Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hickory
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Upholstery, Lacquer, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Reclaimed Wood
Early 2000s British Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Oak
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Cherry
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Lucite
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Straw, Ash
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
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.