Stools
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Oak
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Hardwood, Wood
Late 20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
Late 20th Century French Primitive Stools
Wood, Hardwood
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1920s English Primitive Vintage Stools
Oak
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
1930s French Primitive Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 18th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch, Pine
1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Primitive Stools
Hardwood
1970s Mexican Primitive Vintage Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Leather
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood, 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.