Stools
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Bentwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Rattan, Beech
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Enamel
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Acrylic, Beech
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
1970s Croatian Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Beech, Bentwood
1880s Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Walnut
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Walnut
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Braid
1890s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Paint
20th Century French Art Nouveau Stools
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Wood
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Birch
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Porcelain, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Stools
Wood, Fabric, Birch
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood, Braid
1890s British Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Textile, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Leather, Plastic, Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Marble
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Bentwood
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Fruitwood
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Oak
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Stools
Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Wicker, Beech
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century European Chinese Export Stools
Wood
1970s Spanish Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Stools
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Beech
19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Elm
1960s Italian Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Majolica, Terracotta
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Ceramic
1930s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Stools
Beech
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Wood, Elm
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Copper, Brass
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools
Fabric
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Stools
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Elm
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Wood
1880s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Stools
Walnut
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Stools
Beech
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Bentwood
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.