Modern Benches
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Verdaço, Bench Sculpture by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Verdaço - Bench sculpture by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 197 x 79 x 133 cm
Materials: Stainless steel and wood
A tangle chaotic and, at the same time, systematic, meticulous. ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Valentino bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is an extremely versatil...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Building Blocks Bench by Jialun Xiong
By Jialun Xiong
Located in Geneve, CH
Building blocks bench by Jialun Xiong.
Dimensions: W 144.78 x D 43.18 x H 48.26 cm
Materials: Metal and Leather.
COM/COL option availabl...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Solid White Oak Farm Style Dining Table with Two Solid White Oak Benches
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our table and bench set has been designed in our studio in Los Angeles over a spring time of 2021, which we spent inside with windows wide open, daydreaming of that farm stay vacatio...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Leo Bench, Ivory Bouclé & Wood Bench by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order wood & bouclé bench designed by Christian Siriano.
Fabric for seat/back cushion:
Ivory Bouclé
Base: Black lacquered maple.
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Bouclé, Maple
Building Blocks Bench by Jialun Xiong
By Jialun Xiong
Located in Geneve, CH
Building blocks bench by Jialun Xiong
Dimensions: W 144.78 x D 43.18 x H 48.26 cm
Materials: Metal and wood
COM/COL option available.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Valentino bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is an extremely versatil...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Albert Bench by Auch Katz Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Albert bench by Auch Katz Studio
Unique piece
Materials: Jesmonite, fiber, pigments, varnish, 3D print PLA
Dimensions: 210 x 50 x 48 cm
AuchKatzStudio (AKS) is a duo of Elsa B...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Benches
Materials
Natural Fiber, Foam
Contemporary "Yi" Bench in Red Bean Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yi Bench
Red Bean Lacquer
Hand Repoussé
Metal Base
Contemporary
Limited Edition
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These pieces...
Category
2010s Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Karl Springer Style Large Waterfall Bench in Leopard Velvet & Black Leather
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Bougie leopard velvet with black leather piping 1970s Karl Springer Style Waterfall Bench coming through. Instantly delivers a sexy lux vibe to any space. Treat yourself to this deli...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Velvet
Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Valentino bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is an extremely versatil...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Ovni, Benches by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
A set of 4 ovni - Benches by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 38 x 38 x 45 cm
Materials: MDF, carbon steel, resin, painting in duco paint
Also available: tricolor, purple, green
...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Implication Sculptural Bench by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Implication Sculptural Bench by Mary Brogger
Unique piece. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions: D 76.2 x W 124.5 x H 81.3 cm.
Materials: Hand tied acrylic yarn, mixed media.
Sculp...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Other
Pair of Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Valentino bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is an extremely ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Bench in the Style of Mobichalet Made of Solid Wood, Brutalist Seat
By Mobichalet
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Bench in the style of Mobichalet made of solid wood, Brutalist seat by NONO.
NONO's Mobichalet-inspired bench seat is the perfect addition to any rustic interior. Made from solid wo...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Benches
Materials
Hardwood
Michael Gustavson Ceramic Indoor/Outdoor small bench or table "Composition"
Located in Glen Ellen , CA
Dimensions: 34" long x 14" deep x 20.5" high. California sculptor Michael Gustavson's colorful "Composition #4" ceramic bench is made from hand-built clay and finished with his signa...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Ceramic
Pride Special Editon Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Pride special editon Valentino bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Crooked Bench by Nazara Lazaro
Located in Geneve, CH
Crooked bench by Nazara Lazaro
Dimensions: H 57 cm x W 120 cm x D 52 cm
Materials: Massive oak with oil wax surface
Also available in natural massive oak, walnut, and white lacq...
Category
2010s German Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Pair of Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is an extremely ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Corbu Ottoman in Grey Oak by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the curved forms of Le Corbusier's High Court in Chandigarh, the Corbu bench features a domed seat that blends seamlessly into its contoured so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Benches
Materials
Oak, Walnut
AD Stool Large by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
AD stool large by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D 152 x W 69 cm x H 38 cm
Materials: Rubber seat and burned steel
Signed by Arno Declercq
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespoke objects with passion for design, atmosphere, history and craft. Arno grew up in a family with parents who like to work with beautiful brands and objects.
His father studied at the Royal Academy of Arts Fashion Department, he worked for Bikkembergs and made his own fashion brands, but has also collected tribal arts for more than 20 years. His mother, who worked with his father from the beginning, bought a shoe store in 2010 where they sold brands as Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, Maison Martin Margiela, ... With the interest in beauty he learned from his parents, Arno studied interior design, after learning a lot about materials and with great knowledge of history he designed interiors and opened his own gallery for ethnographic art...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Channeled Fleure Bench Midi in Velvet with Walnut feet
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Fleure Bench Midi, with its impeccable fluted detailing complements one of our signature pieces: The Fleure Sofa. Shown here upholstered in Designers Guild Varese Ochre cotton ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Benches
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Black Bench Rumbo by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Black bench rumbo by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Unique piece signed and numbered
Dimensions: L 118 x H 42 x W 31 cm
Materials: solid wood
Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede defines ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Bougulure Candleholder by Behaghelfoiny Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bougulure candleholder by Behaghel Foiny Design
2020
Materials: Aluminium, Plaster
Dimensions: 17 x 85 x 32 cm
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to ...
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Small Gradient Bench by Philipp Aduatz
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Gradient bench by Philipp Aduatz
Limited Edition of 50
Dimensions: 149 x 56 x 45 cm
Materials: 3D printed concrete dyed, reinforced with steel
The 3D printed gradient furniture collection is Philipp Aduatz latest project in the field of 3D concrete...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Italian Modern Wood Bench Torbecchia by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wood Bench Torbecchia by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1970s
Bench mod. Torbecchia entirely in solid wood. The rectangular seat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Corbu Bench in Walnut by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the curved forms of Le Corbusier's High Court in Chandigarh, the Corbu bench features a domed seat that blends seamlessly into its contoured so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Benches
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Teak Wood Framed Bench, with Woven Rattan Seat
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A hand-crafted teak framed & woven rattan strap bench. These benches are crafted by local artisans using a wood joinery technique without the use of nails. They feature a subtle wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Benches
Materials
Teak, Rattan
Ariadna Bench by Woody Fidler
Located in Geneve, CH
Ariadna bench by Woody Fidler
Materials: Olive wood
Dimensions: W 150 x D 100 x H 105 cm
Woody Fidler feels honored to live in a country where olive growing dates back to 4000 BC...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Benches
Materials
Olive
Banculure Bench by BehaghelFoiny Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Banculure bench by BehaghelFoiny design
2020
Materials: Wood, plaster, PVC
Dimensions: 125 x 32 x 48 cm.
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
PVC, Plaster, Wood
Clothespin 94 Inches Cedar Bench with White Iron Spring, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bench made of solid scented cedar worked from single blocks. It features a sculptured de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Cedar
Kartell Hiray Sofa by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HIRAY takes metal, one of the most important materials for the greening of the Kartell catalogue, and uses the welded wire process to shape it. The result is an essential and functional product that is nevertheless rich in emotion. Metal wires form well-defined yet lightweight structural parts of the collection’s chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Bench by FAINA
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary bench by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Textiles, foamrubber, sintepon, wood, plywood
Dimensions: 62 ? 180 ? 55 ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Benches
Materials
Textile, Wood, Plywood
Customizable Upholstered Wave Bench in Lavender Velour by Objects for Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural yet comfortable, the Wave Bench by Los Angeles–based design studio Objects for Objects is a fun piece for the end of the bed, or in any ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Capsule Accent Steel Bench with Walnut Side Table
By Loran Bohall
Located in Indianapolis, IN
The Capsule Bench brings together a deep rich patinated steel body with a warm walnut side table.
The table is independent of the steel so it can be pulled out and used along wit...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Alchemy Long Bench by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Alchemy long bench by Rick Owens
Dimensions: L 190 x H 53 x W 50 cm
Materials: Bronze, camel skin
Rick Owens is a California-born fashion and furniture has developed a unique style ...
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Alchemy Bench by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Alchemy bench by Rick Owens
2015
Dimensions: L 100 x W 74 x H 75 cm
Materials: Bronze, camel skin
Weight: 55 kg
Rick Owens is a California-born fa...
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Balloon Bench H220430 Satoshi Itasaka Hanging Bench
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Balloon bench designed by Satoshi Itasaka of h220430
This bench is hanging bench installed to ceiling. Made up of 14balloons and seat.
Balloon is FRP, ...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Benches
Materials
Wire
Modern Bench with Curved Metal Legs
Located in North York, ON
Modern bench with curved metal legs. Beautiful textured beige fabric with thick cushioning for maximum comfort. Completed with curved metal legs in an ant...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Brass
Etched Hair-On Upholstery Jacob Bench by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Etched hair-on upholstery Jacob bench by Madheke
Dimensions: W 180 D 60 H 41 cm
Materials: Leather, Fabric, Metal
Etched hair-on upholstery, solid bronzed frame.
Reflecting t...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Stone Menaggio Bench by Studio Emblématique
Located in Geneve, CH
Menaggio bench by Studio Emblématique
Dimensions: W 200 x D 75 x H 33 cm
Materials: Stonegrain seet, oakwood back and legs
Pushing the boundaries, going the extra mile to find...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Stone
'Cusi' Bench in Pierre Frey Encre Mohair
Located in Concordia Sagittaria, Veneto
This fun yet Classic bench is indeed a celebration of the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncusi’s contribution to modernism, referencing one of his mos...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery
Proportions of Stone Stool by Lee Sisan
Located in Geneve, CH
Proportions of stone stool 02 by Lee Sisan, 2019
Dimensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 45 cm.
Materials: stainless steel, natural stone.
Each pie...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Benches
Materials
Stone, Steel
Pair of Modern Walnut Benches by Lara Mann
Located in North York, ON
Pair of Modern walnut benches by Lara Mann. Simplistic modern styling in rich walnut woods and upholstered seat cushion. Contrasting center panel adds texture and flare to the design...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Burnished and Limed Oak Bench by Fritz Baumann
Located in Geneve, CH
Burnished and limed oak bench by Fritz Baumann
Dimensions: Top 86 x 28 x h 39 cm
Materials: Oak
*This piece is suitable for outdoor use. Please no...
Category
2010s German Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Miljevina Bench Medium in Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel and Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Three abandoned buildings with a strong geometrical character were the inspiration behind a new collection of sculptural objects.
After being aband...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Green Console by Laurids Gallée
Located in Geneve, CH
Green console by Laurids Gallée
Dimensions: W 25cm, L 150cm, H 70cm
Materials: Resin
Laurids Gallée, grew up in a family of artists in Vienna, Au...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Resin
Leplì Bench with Storage Unit in Fabric Beige
Located in New York, NY
Leplì is a stool, bench, and pouf. Kensaku Oshiro designs four versatile pieces with a strong identity. The designer draws on traditional Poltrona Frau processes and decorations, com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Birch, Plywood
Donatello Bench by Studio 2046
Located in Geneve, CH
Donatello bench by Daniele Daminelli (Italy, 2021)
Capsule Collection Reinassance
Dimensions: 175 x 45,5 x 46 cm
Materials: Carved wood and satin steel structure.
Blades and monoliths of pure abstraction are embedded onto the monumental legs of a 19th century Italian table, overflowing with decorations. Or a dense inlay of oriental scenes. The journey is in time, in style, but also in space. It crosses East and West. And the journey, that draws on different cultures, leads to hybrid furnishings, with an aesthetic somewhere between a master of minimalism like Carl Andre and the most refined wood essences of high antiques. The chairs of an oriental living room, for example, made in Hong Kong at the beginning of the twentieth century, have a decorative light-heartedness that knows how to dialogue with steel. This is the project of SUPERMOBILE2046, signed by Daniele Daminelli, a rising star of limited edition Italian design-sculpture, selected among the 100 designers of the moment in the list of AD100-Special decorator.
Studio 2046...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Set of Camber Stool and Bench by Paul Coenen
By Paul Coenen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of camber stool and bench by Paul Coenen.
Dimensions:
Stool: W 47 x D 37 x H 45 cm
Bench: W 118 x D 37 x H 45 cm
Materials: Stainless steel.
...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Metal Pepino Chair by Owl
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal Pepino chair by Owl
Dimensions: L 112 x W 70 x H 60 cm
Materials: Metal Base, Upholstered
La Pepino is a collection of only seating, which con...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Modern Design Butterfly Jointed Side Bench
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Modern design butterfly jointed planks wooden side bench. Made in Belgium, early 2000's. Wood constructed bench with 2 planks as seat which are jointed...
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Small Traaf Bench by Tim Vranken
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Traaf Bench by Tim Vranken
Materials: colored oak (oiled), granite
Dimensions: 105 x 60 x H 46 cm
Variations available.
Tim Vranken is a Belgian ...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Granite
Large Sculptural Modern Bench Cast Concrete and Wood with a Back by Nico Yektai
By Nico Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Bench #4 from Series #2 is a modern bench made of Sapele wood, cast concrete and Stainless Steel. This was the first piece that i designed with this type of bracket to suspend the ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete
CraftAssociates Upholstered Bench, Trenchard Modern Upholstered Bench, Black
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Upholstered Bench, Trenchard Modern Upholstered Bench, Black
This modern upholstered bench is expertly crafted and upholstered. The bench boasts hand cut high-densit...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Rumbo Bench by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Rumbo bench by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Unique piece
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: L 31 x W 118 x H 42 cm
Materials: mapple wood
Also available in solid cherrywood and ot...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Ione Bench Polyurethane White Travertine Scapin
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Ione bench, design by Elena Salmistraro for Scapin Collezioni.
New Atomic Age Collection.
In Ione bench, the encounter between simple geometries and graphic designs of the Limite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Marble
There and Black Sculptural Bench by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
There and black sculptural bench by Mary Brogger
Unique piece.
Dimensions: D 84 x W 196 x H 81.5 cm.
Materials: Hand-tied acrylic yarn, mixed...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Other
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Find a broad range of unique Modern benches for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage benches created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern benches made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original benches, popular names associated with this style include Marie Burgos Design, Emeco, Jasper Morrison, and Stephen Kenn. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for benches differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $350 and tops out at $96,000 while the average work can sell for $4,139.
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