Stools
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wire
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Bamboo
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Birch
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Hardwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood, Beech
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Straw
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Goatskin, Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite
1960s Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Beech
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
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.