Stools
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
18th Century British Antique Stools
Silk, Giltwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Bronze
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 2000s European Stools
Plywood
Late 19th Century African Tribal Antique Stools
Hardwood
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
20th Century Unknown Stools
Nickel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
1950s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Irish Antique Stools
Brass
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Stools
Concrete, Cement
1920s Queen Anne Vintage Stools
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s American Stools
Cement, Concrete
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Stools
Cement, Concrete
20th Century French Stools
Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Teak
1940s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1950s Vintage Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Modern Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stools
Beech
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Stools
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Stools
Rattan, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Wood
2010s Korean Post-Modern Stools
Granite, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Stools
Wood
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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