Stools
1970s Finnish Vintage Stools
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Stools
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Metal
Late 20th Century American Revival Stools
Bronze, Iron, Metal
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Oak
20th Century Art Deco Stools
Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Organic Modern Stools
Wood, Oak
2010s Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rush, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Ash
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rope, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Stools
Quartz, Brass
2010s European Modern Stools
Faux Leather, Rattan, Wood
1970s Japanese Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Upholstery, Foam, Wood
2010s American Bauhaus Stools
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Stools
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Ceramic
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Stools
Wool, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Stools
Steel
2010s Italian Stools
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Stainless Steel
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Pine
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Stools
Faux Leather, Oak
2010s American Organic Modern Stools
Bronze, Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
20th Century Classical Roman Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Stools
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Wood, Cedar
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
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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