Stools
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak, Bouclé
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century English Chesterfield Stools
Leather, Wood
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Stools
Oak
1960s American Vintage Stools
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
Iron
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rosewood
1930s French Primitive Vintage Stools
Oak
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Stools
Suede, Wood, Walnut
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Stools
Papercord
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Stools
Metal
2010s Dutch Stools
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
19th Century French Antique Stools
Elm
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century French Stools
Wicker, Teak
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Steel
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Teak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Walnut
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Italian Stools
Other, Metal
1990s Brazilian Stools
Wood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Stools
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Elm
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Stools
Metal, Bronze
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Birch
1950s Finnish International Style Vintage Stools
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Stools
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Ceramic
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wool, Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
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.
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