Stools
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Cane, Teak
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Seagrass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Rope
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Beech, Bouclé
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rattan
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plastic
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
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.