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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Modern Linea Stool No.2, Bronze Plaster Finish with Second Firing 9 seat pad
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Linea stool is characterised by a hand-worked feet finished in bronzed plaster with an upholstered seat pad available in a range of ten jacquard fabrics from the ,,Second Firing” ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Black Stool Upholstered with Fur Top & Gold Spheres Details
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Stool is a luxury stool ideal for any contemporary interior design project. A modern stool design, upholstered in fur with polished brass details, made to enhance your home e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Modern Linea Stool No.1, Bronze Plaster Finish with Second Firing 2 seat pad
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Linea stool is characterised by a hand-worked feet finished in bronzed plaster with an upholstered seat pad available in a range of ten jacquard fabrics from the ,,Second Firing” ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Modern Linea Stool No.1, Antique Gold Finish with Second Firing 2 seat pad
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Linea stool is characterised by a hand-worked feet and finished with an upholstered seat pad available in a range of ten jacquard fabrics from the ,,Second Firing” series, designed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Leopard Velvet With Champagne Color Ostrich Feather Trim, Ostrich Fluff Ottoman
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This gorgeous Leopard velvet ottoman is a harmonious play on materials that results in sophisticated statement piece.
The ottoman is trimmed wi...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Feathers, Velvet
Marble Stool - Sculpture, Contemporary Italian Collectible Design
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Marble Table - Stool & Sculpture for your living space - Made in Italy
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa is...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Kartell Spoon Stool in White by Antonio Citterio & Toan Nguyen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An original stool whose shape is as elastic in appearance as it is in function. The innovation of Spoon consists mainly in attaching the seat to a central support with a specially re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
KGBL Cassius Barstool
By KGBL
Located in New York, NY
Utilizing a centuries old technique, water saturated leather hide is molded and stretched over a wood frame which is then exposed at the base to create the Cassius Barstool.
This is...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Leather Stool Bench, 1970s Design
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Modern stool bench upholstered with leather. Four wooden feet. Beautiful patina.
Category
20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Modern Twins Pouf Ottoman, Green Cotton Linen, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Pouf Ottoman, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Contemporary.
The Twins ottoman elevates the space into realms of comfort while offering an irres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Wood
Modern Twins Pouf Ottoman, Beige Cotton Linen, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Pouf Ottoman, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Contemporary.
The Twins ottoman elevates the space into realms of comfort while offering an irres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Linen, Cotton, Leather, Wood, Bouclé
DUMAS Bar Stool with brass rest feet
Located in Frazão, Porto
The DUMAS bar stool is a must for any living room. Characterized by an elegant quilting, while the legs are lacquered and enriched with brass rest feet. Dumas is available in fabri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Textiles or Leather Seatings, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, this inspiration gave us the freedom to create a collection where the design appropriate subtle elements, harmonic transitions and thin but resistant wood thicknesses, that gave life to a unique and contemporary collection.
Our studio objective was to abstract most of the figurative elements and arrive in the very sweet spot in this design, driving the details in a three dimensional way. All our objects are drawn using the Da Vinci's "golden section", and the wing collection is not an exception, this assures pleasing proportions.
The Wing chair collection is crafted with passion using premium materials and the latest technologies, and a very precise quality control, on its beauty there is the subtle variations between the wood veins in a real living item without ethnic appeal.
All this qualities converge in and merge in a collection made to participate in the life of its users like a breeze, comfortably, pleasant and positive.
Listing features the black ebonized solid wood stool...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
Shaker Backless Counter Stool by Ambrozia, Walnut, Black Steel, Sandle Vinyl
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker backless modern counter stool chair is made to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholstered seat. Leather is available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
GAN Spaces Nuances Pouf by Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
The Nuances collection consists of three rugs and a pouf made by hand. Investigating with different colors and densities, Patricia Urquiola was able to reinvent the wool felt, giving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool
Mahogany Berger stool by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
Berger mahogany stool by Charlotte Perriand, produced between 1950 and 1960
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Minimalist Style, Stool in Natural Solid Wood
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms in a modern interpretation of wood archetypes, combining a rational defined outcome with the warmth of or...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Polished Chrome Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three bar stools with slender polished chrome frames and soft cushions.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Large Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take a wooden frame, cover it in aluminium and then work its surface, ""scrunch” it by hand to achieve a crimpled profile. This is the process at the core of the Tab.u collection, stools and tables with absolutely distinctive lines. The Tab.u large stool is a traditional tall bar stool. It is perfect in any environment and for all uses: around the table for an unexpected guest, in the bathroom to rest objects or towels, in the living room when there is no more room on the sofa or in the bedroom instead of the usual bedside table. It is stunning around a counter or a kitchen island, both at home or in the most glamorous clubs. The family is complete with the addition of the Tab.u mirror and the Tab.u lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Small Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take a wooden frame, cover it in aluminium and then work its surface, ""scrunch” it by hand to achieve a crimpled profile. This is the process at the core of the Tab.u Collection, stools and tables with absolutely distinctive lines. The low Tab.u stool, the firstborn in the family, is a really versatile object. It is perfect in any environment and for all uses: around the table for an unexpected guest, in the bathroom to rest objects or towels, in the living room when there is no more room on the sofa or in the bedroom instead of the usual bedside table. Its elder brother, Big Tab.u is a traditional tall bar stool. It is stunning around a counter or a kitchen island, both at home or in the most glamorous clubs. The family is complete with the addition of the Tab.u Mirror and the Tab.u Lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Gufram "the End Stool Is Black" by Toiletpaper
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The funeral look of this furniture-sculpture is tempered by the softness of the polyurethane that makes it: in perfect Gufram tradition nothing is as it seems. "THE END in BLACK" is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Paint
Hawk & Stone Claro Walnut Milking Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand turned claro walnut milking stool by contemporary Los Angeles designer, David O'Brien of Hawk & Stone. David's appreciation for nature and wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Modern Grand Pouf Stainless Beige Linen Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Grand Pouf, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A comfy pouf stool with a luxurious touch. Upholstered in beige patterned linen fabric, Flox stands out...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
e15 Backenzahn Side Table by Philipp Mainzer
By Philipp Mainzer, e15
Located in New York, NY
The original Backenzahn designed in 1996 by e15 founder and architect Philipp Mainzer is a modern design classic as well as an identifiable icon for e15. Crafted in Germany, the stoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
SQ Upholstered Counter Stool, Solid wood, Brass, Boucle or COM COL, Made in USA
By David Gaynor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shown in solid ash, bouclé wool, and antique brass hardware
Counter or bar height
Available with:
Wood in ash, cherry, maple, walnut, or white...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut, Ash, Hardwood, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Bouclé
Hono Stool
Located in Denver, PA
The Hono stool started with our rediscovery of Shou Sugi Ban, an ancient Japanese burning technique that preserves wood through charring. Inspired by the me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Upholstered Walnut Corktown Stool Counter by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Upholstered walnut cork town stool by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions:
Seat diameter 13"
Base 12.5" x 14.5" x height 25.5"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Fabric.
Also available...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Organic Modern Stool Table Sculpture in Travertine - Urban Wabi Style
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Urban Wabi Side Table - Travertine Sculptural Table - Medusa Stool by Spinzi
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Barstool w/ Seaming Details
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
Drawing from the impossibly elegant waistlines of the pin ups, this barstool is a sensuous piece that offers a generous seat . The seaming details are exqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Sculptural Stool in Marble, Italian Collectible Design
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Marble Sculpture - Collectible side table - Sculptural Stool - Italian Design
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Med...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
White Carrara Marble Side Table - Collectible Italian Design
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
White Carrara Marble Stool - Collectible Italian Design - Marble Side Table
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medus...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Black Marble Side Table, Collectible Italian Sculpture
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Sculptural Side Table in Black Marble - Fluid Marble Sculpture
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa is shaped a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Emeco Broom Counter Stool in Dark Gray by Jasper Morrison
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Philippe Starck and Emeco came together to create a new chair that is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable – and designed to last. The chair is made from 75% waste polypropylene and 15% reclaimed wood that would normally be swept into the trash, “Imagine”, says Philippe Starck, “a guy who takes a humble broom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Broom Counter Stool in White by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Philippe Starck and Emeco came together to create a new chair that is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable – and designed to last. The chair is made from 75% waste polypropylene and 15% reclaimed wood that would normally be swept into the trash, “Imagine”, says Philippe Starck, “a guy who takes a humble broom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Alfi Counter Stool in Sand and Ash with Low Back by Jasper Morrison
By Emeco, Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Morrison together, designed and engineered The Alfi collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Alfi reflects Emeco and Morri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
SEGMENT Stool in Aluminum and Suede by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The SEGMENT Stool is part of the SEGMENT collection: a series of pieces that intend to break down a homogenous piece and ask the question of how to produce several products composed ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Luxurious Pair of Christopher Guy Xaviera Barstools with Leather Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Distinctive glamorous design in this luxe pair of Xaviera bar stools by Christopher Guy having tapering mahogany elegant legs, curlicue details at the rolled back arms, and superb cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Modern Almond Pouf Ottoman Light Grey Bouclé Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Almond Pouf Ottoman, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A comfy ottoman with a luxurious touch. Upholstered in light grey bouclé fabric. Destined to b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Bouclé, Leather
GUFRAM The End 1516 Stool by TOILETPAPER
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gufram pulls back from the world of design. It declares it and turns the page – with a tombstone. Since the time has come to call it quits because of the many mudslinger that have al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Other
Counter/Bar Stool Modern/Contemporary Corset Tie Blackened Steel and Leather
Located in Bronx, NY
BAR STOOL
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
Inspired by a Spanish toreador, this sleek combination of blackened steel and thick bull leather. Can be modified to any seat height.
Custom size...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Italian Round stool in yellow leather and aluminium, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Round stool in yellow leather and aluminium, 1940s
Stool with round seat, padded and covered in yellow leather. The structure is in cast aluminium. The paws are decora...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
YoYo Stool, Hand-Turned, Hardwood Side Table or Seating, in Black
By WOODSPORT
Located in St. Paul, MN
Stacked lamination of ash hardwood with walnut top, turned on a lathe. This pleasing sculptural object can be used as a side table or stool for seating. Available in black, natural, ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Red Marble Stool - Sculpture, Collectible Design, Made in Italy
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Collectible Italian Design - Red Marble Sculpture - Sculptural Side Table
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Sgabello italiano moderno in simil pelle nera e acciaio, 1970 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Sgabello italiano moderno in simil pelle nera e acciaio, 1970 ca.
Sgabello con seduta rotonda imbottita e rivestita in simil pelle nera, con zampe in tondino d'acciaio e poggiapiedi ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Harbor Counter Stool, Handmade Modern Rope Seat Counter Stool with Backrest
Located in Stevenson, WA
Phloem Studio Harbor Counter Stool is a modern contemporary solid wood stool handmade custom to order. The Harbor Stool is available in counter or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Rope, Hardwood
Ghidini 1961 Leporello Junior Stool in Dark Oak and Satin Brass Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Leporello Junior (small) stool is an adjustable stool made in brass and solid oak. Measure: Height ranges from 48-54cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Blond mahogany stool by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
blond mahogany stool by Charlotte Perriand, produced between 1950 and 1960
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Mahogany
YoYo Stool, Hand-Turned, Hardwood Side Table or Seating, Natural
By WOODSPORT
Located in St. Paul, MN
Stacked lamination of ash hardwood with a maple top, turned on a lathe. This pleasing sculptural object can be used as a side table or stool for seating. They look great in this natu...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Bertu Bar Stool, Cicely Modern White Oak Bar Stool
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Bar Stool, Cicely Modern White Oak Bar Stool
This Modern White Oak Bar Stool - The Cicely is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Senufo Ottoman, Unique Signed Stool by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo ottoman, unique signed stool by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: L 45 cm x W 45 cm x H 40 cm.
Materials: Iroko wood and sheepskin by Carine Boxy.
Made by hand and Signed by Arno Dec...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
21st Century Hera.2 Pouf in Silk Satin by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Hera.2 Pouf with structure in poplar wood and foam. Upholstery in fabric cat. B Silk Satin RC Karen col. 2. Base in MDF with matt Black Laquered finishing.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
21st Century Inanda Pouf in Velvet - Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
These poufs with an appealing design are characterized by the new silks of the collection and by a leather exterior embellished with special pleating with metallic piercings, recalli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Contemporary Cross Banded Stool Foot rest Pouf in Light Velvet Brown Corduroy
By Marnois
Located in Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia
Wrapped in a luxurious light brown corduroy upholstery, the stool introduces a touch of tactile warmth to your surroundings.
The corduroy not only adds a cozy and inviting feel but a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of 2 Hygge Stool by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Hygge stool by Collector
Materials: Structure in solid oak wood. Upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric.
Legs: Travertino
Dimensions: 45 x H 44 cm
Depe...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Travertine
British Modern Saddle Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a saddle seat form pine top on a hand-forged and hammered iron curule form base.
Dimensions: 26" W x 18" D x 20" H
Seat - 18" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
A Time Life stool by Charles and Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Time Life stool by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 248-249
Pro...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Le Corbusier for Cassina LC8 Swivel Stool
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier for Cassina LC8 Swivel Stool, chrome metal legs and black leather upholstery, marked.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
The Jojo stool. Brazilian Solid Wood and Marquetry Design by Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
The charming Jojo stool features a checkered marquetry seat, skillfully crafted with the fine woods Jequitibá and Sucupira. Its sturdy structure is also made of high-quality Jequitib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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