Stools
19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
1960s European Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker
1950s French Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s French Modern Stools
Antler, Plywood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet, Walnut
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Oak, Papercord
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Steel
1960s German Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Stools
Pine
2010s French Other Stools
Resin
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Stools
Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Organic Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Stools
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hickory
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Beech
1960s American Vintage Stools
Wood, Wool, Faux Leather
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Canadian Minimalist Stools
Oak, Walnut
1950s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Hardwood, Oak
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Velvet, Cork
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Industrial Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1990s Art Deco Stools
Steel
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Birch
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Bronze
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Italian Vintage Stools
Brass
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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