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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Mint Caribe 2 Seater Bank by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Mint Caribe 2 seater bank by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: Galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings are made from recycled plastic.
Technique: Made from recycled plas...
Category
2010s German Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Taş Bank by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Tas bank by Rectangle Studio
Dimensions: W 130 x D 46 x H 62 cm
Materials: Massive oak, natural wood oil, natural beige leather
Coating: White paint on metal
Tas Bank' an inno...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Oak
Verdaço, Bench Sculpture by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Verdaço - Bench sculpture by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 197 x 79 x 133 cm
Materials: Stainless steel and wood
A tangle chaotic and, at the same time, systematic, meticulous. ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ovni, Green Bench by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Ovni - Green bench by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 38 x 38 x 45 cm
Materials: MDF, carbon steel, resin, painting in duco paint.
Also Available: trico...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Ovni, Benches by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
A set of 4 ovni - Benches by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 38 x 38 x 45 cm
Materials: MDF, carbon steel, resin, painting in duco paint
Also available: tricolor, purple, green
...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Pair of Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Valentino Bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 45 x 150 x 45 cm
Materials: Beechwood structure.
Seat stuffed with polyurethane 3542.
The Valentino bench is an extremely ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Anodised Contemporary Bench by Johan Viladrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Anodised contemporary bench by Johan Viladrich
Material: Anodised Aluminum, Rubber
Measures: L200 x W24 x H38 cm
Approx. 60kg
Limited Edition for Jonathan
Johan Viladrich is an int...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Bencho no.05
Located in Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia
Bench no. 5 is a masterpiece of understated elegance, marrying simplicity with refined craftsmanship. Its design draws inspiration from traditional rustic styles but is elevated by s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Hardwood
Scala Luxury "Clasp" Bench in Soild Brass and Hair on Hide Upholstery
By Scala Luxury
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful design by Scala Luxury. Highest quality. This bench was a prototype and is no longer in production.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Circus Bench by Llot Llov
Located in Geneve, CH
Circus bench by Llot Llov
Dimensions: W 48 x L 210 x H 79 cm
Materials: powder coated steel, fabrics, birch wood
LLOT LLOV produce exclusive furnit...
Category
2010s German Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel, Other
ORO, OS3 Bench by John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
ORO - OS3 bench by John Eric Byers
ORO collection
Dimensions: W 76 x D 38 x H 38 cm
Materials: maple hardwood + gold metallic lacquer
Hand shaped + hand textured + hollow core...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Maple
Forest Minimalist Bench
Located in Geneve, CH
Forest Minimalist bench
Dimensions: D 145 x W 43.3 x H 45.5 cm
Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating.
Available in colors: Taupe, bordeaux, ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Aluminium Table by Chanel Kapitanj
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium table signed by Chanel Kapitanj
Materials: Aluminium, stainless steel feet, RAL
Dimensions: L 300 x W 100 x H 75 cm
Born in Liège in 1992, Chanel Kapitanj studi...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Bo, Stool by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bo - stool by Alva Design
Materials: Metalic and wooden structure, leather seat, brass spheres
Dimensions: 60 x 40 x 40 cm
ALVA is a furniture and objects...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ionic Steel Bench, Designed by Laurie Beckerman in 2014
Located in New York, NY
It's inspired by the capital of an ionic column. Instead of the look of dense stone, I wanted to extract the lines of the form to create a light, spacious and resilient bench in whic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Bench with Metal Base Modern, 7387
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Bench characterized by a golden finished metal base that gives a Modern and Contemporary feeling to the armchair.
A soft padding perfectly shaped enhances the comfort to create an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Grey Del Cielo Y La Tierra Chair by Alberto Vitelio
Located in Geneve, CH
Gray Del Cielo Y La TIerra by Alberto Vitelio
Material: Fiberglass, resin, polyurethane paint.
Dimensions: H 108 x W 94 x D 41 cm.
Alberto Vitelio was born in Santiago de Chile in 1990, in a newly installed democracy after 17 years of military-civic dictatorship. The cultural blackout, persecution, and censorship of this period endowed the artistic scene with a profoundly dissident and anti-establishment voice. From 1990 onwards, art in Chile remained on the margins, while the territory became the laboratory for Milton Friedman...
Category
2010s Chilean Modern Benches
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Polka White bench
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
The polka bench is crafted in metal and coated with matte electrostatic paint finish, it is ideal as an accent piece in a hallway, or as a funcional item suitable for both, info and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Bleached Maple and Charcoal Cast Concrete in Dynamic Bench by Nico Yektai
By Nico Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Presented in bleached maple and charcoal colored cast concrete. This version is smaller than its bigger sibling but not a small bench by any means. This version measures 72” long and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Benches
Materials
Maple
Modern Ron Gilad for Dilmos Limited Edition Hardwood Bench Sculpture Stool
By Ron Gilad
Located in Milan, IT
Limited Edition of two pieces designed by Ron Gilad for Dilmos Edizioni. The object is the end-result of what might be called “three-dimensional concept”. Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Hardwood
Modern Linea Bench in Antique Gold Finish with Second Firing seat pad, Limited
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Linea bench is characterised by its hand-crafted feet, finished in Antique Gold, and features an upholstered seat pad covered in jacquard fabric from the "Second Firing" series, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Gestural Modern Bench with Curved Concrete Legs and Wood top by Nico Yektai
By Nico Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The waves bench is comprised of two curved cast concrete legs which establish the dynamic movement of the piece. The bleached maple seat is layered in reaction to that movement. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Maple
Organic Spalted Maple Round back steel leg Low Table / Bench
Located in Hobart, NY
Spalted Maple low table/bench with 3/4" steel legs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Unique Wrought Iron and Wicker Gossip Bench in the Style of Arthur Umanoff 1950s
Located in Mexico, DF
Very unique wrought iron and wicker Gossip Bench from the 50s. in the very simple yet sophisticated style of Arthur Umanoff (doesn´t have authentication)....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
Eduard Locota Oak Wood & Rainbow Color Jesmonite Bench
Located in Timisoara, RO
Memorable
With a vocabulary of clear shapes, Eduard Locota is creating visually reductive works that imply rather than resemble the subjects in the artwork, beyond the threshold o...
Category
2010s Balkan Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete
1995 Brian Kane for Metropolitan Furniture 2-Seater Mission Bench in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 2-Seater ‘Mission’ bench, initially designed by Brian Kane for Metropolitan Furniture in 1988. This particular bench dates to 1995. Its frame is constructed of solid Ma...
Category
1990s American Modern Benches
Materials
Foam, Maple, Leather
Contemporary Dutch Design Bench Side Table Steel Indoor Outdoor/ Yellow
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 Benches
Materials
Steel
Leather Bench with Waterfall Style Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
The SALTO Bench: Inspired by the gracefulness of a waterfall, the flowing shape of this leather bench creates a sophisticated unique silhouette and comfortable seating. The juxtaposition of soft upholstery masterly stitched down to the legs with the enriching noble metal sides highlighting the form fuse into a timeless luxury bench...
Category
2010s European Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Waves Bench featuring Blue Cast Concrete and Bleached Maple by Nico Yektai
By Nico Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The waves bench is comprised of two curved concrete legs which establish the dynamic movement of the piece. The blue cast concrete legs are pigmented which results in a color that go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete
Modern Natural Steel Bench
Located in toronto, CA
This modern styled steel bench is laser cut and folded from one sheet of metal. The visual lightness and elegance sets the perfect tone for any modern interior . Minimal leather...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
21st Century Tape Bench by Fabricio Roncca and David Iain Brown
Located in Dubai, AE
Twisting the norm.
Inspired by the iconic shapes and colors used by the abstract artist David Iain Brown, Tape is a combination of abstract art and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Minimalist Modern Bench in Ash Wood FRAME Collection
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
FRAME collection is the perfect trio for any gathering space. The collection includes a table, a chair and a bench, holding everything one needs for ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Ash, Plywood
21st Century by Alessandro Gorla "APUANA" Marble & Wood Upcycling Bench
Located in massa, IT
"APUANA" marble & wood bench designed by Alessandro Gorla & Edoardo Maccari
Size: Cm 145 x 50 x H55
Materials: Statuario + larice
Designed by Studio Algoritmo.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Marble
21st Century by M.Nocchi e A.Tazzini Recycled Polichrome Marble Bench Matrioska
Located in massa, IT
Bench in recycled polichrome marbles designed by Massimiliano Nocchi – Andrea Giacomo Tazzini.
Size: Bench Big cm 97 x 50 x 105 H
Materials: Polichrome marbles.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Marble
Geometric Bench Metal Stainless Steel Brass by Ana Volante 21st century
By Ana Volante
Located in Miami, FL
Futuristic bench
Stainless steel 12Ga
Brush finish
Brass 260
Designed by Ana Volante
Dimensions:
45cm x 1.20m x 45cm
(17.7") x (47.2") x (17.7")
Handcrafted stainless-steel d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Dutch Design Bench Side Table Metal Indoor Outdoor/ Salmon Orange
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 Benches
Materials
Steel
Sunwind Bench by Fabricio Roncca and David Iain Brown
Located in Dubai, AE
Playful reinterpretation.
Sunwind reflects material balance and stretches the imagination, accentuating an aspect of fantasy and modern design. With exquisite details, Sunwind is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Modern Handpainted Hardwood Bench CoffeeTable Dilmos Colourful Geometric Graphic
Located in Milan, IT
Seating and low table, interchangeable according to desire. Handpainted hardwood structure embellished with hand-drawn graphic details designed by the author, then protected with a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Paint
Step Stair in Powdered-Coated Steel with Blackened Steel and Brass Patina Detail
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signature curves of Kin & Company and waves of Norwegian designer Henrik Ødegaard blend together seamlessly in this collaboration from the two stud...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Modern Handpainted Hardwood Bench Coffeetable Dilmos Colourful Geometric Graphic
Located in Milan, IT
Seating and low table, interchangeable according to desire. Handpainted hardwood structure embellished with hand-drawn graphic details designed by the author, then protected with a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Paint
Thin Table 2 in Contemporary White Powder Coated Steel and Polished Steel Shelf
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Thin 2 is the embodiment of subtlety with its smooth, bent steel frame and whisper touch to the floor. The hovering shelf adds to the illusion that the piece is in the process of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Flash Bench in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
A comet-sitting: a trail of sparkling colors and round lines to make unique indoor and outdoor spaces.
Pricing excludes VAT.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Prototype Wall Bench and Foot Rest, Designed by Gunnar Aagaard Andersen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Prototype wall bench and foot rest, designed by Gunnar Aagaard Andersen for PP Möbler
Denmark. 1980s.
Prototype in maple and natural leather.
Dimens...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Maple
Pair of Chrome Modernist Benches
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of newly upholstered chrome Modernist benches, circa 1970s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Chrome
Louis XV Style Bench, Red Velvet, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Louis XV style bench, red velvet, Belgium.
Category
20th Century Belgian Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Henon Stool
Located in Westport, CT
Sleek upholstered stool with Cris cross metal base.
Price listed is COM. Can be made in custom sizes and base finishes.
Standard base finishes are...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Steel Bench, two available
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern cotton steel bench with shelf underneath. Heavy and very sturdy. Two benches available. Please contact 1stdibs for international quotes.
Category
1990s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Polished Aluminium Leather Top Bench in the Manner of Milo Baughman
Located in Stamford, CT
A 20th century polished aluminium bench with recent leather top in the style of Milo Baughman.
Category
20th Century American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Phase Design, "Pill Bench", (Two-Piece)
By Phase Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important to note that this listing is for the Pill Bench (Two Piece) in a Flat Black Powder Coat Finish. Pricing is COM and this listing does not include t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sculptural Cast Bronze Bruda Bench in Polished Gold Bronze by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Cast Bronze Bruda Bench in Polished Gold Bronze by Elan Atelier
Cast bronze Bruda bench in polished gold finish with marine blue green silk seat cushion...
Category
2010s European Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Bridge, 94 Inches Black Cedar Bench, Designed by C.R.& S., Made in Italy
By Riva 1920
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bench made from a single block of aromatic cedar that features an original and geometr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Cedar
1930s Italian Bench
Located in New York, NY
This 1930s Italian bench is so over-scaled, and monumental in appearance, that it seems to have been made for the large room it was destined, rather than the comfort of a typical sitter. As such, it would function equally well as a low side table or a high cocktail table. We’ll allow the buyer to determine its use.
The designer was Pierluigi Colli, and the fabricator Martinotti, the Turin furniture and interior decorating firm that was established in 1831, and exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Colli’s family owned a textile company that supplied Martinotti with upholstery fabrics, suggesting nepotism had something to do with his being hired as the firm's director in 1926. Nevertheless, he proved himself worthy as a designer and a businessman. Having studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, he befriended leading French designers, and arranged for Martinotti to retail Lalique glass and Jean Perzel lighting. In addition, the quality of their work, and Colli’s dedication to the modern design movement, prompted Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, and Gino Levi-Montalcini, among others, to have Martinotti fabricate some of their furniture. Colli’s claim to fame, however, is his own work as a designer, and his ability to master the vocabularies of every trend from Art Deco to midcentury modern.
During the Great Depression, when nearly every nation floundered economically, fascist Italy...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Other
Divan Punto D'Incontro Bench, Designed Riccardo Arbizzoni, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bench with seat in solid Briccola wood completely worked from a single trunk. Base wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Mirador Cedar Bench, Designed Giuliano & Gabriele Cappellettii, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bench with seat in solid wood of scented cedar worked from a single block with beveled...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Calle Cult Walnut Bench, Designed by Aldo Spinelli, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bench with seat in solid wood planks, not glued, with natural sides combined with an i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Stylish Bench in Wood Frame Dimension Customizable Fabric or Leather
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Wood
Morgan Bench in Cast Bronze from Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Morgan Bench in Cast Bronze from Elan Atelier
The Morgan bench is cast using the lost wax method in solid bronze with the Chinese Cloud pattern. The exterior finish is antique bronz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Channeled Alpaca Benches
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of channeled benches with alpaca upholstery.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Alpaca
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.