Modern Stools
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Fornasetti Bar Stool Tergonomico Handcrafted Black and White Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti chairs and stools are going to be the most surprising detail of your house.
This stool is handcrafted using original artisan techniques. It is silk-screened by han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Tooth Chair Contemporary Stool in Plaster
Located in London, GB
It is a chair made with the motif of tooth shape. After the urethane painting to add hardness to the EPS carved through 3D modeling, I wanted to express the t...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Plaster
Rivet Stool II by Bill Amberg, bridle leather stool with hand-set copper rivets
Located in Saffron Walden, GB
Introduced at London Design Festival 2017, the second iteration of the Bill Amberg Rivet Stool is presented in dark brown bridle leather.
Handmade at the Bill Amberg workshops in London, the stool is made of a single, beautiful piece of 6mm British cow hide. The leather is folded and secured in place by hand-set copper rivets...
Category
2010s British Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
Ledermann Bar Stool Light by Tom Kelley
Located in Milan, IT
The seat of this bar stool is covered entirely in leather, while its back is composed of a single, leather strap. Its wooden structure features four elongated, tapered wooden legs wi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Wood Frame Bar Stool in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Wood Frame Collection has become one of the brand’s classic signatures.
Adding to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Woo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Napa Stool Terry Dwan Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva1920
By Terry Dwan
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool made of a single block of scented cedar, with a concave ergonomic seat. Designed by Terry Dwan.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Clessidra Riva1920 Contemporary Stool Mario Botta Cedar Wood Made in Italy
By Mario Botta
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool made of a single block of scented cedar that features two semicircles positioned one on top of the other to form an hourglass. Designed by Mario Botta.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Moooi Monster Diamond High Barstool in Divina 3, 626 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Bronze Stool, Alchemy Stool by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary bronze stool - Alchemy Stool by Rick Owens
2013
Dimensions: L 62 x W 50 x H 34 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 10.5 kg
Avail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze
Chrome and Cane Barstool
Located in Countryside, IL
Chrome and cane barstool
This stool measures: 17.5 wide x 22 deep x 41 inches high, with a seat height of 30 inches
About photos: We take our photo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Macaron Stool Designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022.
Currently there are two available of the same color.
Exhibited in "BOMBONERA" a collective design exhi...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Divina 3, 623 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Buacheen, Natural Acacia Wood Bar Stool with Black Powder Coated Iron Legs
By Moonler
Located in Chiangmai, TH
A minimal, humble stool stripped down to its essential structure. Material characteristics are honored with the fusion of wood and metal. With legs kept visually clean, this object blends in with your living space, creating absolute, long-lasting beauty.
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Moonler’s products are mainly made of Chamchuri Wood (known as Acacia or Monkey Pod) which are solid wood and solid wood is a living material. It may move according to different weather conditions and environment humidity. It is normal for wood to increase and decrease its own dimensions according to the climate. Variations of 1-2% on solid wood table...
Category
2010s Thai Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Kartell Sparkle Stool in Smoke by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tokyjin Yoshioka's new Sparkle stool collection are as striking as a brilliant ray of sunlight. The plastic's unique pleating (both inside and out) is reflected in the end result: tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Handcrafted Solid Wood and Rope Tripod Stool "Yiaros" by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted tripod stool, model "Yiaros".
Legs made of solid oak wood, woven rope seat.
Suitable for indoors and outdoors us. Can be sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Macaron Stool Designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022.
Currently there are two available of the same color.
Exhibited in "BOMBONERA" a collective design exhi...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Ola Low Stool in Seventy White Upholstery with Chrome Legs by Saba
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ola chair grows taller: it adapts the same concept of curved sheets converging towards a single central point but this time in the form of a stool. The padded and welcoming form ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Isabelle Stool in Gatsby Blue Upholstery with Matt Black Legs by Saba
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The whimsical and feminine touch that defines the Isabelle chairs has been elevated in the form of a stool element. The stool maintains the organic shape that characterizes the seati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Sculptural Stool/End Tables in Black Cast Concrete by Nico Yektai
By Nico Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This grouping of sculptural objects was designed in a way that allows me the same freedom that I have with my one-of-a-kind woodworking. Casting concrete is usually a much more rigid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Stools
Materials
Concrete
Modern Fiberglass Conical Side Table from Costantini, Tromonto Crudo
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Tromonto Crudo Table can function as an accent table or a low stool. Its unadorned geometric shape plays counterpoint to the smoothly sanded yet layered raw fiberglass finish, ma...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Moooi Monster Diamond High Barstool in Divina 3, 191 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Brown, Grey and White Stoneware Ceramic Stool by Roz Herrin Modern Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Roz Herrin
Handmade and unique piece realised in La Borne.
Elegant stoneware ceramic stool by Roz Herrin.
Beautiful wood firing ceramics effects wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Macaron stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022.
Currently there are two available of the same color.
Exhibited in "BOMBONERA" a collective design exhi...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Skin 0083 Stool, Fastfood, Metal, Modern, Design, Colors, Restaurant, Washable
Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT
Bringing comfort and style to a snack counter in the kitchen or a public hospitality area, Skin Stool adapts in height and personality to all settings. The painted tubular metal shel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Tonica 2, 111 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Divina 3, 426 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Sama Stool/Table, Contemporary Modern Minimalist Black Oak & Black Metal
Located in Istanbul, TR
Sama stool/table is part of the Sama collection, which provides functionality through simple, yet striking and sculptural forms that add a unique and elegant touch to its environment...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Invito Solid Wood Stool, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
A simple and refined design in which solid walnut finds its highest expression. The Invito solid wood stool combines timeless style with authentic and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Black Steel Powder Coated Leather Counter Seat
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 counter seat is made with standard steel and powder coated matte black. The seat is available in saddle, black or un-tanned leather, or nylon cord i...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Moooi Nut Footstool in Oray Cream Upholstery with Oak Stained White Wash Frame
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rest your feet on this cossy addition to the Nut collection as and feel protected and as precious as the most beautiful pearl in the sea. The exquisite flavour of its design and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Ola High Stool in Seventy Grey Upholstery with Black Nickel Legs by Saba
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ola chair grows taller: it adapts the same concept of curved sheets converging towards a single central point but this time in the form of a stool. The padded and welcoming form ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Divina 3, 666 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
New York Soleil Low Stool with Grey Rope Frame & Black Legs by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The New York outdoor collection expands with a line of exclusive woven seating made entirely by hand. New York Sofa Soleil is the product of careful r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Rope
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Abbracci, Brown by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Niemeyer II Stool, Fur and Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer II stool is a curvy seating, designed to complement the rounded shapes of the Niemeyer II armchair.
Named after the Brazilian Archit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fur, Oak
Macaron Stool Designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022.
Currently there are two available of the same color.
Exhibited in "BOMBONERA" a collective design exhi...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Established & Sons Butt Stool by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
Versatile, comfortable and economical, this stackable plastic stool is a hard-working piece of furniture. The Butt stool’s ergonomic top borrows its form fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Moooi Sofa So Good Footstool in Solis Paper Upholstery & Polished Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sofa so good Demi table is part of the modular sofa so good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
New York Soleil Armrest Chair in Black Rope Frame & White Legs by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The New York outdoor collection expands with a line of exclusive woven seating made entirely by hand. New York Sofa Soleil is the product of careful r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Rope
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener Vienna 144 Barhocker Barstool in Walnut
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This bar stool was originally designed n 1908 by August Thonet. It is a classic for public seating, with solid, functional and elegant characteristics. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Modern Armless Bar or Counter Stool with Relaxed Backrest
Located in Greenwich, CT
This armless bar or counter stool features a curvy and relaxed backrest. Upholstered in a shimmering vinyl with contrasting cut velvet on the back; the stool also features a brass ki...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Maple
Moooi Monster Diamond High Barstool in Justo, Bred by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Abbracci, Grey by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Dutch Design Bench Side Table Steel Indoor Outdoor/ Black
By Harm De Veer
Located in Vinkel, NL
The Old School is based on the traditionally known furniture in Dutch schools. Due to its clean and elegant lines, it fits into any environment. The Old School is in place both in th...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Tonica 2, 611 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Divina 3, 346 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Tonica 2, 773 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Midcentury Wood 'Rib' Bar Stool by Michael van Beuren for Luteca Indoor/Outdoor
Located in New York, NY
Michael van Beuren, an American designer who attended Germany's prestigious Bauhaus school was the most famous 20th century furniture designer in Mexico. His goal was to bring modern furniture, expertly crafted to the Mexican market...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Teak
Inge Contemporary Chair Fully Upholstered
Located in London, GB
The Henge chair is comprised of three identical pieces and a seat. Two of the pieces make up the legs and the third acts as the back. The chair takes its n...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Modernist Chrome Wrapped Ottoman in Cream Gaufrage Velvet, Manner of Springer
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist ottoman was realized in the United States circa 1970. Executed in the manner of Karl Springer, it features a subtly domed concave body newly reupholstered in ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Zeitraum Morph Oak Black Stained Stool with Black Leather Seat in STOCK
By Zeitraum
Located in New York, NY
Oak color stained black/ black leather upholstered seat
Thanks to the shape of the seat and its ideal incline, Morph Stool is more comfortable than one would expect. Formally, he ha...
Category
2010s German Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Crofton Bar Stool with Black Stained Pinewood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton bar stool with black stained pinewood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embracing h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Divina 3, 671 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Canvas 2, 614 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of 1970's Z-Form Stools with Apple Green Leather Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with square leather saddle-stitched seat above a Z-form chrome frame.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Divina MD, 363 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Canvas 2, 556 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Invito Solid Wood Stool, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Grey Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
A simple and refined design in which solid walnut finds its highest expression. The Invito solid wood stool combines timeless style with authentic and natural beauty. Contemporary an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
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