Stools
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood, Cherry, Hickory
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Papercord, Rush, Birch
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Straw
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Naugahyde, Lucite
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Stools
Wood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Stools
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Elm
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hide, Leather, Wood, Lacquer, Fur
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Stools
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s American Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1950s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Paint
1940s French Other Vintage Stools
Jute, Oak
1890s Belgian Folk Art Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Stools
Jute, Cotton
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1870s American Adirondack Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
2010s Colombian Stools
Steel
1950s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Hardwood, Upholstery, Faux Leather
2010s British Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Stools
Other
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Birch
19th Century English Antique Stools
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Fabric, Resin, Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
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.
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