Stools
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Beech
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Sheepskin, Wood
Late 20th Century North American Stools
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Stools
Wood
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Stools
Oak
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Stools
Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Stools
Natural Fiber, Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
2010s French Stools
Fabric, Wool
1980s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Teak
1960s French Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Stools
Oak
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Stools
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Wood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak
2010s Stools
Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Linen, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Stools
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
2010s French Other Stools
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Concrete
1980s American Modern Vintage Stools
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1970s German Industrial Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Stools
Leather
2010s French Minimalist Stools
Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
1960s Indian Vintage Stools
Metal
1950s European Vintage Stools
Elm
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Stone
2010s South African Stools
Hide
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
1760s English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Stools
Teak
2010s British Futurist Stools
Aluminum
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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