Maarten Baas Footstools

Dutch, b. 1978

Furniture designer Maarten Baas doesn't subscribe to conformist notions of beauty and symmetry. He finds appeal in the character of aged patinas and wear from usage. As such, Baas doesn't seek to create furniture or decorative objects that are perfectly proportioned — for proof, look no further than to the unconventional cabinets of his Close Parity collection or the chairs with oddly shaped backrests he designed for Lensvelt.

Baas breaks unspoken rules, and his influential work is as much art as it is functional design — he’s garnered support from likeminded creatives in his field such as Phillippe Starck and Marcel Wanders, and explores how he might put unusual materials to work such as clay or charred wood in the construction of his chairs and table lamps.

Baas was born in Germany and grew up in the Netherlands. After graduating high school, he began his studies at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Before he had even graduated, Baas made an impression on instructors and students alike with his graduation project.

Using pieces of secondhand furniture he had procured online — some of which was manufactured by IKEA — Baas scorched the wood all the way through with a blowtorch. He soon found a way to preserve the wood once it was burned through, and this led to his inaugural Smoke series. The chairs and a lighting fixture from this line were put into production by Moooi, a furniture brand Wanders cofounded with Revised’s Casper Vissers in 2001. Hospitality guru Ian Schrager got in touch, and a pool table from the collection was custom-made by Baas for the Gramercy Park Hotel.

Since Smoke, Baas has produced numerous pieces, with his best-known efforts involving the repurposing of existing furniture and modifying it to look the way he wants. Ever the innovator, Baas introduced a series of clock designs as part of an art installation that began to take shape in 2009 at the Salone Del Mobile in Milan.

The designer’s clocks see an incorporation of video and other technology. Each piece, such as the ten-foot tall model installed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in 2016, presents the illusion of human figures toiling to keep time behind its face by way of a 12-hour recorded performance.

Baas’s works are held in the collections of many notable museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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$1,736Sale Price / item|20% Off

Moooi SLT Footstool in Bearded Leopard Jacquard Mustard Upholstery & Wood Frame

By Maarten Baas, Moooi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

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Mid Century Mustard Yellow Flowers Stool, Poland, 1970s

$297

H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in

Mid Century Mustard Yellow Flowers Stool, Poland, 1970s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Space Age style plastic stool was made in Poland by Krynwald ERG fabric around the 1960s-1970s. The futuristic shape is tapered and aerodynamic, with a tulip foot and an yellow musta...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Fabric, Plastic

Set of Two Mustard Yellow Stools, Europe, 1960s

$534 / set

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Set of Two Mustard Yellow Stools, Europe, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Stools from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful mustard velor upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristi...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Velvet, Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Footstool

$587Sale Price|24% Off

H 8.67 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in

19th Century Biedermeier Footstool

Located in Darmstadt, DE

We present an authentic small Biedermeier footstool from around 1830. The piece features a solid walnut top resting on oak legs, displaying the w...

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19th Century Biedermeier Antique Maarten Baas Footstools

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Oak, Walnut

Midcentury Mustard Yellow Vintage Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s

$297 / item

H 15.75 in W 25.2 in D 14.97 in

Midcentury Mustard Yellow Vintage Stool, Edmund Homa, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Stool from the turn of the 1960s. Beautiful mustard yellow high quality velvet upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, char...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Fabric

Leopard Vintage Stool, 1960s

$297 / item

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Leopard Vintage Stool, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful soft velvet leopard print upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, cha...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Velvet

Mini Butterfly Stool, Pink Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s

$178 / item

H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in

Mini Butterfly Stool, Pink Fandango Jacquard, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Small stool called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat in beautiful jacquard italian fabric. This stool can be customized to your specif...

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2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Fabric, Beech, Jacquard

Pair of Mustard Yellow Stools, 1960s

$534 / set

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Pair of Mustard Yellow Stools, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Stools from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful mustard velor upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristi...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Velvet, Wood

Postmodern Jacquard Velvet Madonna Stool Marble Made in Portugal by Malabar

$4,273Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 17.72 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in

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Located in RIO TINTO, PT

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Maarten Baas Footstools

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Marble

Rococo Style Carved Cabriole Leg Stool Ottoman, Footstool

$988

H 20.87 in W 23.63 in D 25.99 in

Rococo Style Carved Cabriole Leg Stool Ottoman, Footstool

Located in Vienna, AT

Upholstered stool with cabriole legs white/gold lacquered. Made by an unknown Austrian furniture maker, circa 1880. New upholstery on request free ...

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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maarten Baas Footstools

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Walnut

Leopard Vintage Stool, 1960s

$297 / item

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Leopard Vintage Stool, 1960s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful soft velvet leopard print upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, cha...

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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Maarten Baas Footstools

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Velvet, Beech

Antique Foot Stool with Hand Woven Kurdish Rug Upholstery, Wood, 1970

$300

H 10.5 in W 14.5 in D 12 in

Antique Foot Stool with Hand Woven Kurdish Rug Upholstery, Wood, 1970

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Funky foot stool made of wood, upholstered with beautiful hand woven antique Kurdish bag face collectable rug , repeating geometric Diamond motifs . firm, and great decorative small ...

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1960s American Vintage Maarten Baas Footstools

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Wood, Wool, Faux Leather

1950's Midcentury Small Tabouret or Footstool, Europe

$297

H 6.7 in Dm 6.7 in

1950's Midcentury Small Tabouret or Footstool, Europe

Located in Praha, CZ

all in original condition sign of use Only 17x17x17 cm

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maarten Baas Footstools

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Fabric, Wood, Walnut

Maarten Baas footstools for sale on 1stDibs.

Maarten Baas footstools are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of upholstery and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Maarten Baas footstools, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original footstools by Maarten Baas were created in the modern style in netherlands during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider footstools by Marcel Wanders, and Moooi. Prices for Maarten Baas footstools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,170 and can go as high as $2,170, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,170.

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