Stools
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Brass
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Papercord, Beech
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Beech
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Textile
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Jacaranda
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Ash
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Cowhide, Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1990s French Post-Modern Stools
Chrome
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Goatskin, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fiberglass, Walnut
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Lucite
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Acrylic, Lucite
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak, Walnut, 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.