Stools
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1990s American Modern Stools
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Fiberglass
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s Modern Stools
Lacquer
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Textile, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wool, Teak
2010s German Modern Stools
Steel
1950s French Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Textile
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bouclé, Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Ebony, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s German Modern Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Unknown Modern Stools
Ash, Bentwood, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Beech
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Paint
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s American Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Leather
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s American Modern Stools
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Other
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cord, Hardwood
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone, 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.