Counter Seating
2010s American Industrial Stools
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s Mexican Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s German Modern Stools
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Stools
Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Indonesian Modern Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Brass, Copper, Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Stools
Straw, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Stools
Metal
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Metal, Iron
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Metal, Iron
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Metal, Iron
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Chairs
Ash, Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Maple
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Stools
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Ash, Ash, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Modern Stools
Fabric, Linen
2010s American Modern Stools
Hardwood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Beech
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Walnut
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Stools
Straw, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Aluminum
20th Century European Stools
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Walnut
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Concrete, Steel
20th Century American Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Concrete, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Concrete, Steel
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Finding the Right Stools for You
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 a good stool 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 relegated to 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.