Stools
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut, Cane
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Pine
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stools
Fabric, Oak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Paint
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Wood
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut, Wood
Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jacaranda
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Beech
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Leather
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Cherry
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
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.