Stools
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cedar
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Elm
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wire
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Sheepskin
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Stools
Pine
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood, Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Ash
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Mahogany
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Maple
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Velvet, Oak
Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Stools
Iron
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Stools
Straw, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bronze
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
1970s 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.