Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Copper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Lucite, Faux Leather, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Stools
Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Early 1900s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Stools
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Natural Fiber
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Faux Leather
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Birch, Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Lucite
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Art Deco Stools
Horn
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stools
Animal Skin, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Bakelite, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cotton, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Animal Skin, Lucite
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Walnut
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Maple
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rosewood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Rush
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.