Stools
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Walnut
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Elm
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Lucite
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Straw, Ash
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome, Aluminum
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Upholstery
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wicker, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx, Marble
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Wicker
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash, Straw
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Beech
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan, Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Javanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Birch
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Rattan
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Hardwood
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Resin, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bentwood
2010s German Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s German Post-Modern Stools
Concrete
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Bamboo
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.