Stools
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Straw
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cherry
Late 20th Century French Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s French Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mahogany
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1940s French Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s French Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s French Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s French Vintage Stools
Pine, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Elm
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s French Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
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.