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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Number in Set: Set of 12 or more
Asa Pingree Upholstered Lapwing Bench in Ebonized Oak
By Asa Pingree
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Lapwing bench is versatile and elegant. It has found its place in museums, offices and homes.
Custom sizing is available. COM Welcome.
Any customization is subject to price var...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Oak, Canvas
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
Side Table / Bench Organic Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel and Walnut
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 19
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2023
With the combined power of our steel smith and the modern machine, this table is hydrology bent from 3/8” thick solid steel. It is hand finished ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel, Iron
Fjoon Bench by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Geneve, CH
'6 Wide Fjoon Bench by Fernweh Woodworking
Dimensions: W 120 x D 50 x H 78 cm
Materials: Walnut and Charcoal Felt Wool
More Upholstery Options and dimensions available. Please contac...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Leather
Indoor / Outdoor Lineage Bench in Powder-Coated Metal by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Graphic cutouts add visual interest to the relatively simple form of Muhly's Lineage Bench. Shown here in powder-coated steel, a material suitable for the outdoors, the bench's decor...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Bench Organic Contemporary Blackened Steel and Saddle Leather with Horsehair
Located in Bronx, NY
BENCH NO. 2
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2023
A carved iron frame is combined with soft saddle leather. The leather is intricately hand stitched with organic linen fused at the ends with a hor...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel, Iron
Spina Table in Lac Wood Bordeaux 3 Edit by Portego
By Cara e Davide, Portego
Located in Stienta, IT
Spina is a collection of tables, seating and consoles characterized by a dense skeletal base that supports a smaller horizontal plane along its axis.
The thicknesses and proportions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Lacquer
Fjoon Dining Chair by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Geneve, CH
Fjoon Dining Chair by Fernweh Woodworking
Dimensions: W 54x D 49 x H 79 cm
Materials: Wood, Leather.
Upholstery Options: Kvadrat Textiles . Please contact us.
This entryway bench, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Single Slab Suar Wood Long Wave Bench
Located in New York, NY
A single 3” thick slab of aged suar wood set on a modern metal base. As you can see, the wood grain is stunning.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design™
Category
2010s Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
alligator bench or coffee table
Located in São Paulo, SP
The starting point for the design came from the idea of geometrization an alligator. To create a form, minimal and abstract, the triangle shaped void that forms the mouth is the same...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Hardwood
Wedge, Black Cedar Wood Bench with Red Iron Base, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bench made of a single block of scented cedar with a simple and linear geometrical sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Wonatti Al Shaykh Bench, Walnut Wood Bench, Suede Bench
Located in Vila Nova De Famalicão, 03
A true statement of luxury
Combining the finest and ancient craftsmanship with luxurious levels of design, quality, and comfort.
Al-Shaykh Stool, Modern Collection, Walnut Wood,...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Suede, Wood
Benche Manô
Located in Itapevi, SP
BANCO MANÕ
Base feita de madeira maciça Tauari.
Estofado com espuma revestido com tecido 100% algodão cor off-white.
O Banco Manô foi inspirado nas formas das estalactites através ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Walnut Ball Foot Bench with Leather Saddle Shaped Seat, Customizable
Located in Greenwich, CT
Modern, organic style bench with ball / sphere feet of solid walnut. Saddle shaped seat and upholstered with eight-way hand-tied springs and high density f...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin, Faux Leather, Foam, Maple, Walnut
Modern Sloped Bench with Swirly Bright Orange Embroidered Linen
Located in Greenwich, CT
Featuring an infinite saturated red line throughout and a granite boucle on the sides, this bench has a sloped underside for tucking legs back while seated. Made with solid hard mapl...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Foam, Maple
"M" White Oak Planter with Integrated Benches by Cain Studio, USA Made
By Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the "M" White Oak Planter with Integrated Benches by Cain Studio - a stunning piece of furniture that seamlessly blends functionality and style. Made in the USA by skille...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Small modern Bench, black ash, leather - om4.1 by mjiila, in stock
Located in PARIS, FR
Small bench or ottoman in solid french stained black ash. Padded seat with polyurethan foam, upholstered with crocodile style embossed black cow leather.
Seat high is 41 cm so perfec...
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Ash
Walnut Large Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut large parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 75" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, Powder-coated metal.
Also available in natu...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Metal Plated Oak Large Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal plated oak large parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 75" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, powder-coated metal. Metal plated f...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modern Sloped Bench w/ Bird Print, Green Velvet and Wool Boucle
Located in Greenwich, CT
Featuring a "drippy" bird motif printed on cotton, this bench has a sloped underside for tucking legs back while seated. Made with solid hard maple and upholstered with eight-way hand-tied springs and high density foam. Sides upholstered with spotted wool and back upholstered with racing car green...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Bouclé, Foam, Maple, Down
21st Century Contemporary Minimal Orange Velvet Bench Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
Metal Plated Oak Small Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal plated oak small Parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 51" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, Powder-coated metal. Metal plated f...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Steel
Metal Plated Walnut Large Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal plated walnut large Parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 75" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, Powder-coated metal. Metal plate...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Steel
Walnut Small Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut small Parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 51" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, Powder-coated metal.
Also available in natu...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Modern Whitewash and Leather Upholstered Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern whitewash and leather upholstered bench. This elegant bench has a tan leather cushioned top and sits on a whitewashed oak frame with graceful lines.
Crafted in neutral colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Metal Plated Walnut Small Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal plated walnut small parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris.
Dimensions: 51" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, powder-coated metal. Metal plat...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Steel
Oak Small Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak small Parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 51" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, powder-coated metal.
Also available in natural...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Oak Large Parkdale Bench by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak large Parkdale bench by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 75" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, Powder-coated metal.
Also available in natural...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Cala Bench by Draga&Aurel Resin and Concrete, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Featuring a juxtaposition of cast resin and concrete, these benches have been inspired by Lake Como and its countless shades. The resin, in the tones of blue and green, looks like wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete
Italian Contemporary Upholstered Bench in Green Velvet Fabric
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
The bench is a versatile and elegant piece, which has found its place in museums, offices, and homes. The four legs are offering up a simple and understated quality which is sure to ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet
Contemporary Corner Bench in Raw Waxed Steel
Located in London, GB
Based on the simple lines traced by children when asked to draw a house, the Corner Collection is a series of seats reminiscent of gable roofed houses.
The Corner Lounge is the larg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Modern Functional Art Fiberglass & Iron Bench from Costantini, Lingua, in Stock
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Lingua, a Modern Functional Art Collectible Fiberglass Iron Bench from Costantini
This playful functional sculpture by William Stuart of Costantini features a chiseled iron frame ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Leather Bench, Aurelia by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary leather bench - Aurelia by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara.
The object presented in the image has follow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Wood
Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Segmento pine logs bench by Cara Davide
Dimensions: W 115 x D 28.5 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Pine logs.
Color: Light brown.
Also available in dark brown.
Segmento perceives ordina...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Pine
Hand Carved Bench in Cedar Wood, Oil Finish
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco. CP
A piece to touch it.
The division in the surface between the carving and the smooth wood defines the area to sit as a symbol of respect for the work of the craftsman and to cares...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Benches
Materials
Cedar
Indoor or Outdoor Bench Made from Teak by Petersen Antiques
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed to withstand any climate, this teak bench can be used either indoors or outdoors. Seen here in 85" long, however it can be ordered in any size.
Matching table can be seen b...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Teak
Modern Wooden Double Bench / Swing, Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
By WDSTCK, Chiel Kuijl
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary burned double wooden seat - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
Design: Chiel Kuijl
Material: Sustainable European wood
Dimensions: height 110 cm, width 190...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Plump Bench in Clear Resin by Ian Alistair Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In Ian Alistair Cochran's Plump series of sculptural furniture, shapes play upon the effect that resin has as light is refracted through a solid material....
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Resin
Modern Benches, ETA Modern Teak Benches, Craft Associates, Teak
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Modern Benches, ETA Modern Teak Benches, Craft Associates, Teak
This ETA Modern Bench - 2311 for Craft Associates® Furniture is expertly crafted...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Teak
Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Segmento pine logs bench by Cara Davide.
Dimensions: W115 x D28.5 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Pine logs.
Segmento perceives ordinary objects in an abstracted form through the act of b...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Pine
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
Tree Branches Long Bench, Bege Fur and Brass, InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Tree Branches long bench is entirely handcrafted in brass with a hammered technique similar to the irregular details of real branches.
The top in Mongolian Lamb fur completes th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Modern Black Wooden Double Bench / Swing, Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl
By Chiel Kuijl , WDSTCK
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary burned double wooden seat - Floating Divan by Chiel Kuijl for WDSTCK
Design: Chiel Kuijl
Material: Sustainable European wood
Dimensions: height 110 cm, width 190...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Mirror Polished Aluminium Bench with Dark Green Leather Webbing Seating
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
This listing is a special edition with a mirror polished aluminium extrusion structure, where the legs have been moved to the outside, and a seating woven from 20mm wide green leathe...
Category
2010s British Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Zebra Bench with Gold Gilt Legs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant upholstered bench with gold leaf or gilded legs and nailhead trim is part of the custom Tara Shaw Maison collection. Handcrafted in New Or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kelly Wearstler Colina Bench, White Bouclé
Located in West Hollywood, CA
With its monolithic massing and sculptural play on materiality, the Colina Bench is an approachable iteration of modern organic design. This bench is made by a local LA artisan from ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Bouclé, Resin
Thomas Newman Studio, "Evox2", Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The name “evolution” suggests an elemental, primitive concept: a simple beginning for more complex ideas that evolve from it. The two legs of this piece are identical, held together ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Sapele Wood
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
Pair of solid wood Bluff Side Chair, White Oak, Sculptural Accent Chair, Seating
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bluff Side Chair is an homage to the foothills surrounding Luft Tanaka's hometown of Kasugai, Japan. Poetic and architectural; planar yet curvy, t...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
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
Modern Whitewash and Linen Upholstered Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern whitewash and linen upholstered bench. This elegant bench has a beige linen-covered cushioned top and sits on a whitewashed oak frame ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Modern Solid Argentine Rosewood Outdoor Bench by Costantini, Serrano
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Part of the Serrano family, this solid wood bench gives a nod to the master artist and designer Donald Judd. Shown here in Argentine Rosewood but av...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
e15 Customizable ELBE III Bench by Marguerre, Besau and Schöning
By Eva Marguerre, Marcel Besau and Daniel Schöning, e15
Located in New York, NY
Originally conceived for concert hall Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron architects, bench ELBE III is focussed on essential forms that allow for classic references. The removable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Textile
Set of 3 Counter Stool, Contemporary Design, Black Steel & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Solid White Oak Farm Style Bench
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our bench 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 vacation we were all longing for. The piece has been conceived to compliment our Solid White Oak Farm Style...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Channeled Fleure Bench Laetus special edition in Velvet with Walnut
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
This Special Edition Fleure Bench comes with its exquisitely tailored flutes in 13 different colours. A departure from the signature one-colour looks of the other Stuart Scott pieces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Benches
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Ovni, Yellow Bench by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Ovni - Yellow bench by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 38 x 38 x 45 cm
Materials: MDF, carbon steel, resin, painting in duco paint.
Also Available: tri...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench 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 Benches
Materials
Wood
Modern benches for sale on 1stDibs.
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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