Stools
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Iron
2010s American Modern Stools
Wool, Felt
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Stools
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Peruvian Modern Stools
Stone
1990s American Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Rustic Antique Stools
Petrified Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
1990s Italian Modern Stools
Iron
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
1930s Balkan Rustic Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Clay
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Textile, Foam, Ash, Plywood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Stools
Rope, Wood, Oak
1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Bentwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, 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.