Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Wood
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Stools
Other
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1980s Colombian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Bone, Fabric, Resin
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Stools
Upholstery, Rosewood, Pine
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Stools
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Naugahyde, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Copper
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s South African Post-Modern Stools
Sandstone, Bronze
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s Italian Neoclassical Stools
Gold Leaf
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1990s American Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Post-Modern Stools
Copper
2010s Post-Modern Stools
Lacquer
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stools
Wood, Upholstery, Fabric
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1990s German Post-Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Stools
Wood
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Neoclassical Stools
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Stools
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Cherry
2010s Italian Neoclassical Stools
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Stools
Wood, Leather, Fabric
Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Stools
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stools
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Wood, Giltwood, Silk
1990s German Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Brass
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Post-Modern Stools
Wood
1970s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Stools
Silk, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Stools
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools
Fruitwood, Upholstery
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.