Stools
2010s Minimalist Stools
Bronze
1890s Georgian Antique Stools
Leather
2010s South American Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Walnut, Plywood, Birch
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Walnut, Plywood, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Steel
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Birch, Oak, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s British Minimalist Stools
Hardwood, Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
Mid-19th Century European Georgian Antique Stools
Abalone, Mahogany
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Oak, Leather
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Minimalist Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Leather, Walnut, Ash, Upholstery
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Velvet
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools
Wood, Oak, Walnut
19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Elm, Mahogany
1880s English Georgian Antique Stools
Walnut, Burl
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Birch, Oak, Plywood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
Mid-18th Century George II Antique Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Ash, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
18th Century British George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
2010s Minimalist Stools
Lacquer
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Beech, Oak, Plywood
2010s Minimalist Stools
Lacquer, Abalone
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Steel, Zinc
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.