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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Green and Dark Ash with High 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 Industrial Bench by Peter Harrison. Metal Cables and Black Wood
Located in Middle Grove, NY
Venus uses aluminum brackets with a linear edge texture to connect its legs to seat. There is a sexy reveal as the seat floats 1/4" above the legs. 16 cables develop a complex double...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel, 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
Thonet Bench
Located in Vienna, AT
two Thonet benches from the late 1930's still unrestored. (the second one a little bit different pictures will be sent on request)
Will be restored soon so you have the possibility ...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Brown 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Green and Ash with High 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Brown and Dark 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
Emeco Alfi Three-Seat Bench in Green & 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
Modernist Vintage Grey Leather Bench Loveseat De Sede 1980s Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage sofa bench or loveseat Model DS-2011 from leather in grey color by De Sede.
An authentic gorgeous sofa or loveseat with a steel ...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Footstool, Black Smoke Steel and Black Saddle Leather, HUG COLLECTION.
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
HUG Footstool Black Smoke Steel and Vegetable Tanned Black Saddle Leather
The HUG footstool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Steel, Brass
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Red & Dark Ash W/ 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Sand and Ash with High 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in White and Dark Ash with High 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
Bel Air Bench by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegance at its finest. This bench will add a perfect finishing touch to your homes sophistication, it will certainly be a focal point in the room. This bench with it cast bronze X b...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Ionic Bench, Designed by Laurie Beckerman in 2010
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
Birch, Plywood, Wood
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
Vintage Karl Springer Large Stainless Steel and Upholstered Souffle Pouf Ottoman
Located in North Miami, FL
This ultra-chic and large Karl Springer style soufflé pouf or ottoman has been newly fully restored and re-upholstered and the brass-plated aluminum original base has been changed to custom stainless steel banding. It is from the 1980s. All new insides have been put in when the upholstery was redone. All the sides are pleated in the upholstery. This is a fabulous floating ottoman...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Emeco Run 4-Seat Bench in Black Powder-Coat and Ash by Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Ash Bench with Gradated White Dowels and White Frame by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
Like the ocean’s mist rising from seas over the forests of the west coast, the Fogbench also seems to be slowly bleached from bottom to top. This functional...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Modern Minimal "Brass Bench" Reclaimed Structural Oak Beams on Brass Frame
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
Two unique structural beams dating from the 1860s feature hand-hewn adze marks and hand-cut mortises. These beams are charred in the ancient Japanese technique of Shou-sugi-ban and then sealed with oil. The beams "float" upon a welded brass frame.
This is a bespoke piece so custom dimensions, materials, colors and finishes (both interior and exterior) can be accommodated. Please inquire for pricing.
All Stefan Rurak Studio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sigve Knutson Cast Aluminum Bench, Manufactured by Sigve Knutson Oslo, 2019
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sigve Knutson
Casted aluminum bench
Manufactured by Sigve Knutson
Oslo, Norway, 2017
casted aluminum
Measurements:
35 cm x 42 cm x 58 H ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Brown and Ash with High 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
Military Canvas and Antique Brass Two-Seat Sofa and Bench
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slightly smaller in size, the two-seat sofa is ideal for apartments or smaller spaces requiring a smaller footprint. The inheritance bench is a versatile piece that can be used as a ...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Handmade Modern Bench in Metal and Black Lacquered Wood, In Stock
Located in Middle Grove, NY
The Venus bench by Peter Harrison uses aluminum brackets with a linear edge texture to connect its legs to seat. There is a sexy reveal as the seat floats 1/4" above the legs. 16 cab...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Gray 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Brown & Dark Ash with High 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Gray and Ash with High 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Red and Ash with High 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Red 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
Emeco Alfi Three-Seat Bench in Sand & Dark 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
Emeco Alfi 3-Seat Bench in Red and Dark Ash with High 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
Michael Thonet Suite of a Bench and Two Side Chairs
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
A vintage suite consisting of a bench and two side chairs in black lacquered solid bentwood by Thonet, Austria, first half of the 20th century.
The de...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Modern Benches
Materials
Beech, Cane
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
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Emeco Run 4-Seat Bench in Black Powder-Coat and Walnut by Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Chrome Vinyl Shiro Chair, Kuramata Tribute, Ideal for Waiting Areas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Now in stock in white and bright blue finish.
The Shiro chair comes in several different colors, even custom or supplied by owner fabrics.
Its language is a classic take on modern m...
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Tecnica" Rectangular Walnut Low Table/Bench by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tecnica" is a hybrid piece of furniture between a table and a bench, designed by Jaume Tresserra and manufactured by Dessie', featuring a metallic str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Awaiting H Bench Printed Velvet and Brass
Located in Roma, IT
This bench is part of the awaiting collection, presented by Secondome during Milan Fuorisalone 2016. It's a series of items born from the encounter between the printed silk and cotto...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Emeco Run 3-Seat Bench in Clear Anodized Aluminum by Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Run 3-Seat Bench in Black Powder-Coat and Ash by Sam & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Triple Rectangle Bench in Stainless Steel by Cain Modern
By Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and modern bench executed in stainless steel and manufactured by Cain Modern as part of the Triple rectangle line.
The bench is very modern and it can be customized both i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Emeco Run 3-Seat Bench in Black Powder-Coat and Walnut by Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Run 4-Seat Bench in Aluminum and Ash by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Footstool Brass Steel and Dark Brown Saddle Leather, Hug Collection
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
HUG Footstool Aged Brass Steel and Vegetable Tanned Dark Brown Saddle Leather
The HUG footstool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic,...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Benches
Materials
Brass, Steel
Emeco Run 4-Seat Bench in Aluminum and Walnut by Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Run 4-Seat Bench in Clear Adonized Aluminum by Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Located in Hanover, PA
Run is a collection of tables, benches and shelves by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin, designers of the simple and no-nonsense. Run effortlessly finds balance in both indoor and outdoor land...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Liquid Color Bench in Elm Wood with Colored Resin Seat by Hillsideout
Located in Milan, IT
This series celebrates the color and its uniqueness when it reacts with transparencies like resin. The result of colorful shades, which cannot be repeated in the same way, is combined with wood treated in natural way maintaining antique furniture proportions. The restored...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Upholstered Accent Lounge Bench
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Upholstered accent lounge bench is part of the Carrocel Custom collection. Made of solid maple and upholstered in a neutral velvet. This bench is not only...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Maple
Pair of Mongolian Lambskin Benches
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of black Mongolian lambskin benches, creation by Studio Glustin, 2016.
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Heavy Stainless Steel Bench by Decca
By Decca
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A heavy (solid stainless steel) bench by Decca. Weighing about 80 lbs, super constructed bench with polished steel base and faux shagreen top. Note visible steel edge under seat. Cus...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Benches
Brass and Leather Bench
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Beautiful bench with a brass structure, upholstered with Japanese hand-printed leather. This unique piece is designed by the Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s French Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
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
'Helping Hands' Bench / Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning bench / sculpture composed of helping hands with a solid stone top resting between them. The pieces are both modern and have a timeless neoclassi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Benches
Triple Rectangle Bench in Solid Brass and Antique Finish
By Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and modern bench executed in solid brass and manufactured by Cain Modern as part of the Triple rectangle line.
The bench is very modern and it can be customized both in si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Faux Shagreen Leather Modern Bench on Casters
Located in Miami, FL
Modern faux shagreen leather bench on casters.
Ideal for children or in front of a bed.
Category
2010s American Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Shagreen Stingray
Lovely 18th Century Style Polychrome Painted Window Seat Ornate Floral Carvings
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Luxury hand carved 18th century style polychrome painted window seat depicting hand carved flowers.
A truly stunning piece, the en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Modernist Black Enamel and Bone Hued Leather Bench by B&B Italia
By B&B Italia
Located in New York, NY
This austere and refined bench was realized by the celebrated design firm B&B Italia, in Italy circa 1980. It features a four rectangular legs and a square apron of the same thicknes...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Benches
Materials
Enamel
Aluminium and Tree Trunk Benches Signed by Hilla Shamia Design Studio
By Hilla Shamia
Located in Paris, FR
"Wood Casting": Two benches (or side tables) made of aluminium and tree trunk (Cyprès).
Because of her fabrication technique, each piece is unique.
Hilla Shamia Design Studio:
Hilla Shamia has the IP rights on a method of the creation of unique art or furniture combining cast aluminium and wood: Wood castingTM. 2015.
Dimension: 100 x 30...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Custom Mongolian Fur Bench with Twisted Lucite Legs
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Mongolian fur bench with twisted Lucite legs. Customization is available in different sizes and colors.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Fur, Lucite
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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