Stools
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Cowhide, Beech
2010s British Minimalist Stools
Leather, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Oak, Plywood, Paint
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Oak, Paint, Plywood
1750s Irish George II Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Aluminum
19th Century British George II Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Paint, Oak, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Oak, Plywood, Paint
2010s Danish Minimalist Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Stools
Oak, Plywood, Paint
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Beech, Cowhide
2010s Minimalist Stools
Metal
1830s English George IV Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Stools
Patent Leather
1750s Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Stools
19th Century Irish George IV Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Brass
1730s Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Stools
Early 19th Century European George IV Antique Stools
Giltwood
20th Century English George II Stools
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
1810s George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Irish George IV Antique Stools
Mahogany
1920s Belgian Minimalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1730s English George I Antique Stools
Mahogany, Silk
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Metal
1760s English George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Stainless Steel
19th Century Irish George III Antique Stools
Mahogany, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Walnut
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.