Stools
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
2010s Italian Empire Stools
Gold Leaf
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Copper
2010s South African Post-Modern Stools
Sandstone, Bronze
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Marble, Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Brass
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s Post-Modern Stools
Copper
2010s Post-Modern Stools
Lacquer
1990s German Post-Modern Stools
Pine
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
19th Century North American Empire Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Beech, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Empire Antique Stools
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Bronze, Ormolu
1990s German Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1970s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Stools
Wrought Iron, Brass
19th Century Russian Empire Antique Stools
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Leather
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite
1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Iron
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
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.