Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Copper
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
20th Century Modern Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Lucite, Oak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1980s French Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Late 19th Century French Primitive Antique Stools
Pine
1970s British Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Resin
1990s British Modern Stools
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1970s Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century English Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Leather, Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Resin
2010s American Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1960s American Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Porcelain
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather
1990s Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Australian Modern Stools
Onyx
Mid-20th Century Primitive Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Aluminum, Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Abalone, Fabric, Wool, Wood
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Porcelain
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Egyptian Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Steel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
1960s American Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Brass
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.