Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
2010s South American Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Steel
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Leather, Walnut, Ash, Upholstery
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Industrial Stools
Plastic, Wood
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel
1960s French Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Leather, Walnut, Ash, Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Industrial Stools
Wrought Iron
1990s American Industrial Stools
Aluminum
Early 1900s Danish Industrial Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Chrome
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Steel
1960s American Industrial Vintage Stools
Metal, Steel
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Resin, Fiberglass
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Minimalist Stools
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Velvet
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Walnut, Plywood, Birch
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
1960s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Iron
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Industrial Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
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.