Stools
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Nutwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass, Metal
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Straw
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool, Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Cane
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Bamboo
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1960s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1920s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Beech, Fabric
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
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.