Stools
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Elm
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cane, Glass, Bentwood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood, Plywood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1990s American Post-Modern Stools
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Rattan
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Walnut, Ash
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Linen, Wood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Concrete
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Walnut
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Beech
2010s Australian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
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.