Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Rope, Hardwood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Fiberglass, Lacquer
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Bouclé
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware
1960s German Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Textile, Ash
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Leather, Resin, Foam, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut, Velvet
1970s German Rustic Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s Mexican Rustic Stools
Bamboo, Reed
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Teak
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fur, Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Brass
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Textile, Foam, Plywood
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Fabric, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood, 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.