Stools
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Silk, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Hollywood Regency Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch, Plywood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cotton, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Cherry
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Bamboo
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Nickel
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Birch
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Jute, Hardwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
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.