Stools
1970s Swedish Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Leather, Oak, Wood
Mid-20th Century Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Stools
Oak
1940s English Industrial Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
1950s French Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Hungarian Stools
Porcelain, Paint
1970s Italian Vintage Stools
Leather, Ash, Oak, Walnut, Wenge
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Stools
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
2010s American Modern Stools
Maple
2010s Organic Modern Stools
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century Asian Rustic Stools
Elm
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Stools
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak, Pine
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s British Modern Stools
Aluminum
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric, Cane
1950s French Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Stools
Fabric, Beech
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Brass
Early 20th Century African Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Other Stools
Stone, Travertine, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Upholstery
Late 18th Century Austrian Gustavian Antique Stools
Silk, Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Stools
Aluminum, Enamel
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century Modern Stools
Leather, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Clay
1950s Vintage Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Stools
Cotton, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Stools
Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
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.
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