Stools
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Wood, Beech
1970s European Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome, Iron
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1990s American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century French Stools
Oak, Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
1980s Australian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1980s American Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Nickel
1980s Italian Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Vintage Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1980s American Vintage Stools
Fabric
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Natural Fiber
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1990s American Modern Stools
Brass
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Stools
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
1990s Stools
Wood
1970s French Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood, Rosewood
1990s American Stools
Mahogany
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
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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