Stools
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
20th Century American Modern Stools
Aluminum
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Velvet, Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Fabric, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s European Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Cement, Brass
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Ash, Hardwood, Bouclé, Oak, Maple
2010s American Modern Stools
Iron, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Pine, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
1960s French Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Moroccan Modern Stools
Resin, Wood, Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Wood, Leather
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Brass, Aluminum
1970s American Modern Vintage Stools
Pine, Upholstery
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Fabric, Natural Fiber
1870s French Modern Antique Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Walnut, Wood
2010s British Modern Stools
Copper
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.