Stools
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Velvet, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Cane, Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Other
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Cut Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Animal Skin, Lucite
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
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.