Stools
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
2010s South American Minimalist Stools
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Glass, Plastic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Oak, Plywood, Paint
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Acrylic, Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Birch, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Teak
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Australian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
String, Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mohair, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Walnut, Plywood, Birch
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Hardwood
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
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.