Stools
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Ash
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Stools
Lacquer
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Stools
Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Oak
2010s Danish Post-Modern Stools
Steel
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Stools
Porcelain
20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Tapestry, Wood
1980s Australian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Walnut, Faux Fur
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Chestnut
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
2010s Polish Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Foam, Wood, Beech
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Iron
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Danish Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Korean Post-Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Leather, Oak
2010s French Post-Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Czech Post-Modern Stools
Corian
2010s Italian Post-Modern Stools
Murano Glass
2010s Thai Post-Modern Stools
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
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.