Stools
1980s Canadian Neoclassical Vintage Stools
Giltwood
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
20th Century Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Leather, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Walnut
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Ebony, Wood
20th Century French Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wool, Felt
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Bouclé, Leather
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s European Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Fabric
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Ceramic
1960s French Modern Vintage Stools
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Silk, Trimming, Lacquer, Wood, Velvet
2010s American Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s German Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stools
Silk, Wood
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.