Stools
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
1950s American Modern Vintage Stools
Brass, Chrome, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Rosewood
20th Century French Modern Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Metal
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Metal, Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Cord, Oak, Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Cord, Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Stools
Cut Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Bouclé, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
1960s Indian Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s French Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Other
1960s American Modern Vintage Stools
20th Century French Modern Stools
Wrought Iron, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Elm
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Cowhide, Ebony
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Modern Stools
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
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.