Stools
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Mahogany
1940s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak, Pine
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Cowhide
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Cowhide, Oak
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Cowhide, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Teak
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Laminate, Oak
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Laminate, Oak
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Laminate, Oak
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Canvas, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Ash, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Canvas, Oak
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Breccia Marble
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s European Minimalist Stools
Wood, Cotton, Walnut
1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Elm
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Birch
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Teak
1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Steel
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian 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.