Stools
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Yew
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm, Burl
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Glass, Plastic
1950s South American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood, Rosewood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Jacquard, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plywood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Velvet, Bouclé
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Seagrass, Cherry
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood, Bouclé
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Jute, Hardwood
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Breccia Marble
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.