayan sun face back iron bar stools by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard.
Iron
Pair, Karl Springer Lucite Swivel Function Bar Stools Mid-Century Modern
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Karl Springer Mid-Century Modern frosted and clear Lucite Bar Stools made in America in the early 1980.
Lucite, Faux Leather
Pair of American Mid Century Rustic Wrought Iron Oak Swivel Bar Stools
By Cleo Baldon
Located in San Diego, CA
Very rare pair of swivel bar stools attributed to female American architect, Cleo Baldon for Inca California circa 1970s. In excellent condition with minimal use. Original naugahyde,...
Iron
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Dark Orange Bar Stools, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. Produced in Germany beautiful, well-crafted dark orange upholstery. The stools consist of an upholstered part, a seat and steel black legs. They ar...
Steel
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Navy Blue Bar Stools, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. Produced in Germany Beautiful, well crafted dark blue upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and steel black legs. They are...
Steel
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Dark Green Bar Stools, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. Produced in Germany. Beautiful, well crafted dark green italian upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and steel black legs...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Bar Stool by Cassina, Walnut Legs, Leather Seat
By Cassina
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Bar stool with walnut legs, leather and iron accents, attributed to Cassina. The frame of the stool is executed in brown wood, the round seat are upholstered in brown leather, the ri...
Leather, Wood
Warren Bacon Mid-Century American Brass and Wood Horseshoe Cantilever Bar Stool
By Warren Bacon
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American sculpted wood tractor style bar stool smoothly contoured for a comfortable fit on a horseshoe cantilevered brass frame.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century American Triangular Blue Vinyl Upholstered Wood Bar Stools
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century American triangular blue vinyl upholstered bar stools with low backrests, a splayed tripod wood frame and metal twist foot supports.
Metal
Set of 4 Mid-Century Brass and Wood Horseshoe Bar Stools, 1955
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 4 Mid-Century American brass and wood horseshoe cantilever bar stools upholstered in tan vinyl.
Metal
Pair of Circular Mid Century Modern Bamboo Bar Stools, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of beautiful vintage bamboo stools. They feature circular seats, completely made of bamboo, as well as a footrest. Made in Italy in 1960s. Very ...
Bamboo
Mid-Century Italian Brass and Wood Bar Stools, Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Refined pair of midcentury Italian bar stools with structure in wood and brass, coming from an important villa on como lake. The brass workmanship that reproduces the bamboo cane mo...
Brass
French Mid Century Pierre Jeanneret Wood & Iron Bar Stools for Chandigarh, 1950s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of French mid century wooden bar stools by Pierre Jeanneret in dark stained teak and patinated iron produced for Chandigarh India, 1950s.
Iron
$161Sale Price|70% Off
Mid Century Modern Swivel Bar Stool in the style of Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern bar stool in the style of Arthur Umanoff features bentwood seat and back with original finish atop a black painted metal base with swivel.
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Lucite Sculptural Bar Stool Chair by Hill, Pair
By Hill Manufacturing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Black Lucite Sculptural Bar Stool Chairs by Hill - a Pair.
Lucite
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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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