Stools
20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Yarn, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Stools
Wood, Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Cherry
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool, Velvet, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
19th Century British Regency Antique Stools
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1970s Brazilian 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.