Stools
1990s European Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Modern Stools
Leather, Acrylic
1940s French Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Modern Stools
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s German Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Brass
1990s Modern Stools
Chrome
20th Century French Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Terrazzo
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Wool
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Paint
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Ash, Hardwood, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal, Steel
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Cotton, Epoxy Resin
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Pine, Plywood
2010s Moroccan Modern Stools
Resin, Wood, Oak
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Brass, Aluminum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
1870s French Modern Antique 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.