$3,000
Max Bill Ulm Stool
By Max Bill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Ulm Stool, or Sgabillo Stool, in birch is a masterclass in minimalist, multifunctional Bauhaus furniture.
Birch
Ulm Stool by Max Bill, Mid-Century Modern, Germany, 1950s
By Max Bill
Located in Berlin, DE
The Ulm Stool may seem unassuming at first glance, yet its story is as fascinating as its minimalist design.
Spruce
Ulm Stool by Max Bill for HfG Ulm, Germany, 1950s
By Max Bill
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Originally conceived as a multifunctional object for the Ulm School of Design, the stool reflects the principles of functional modernism.
Wood
Mid Century Style ULMER HOCKER Stool by Max Bill designed in 1954 at the HfG Ulm
By Max Bill
Located in Ulm, DE
With a height of 43.8 cm, a width of 39 cm, a depth of 29.25 cm, and a weight of only 2.9 kg, the Ulm Stool is extremely handy and easy to transport.
Beech, Spruce
Mid Century Style ULMER HOCKER Stool by Max Bill in Black Stained Spruce
By Max Bill
Located in Ulm, DE
With a height of 43.8 cm, a width of 39 cm, a depth of 29.25 cm, and a weight of only 2.9 kg, the Ulm Stool is extremely handy and easy to transport.
Beech, Birch
Mid Century Style ULMER HOCKER Stool by Max Bill in Notwood and Lacquer Finish
By Max Bill
Located in Ulm, DE
With a height of 43.8 cm, a width of 39 cm, a depth of 29.25 cm, and a weight of only 2.9 kg, the Ulm Stool is extremely handy and easy to transport.
Nutwood
Max Bill for Zanotta Ulm Stool
By Max Bill, Zanotta
Located in Hudson, NY
Designed for a children's school. Stamped in wood on underside "Max Bill, ZANOTTA" appears to be an early vintage.
Fir, Beech
Max Bill's Ulm Stools, circa 1954
By Max Bill
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
The ULM stool, designed in 1954 by Max Bill, Hans Gugelot, and Paul Hildinger for the Ulm School of Design, embodies the very essence of functional and minimalist design.
Wood
Max Bill Ulm Stool, circa 1960
By Zanotta, Max Bill
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Max Bill for Ulm School manufactured by Zanotta, circa 1960.
Wood
Max Bill's Ulm Stool / Authentic Mid-Century Swiss Design
By Max Bill
Located in Zürich, CH
Compared to most minimalist design of the last 30 years, which is just a superficial attitude, here we can see that it is seeking something essential in an unspoiled way. Ulm stool...
Spruce
Rare Chipboard stool by Max Bill, Ulm, circa 1962
By Max Bill
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
This stool was developed as part of the research at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm from 1954 onward, attributed to Max Bill in collaboration with Hans Gugelot and Paul Hilding...
Wood
Rare Chipboard stool by Max Bill, Ulm, circa 1962
By Max Bill
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
This stool was developed as part of the research at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm from 1954 onward, attributed to Max Bill in collaboration with Hans Gugelot and Paul Hilding...
Wood
Ulm Stool by Max Bill
By Max Bill
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Max Bill was the first director of the Ulm Design Stool which was the successor to the Bauhaus in postwar Germany.
Beech, Pine
Sold
H 17.25 in W 15.36 in D 11.52 in
Mid Century Style ULMER HOCKER Stool with Drawer by Max Bill designed in 1962
By Max Bill
Located in Ulm, DE
In 1962, as a further development of the Ulm Stool, Max Bill designed the Drawer Stool. Simple in form and material, it can be used anywhere just like the Ulm Stool - whether as a si...
Beech, Spruce
Sold
H 17.75 in W 14.75 in D 10.75 in
1970s Birch Plywood Ulm School Stool or Side Table by Max Bill - Zanotta Italy
By Zanotta, Max Bill
Located in St. Louis, MO
Max Bill Ulm Stool by for Zanotta, originally designed for the Ulm School in the 1950s.
Birch
Max Bill Ulm Laminated Wood Stool, circa 1950
By Max Bill
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Max Bill for Ulm School manufactured by Zanotta, circa 1960.
Wood
Max Bill Ulm Pair of Mid-Century Modern Wood Stool, circa 1970
By Max Bill
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of stools designed by Max Bill for Ulm School manufactured by Zanotta, circa 1970.
Wood
Max Bill "Ulm" Stool for Zanotta
By Zanotta, Max Bill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Bill's portable "Ulm" stool, manufactured by Zanotta, was originally designed in 1954 for the Ulm School of Design in Ulm, Germany, at which Bill was the director.
Wood
Max Bill Ulm Stool
By Zanotta, Max Bill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Bill's Ulm portable stool manufactured by Zanotta, and designed for the Ulm School of Design for which Bill was the director.
Wood
Max Bill Ulm Stool
Located in Hudson, NY
Vintage Max Bill Ulm Stools
Wood
Pair of Vintage "Ulm" Stools by Max Bill
By Max Bill
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Rare matching pair of Ulm stools/side tables by Max Bill for Zanotta.
Swedish Designer, Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Pine
Ingvar Hildingsson Stool, Sweden, 1970s
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Klein blue" Ingvar Hildingsson stool produced by Ingvar Hildingsson, Sweden. Signed "IH". Designed 1970s. Listed price is for a single, set of 2 available.
Elm
Carl Malmsten Stool
By Carl Malmsten
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carl Malmsten stool simple but elegant hand made craftsmanship with signature leg construction, Sweden.
Pine
George Nelson Stool by Herman Miller, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
George Nelson Stool for Herman Miller, USA - 1960s in all original condition with the rare brown base George Nelson (1908-1986) was an American industrial designer and architect who...
Metal
Stool by Georges Candilis and Anja Blomstedt
By Georges Candilis
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
France / circa 1969s. Size : W 450, D 420, H 420 mm ? The stool designed by architect Georges Candilis and interior designer Anya Bromstead. Only a few hundred products made ...
Ash
Modernist French stool from the 1950s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
A charming little French stool from the 1950s, with all the quiet character of honest, everyday modernism. The simple silhouette is elevated by its black-stained wooden frame—beautif...
Linen, Wood
High stool by Bruno Rey, circa 1971
By Bruno Rey
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Pair of high stools with backrest, model Rey Chair by Bruno Rey for Dietiker. The solid beech structure is lacquered white, and the seat covered with white imitation leather. The se...
Beech
Sebastian Stool by Volk
By VOLK 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As Shown: Solid ash with grey wool fabric Whitewashed finish Dimensions: 18.5” H x 17.5” W x 17.5” D Custom sizing is available Offered in a variety of hardwoods and finishes C...
Ash
$1,049
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 11.03 in
Swedish Pine Stool by Carl Malmsten, Scandinavian Modern, Circa 1950
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Charming solid pine stool model "Hadar", reminiscent of the "sportstugemöbler" furniture. Designed and manufactured by Carl Malmsten in Sweden during the 1950s. Made from solid pine ...
Pine
$2,564 / item
H 16.54 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Aldo Bakker 'Triangle' Wood Stool or Side Table by Karakter
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool or side table designed by Aldo Bakker in 1996. The Dutch designer, Aldo Bakker, is known for his uncompromising approach to design. This is a perfect example of his work. Tr...
Wood
$2,500
H 21 in W 22 in D 14.5 in
1950s Danish Stool by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck
By Willy Beck, Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a handsome solidly constructed Danish stool, featuring tapered teak dowel legs, and newly reupholstered in full grain black leather. This piece was designed by Aksel Bender M...
Leather, Teak
$995 / item
H 25.6 in Dm 17.33 in
Dietiker Rey Counter Stool, Mid-Century Modern, Designed by Bruno Rey, 1971
By Bruno Rey, Dietiker
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971. This is the count...
Aluminum
Pine Stool by René Martin, France, circa 1965
By René Martin
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Solid pine stool designed by René Martin, nicknamed "René les Ciseaux," a discreet yet key figure in postwar alpine design. As a close collaborator of Charlotte Perriand, he contribu...
Pine
Baumwritter Pine Stool, Sweden 1960
By Baumritter
Located in New York, NY
Pine Stool with four legs excentered from the seat.
Pine
Pall Stool by K. J. Pettersson & Söner, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A pall stool by K. J. Pettersson & Söner, Sweden, 1970s, often attributed to Axel Einar Hjorth. In very good original condition with minor signs of use and wear. Fast shipping ...
Pine
Stool by Marcel Gascoin
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Saint Ouen, France
Marcel Gascoin, born August 24, 1907 in Le Havre and died October 27, 1986 in Paris 13e1, was a decorator specializing in "serial furniture", who played a major role in the emergence...
Wood, Oak
Pierre Chapo S31B Stool in Solid Elm, Chapo Creation, France
By Pierre Chapo, Chapo Creation
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking three-legged stool is the model S31 designed by Pierre Chapo in 1974. The cross legged base and round seat are in solid elm wood. This stool also (could work) works wel...
Elm
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Les Arcs table by Charlotte Perriand in pine, 1960'
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in LYON, FR
Large pine table by Charlotte Perriand, designed for the Les Arcs ski resort in the 1960s. The tabletop shows signs of wear, but this gives it a beautiful patina with its honey colo...
Pine
$1,600
H 18.9 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Pine Bedside Table Inspired by Charlotte Perriand, France, 1960s
By Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
Inspired by the modernist elegance of Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Chapo, this pinewood table, crafted in France in the 1960s, embodies functional beauty. Its clean lines and visibl...
Pine
Achille Castiglioni Teli Kd51/R light Flos - Italy 1970s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in London, GB
Light is tempered and diffused by these rare pendants, an elegant contrast of primary modernist shapes and textured fabric. Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) and his brother Pier Giaco...
Steel
S 20 Leather Ottoman by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
S 20 leather ottoman/stool by Pierre Chapo. Made in France circa 1967. Provenance: Maison Gauthier by Jean Prouvé. Saint Dié 1962 Via Atelier Chapo Créations : Same manufacture a...
Leather, Elm
$3,170
H 13 in W 19.69 in D 12.6 in
Minimalist Alvar Aalto Drawer Wall Shelf Model B 114, 1950s for Artek
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful drawer shelf / console by Alvar Aalto in solid birch and oak veneer for Artek. A small and very practical addition to your entrance or any wall space to keep keys or smal...
Birch, Oak
'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, creativ...
Steel
Alvar Aalto Cabinet Model. 810 in Birch, Artek 1950s
By Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare cabinet model 810 designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by Artek in Finland in the 1950s. Very minimal and sleek design, perfect for almost any interior. The item is in ver...
Birch
Set of Six "Meribel" Chairs by Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six "Meribel" chairs by Charlotte Perriand. Made in France, circa 1950s. Literature: J. Barsac, "Charlotte Perriand, Un art d'habiter", Editions Norma, Paris, 2005.
Rush, Ash
$23,000
H 17.75 in Dm 12.75 in
Charlotte Perriand High Berger Stool in Mahogany, From Home of Claude Parent
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charlotte Perriand high Berger stool in Mahogany. Steph Simon Edition. From the home of Claude Parent (the last images are of the stool as originally situated and used within his h...
Mahogany
Axel Einar Hjorth "Skoga" Stools
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of oiled pine stools designed by Axel Einnar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, model "Skoga". Sweden, circa 1930th. Wear consistent with age and use, some trace of repair. Read...
Pine
alvar aalto 111 shelf
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
1940' alvar aalto design 111 shelf. This is made in Hedemora for export to abroad aalto furnitures during WW2.
Birch
$814 / item
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 10.83 in
Zanotta Sgabillo Stool in Natural Varnished Frame by Max Bill
By Zanotta, Max Bill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Zanotta Sgabillo Stool in Natural Varnished Frame by Max Bill Structure in natural varnished, layered birch or in black lacquered medium density fiberboard finished in scratch-re...
Birch
Max Bill was born in Winterthur, Switzerland. After an apprenticeship as a silversmith during 1924–27, he took up studies at the Bauhaus in Dessau under many teachers including Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Oskar Schlemmer from 1927 to 1929, after which he moved to Zurich.
After working on graphic designs for the few modern buildings being constructed, Bill built his first work, his own house and studio (1932–3) in Zurich-Höngg. From 1937 onward he was a prime mover behind the Allianz group of Swiss artists.
Bill is widely considered the single most decisive influence on Swiss graphic design beginning in the 1950s with his theoretical writing and progressive work. His connection to the days of modernism gave him special authority. As an industrial designer, his work is characterized by a clarity of design and precise proportions. Examples are the elegant clocks and watches designed for Junghans, a long-term client. Among Bill's most notable product designs is the Ulmer Hocker of 1954, a stool that can also be used as a shelf element, a speaker's desk, a tablet or a side table. Although the stool was a creation of both Bill's and Ulm School designer Hans Gugelot's, it is often called "Bill Hocker" because the first sketch of it on a cocktail napkin was Bill's work.
As a designer and artist, Bill sought to create forms which visually represent the New Physics of the early 20th century. He sought to create objects so that the new science of form could be understood by the senses: that is as a concrete art. Thus Bill is not a rationalist – as is typically thought – but rather a phenomenologist. He made spare geometric paintings, prints and spherical sculptures, some based on the Möbius strip, in stone, wood, metal and plaster. His architectural work included an office building in Germany, a radio studio in Zurich, and a bridge in eastern Switzerland.
Bill continued to produce architectural designs, such as those for a museum of contemporary art (1981) in Florence and for the Bauhaus Archive (1987) in Berlin. In 1982 he also entered a competition for an addition to the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, built to a design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Pavillon-Skulptur, a large granite sculpture, was installed adjacent to the Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich in 1983. As is often the case with modern art in public places, the installation generated some controversy. Endlose Treppe, a sculpture made of North American granite, was designed for the philosopher Ernst Bloch.
In 1982 he was awarded the Sir Misha Black award and was added to the College of Medallists.
Bill executed many public sculptures in Europe and exhibited extensively in galleries and museums, including a retrospective at the Kunsthaus Zürich in 1968–69. He was the subject of retrospectives at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1974, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 1988.
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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.