Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut
1870s French Modern Antique Stools
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Marble
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Ash
2010s American Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Ash, Bentwood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Leather
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Leather, Cherry
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Steel, Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Ceramic
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Stools
Foam, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
1990s American Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Pine, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Wood, Bouclé, Leather
2010s Modern Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Velvet, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Walnut, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Walnut, Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Leather, Bouclé, Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
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.