Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Metal
1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s French Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Rustic Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Ming Stools
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Stools
Wood, Fabric, Birch
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Concrete
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Textile, Pine, Plywood
1950s French Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ultrasuede
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Stools
Teak
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Steel, Zinc
1960s Belgian Chinoiserie Vintage Stools
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Modern Stools
Copper
2010s Dutch Stools
Stainless Steel
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Brass
1940s Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1990s American Post-Modern Stools
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hickory
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Oak
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
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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