Modern Footstools
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Footstool, Brass Steel and Black Saddle Leather, Modern Style, Hug Collection
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary footstool and ottoman is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm i...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Contemporary Black Stool Upholstered with Fur Top & Gold Spheres Details
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Stool is a luxury stool ideal for any contemporary interior design project. A modern stool design, upholstered in fur with polished brass details,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Modern Nude Velvet Wave Stool with Ebony Veneer Base
Located in Porto, PT
Modern nude velvet wave stool with ebony veneer base
Cadiz Stool Nude is a Memphis design style stool, which combines bold shapes with comfort. A modern ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Ebony
Pair of Polish Brass and Fabric Poufs by Weiman Company
By Weiman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous pair of polish brass and fabric on casters poufs by Weiman Company.
This came out of a Steve Chase design estate and are in beautiful origina...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Modernist Stool by H. Wouda, 1924
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist yellow stool, Hendrik Wouda, H. Pander & Zonen, Netherlands, 1924.
Painted pine, silk.
The Interbellum, the period between the two World Wars, was a time when culture...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Venfield Custom Pair of Shearling Cube Foot Stools/Ottoman
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom shearling cube ottomans/footstools designed by Venfield. The pair shown in the photos are in black color. Custom options are available fo...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Fur
21st Century Cushy Pouf in Green Fabric by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Expression of a new domestic scenario made of immersive colours and fabrics, Cushy is a line of furniture made up of a sofa, armchair, bed and pouf, all characterized by soft and nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric
Una Counter Stool by Estudio Persona
Located in Geneve, CH
Una counter stool by Estudio Persona
Dimensions: W 45.8 x D 48.3 x H 94 cm
Materials: Solid maple, natural vegetable leather
Solid maple, upholstered back bolster in natural veg...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather, Maple
Design Institute of Chrome and Button Tufted White Vinyl Square Bench
Located in Queens, NY
American Modernist square bench with a thin chrome frame and x-shaped stretcher and button tufted white vinyl upholstered seat. (DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA)(Same bench with raspberr...
Category
20th Century American Modern Footstools
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modern Leather Arch Base Ottoman
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern leather arch base ottoman. Crafted in rich brown leather, this ottoman is accented with small brass nailhead trim. The unique open decorative arched base makes this small st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
Teddy Pouf
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Teddy Pouf is the accompanying ottoman to the Teddy chair, and part of our first collection of upholstered designs. Upholstered in fabric by a company ...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Faux Fur
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Lehnstuhl Hocker Footrest in Black with Woven Cane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nigel Coates widens his furnishing proposal for Wiener GTV Design by introducing in his collection an extremely original element: the Lehnstuhl-Hocke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood
21st Century Meriam Pouf in Velvet with ETRO Motif by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
MERIAM Pouf with Structure in multilayer wood and variable thickness high density polyurethane foam.
Seat and upper edge upholstery in velvet cat. A Genova col. 3 Lotus. Side uphols...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Natural Oak DOM Stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural oak DOM stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: Low stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained.
Technique: Lacquered metal. Natural or stained w...
Category
2010s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
Moooi Bart Footstool in The Menagerie of Extinct Animals Velvet Ivory Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The indispensable items in a sitting room: poufs and footstools. The Bart Pouf and Footstool bring a cosy comfort in your home, combined with the Bart Sofa or Armchair, or as stand-a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Footstools
Materials
Upholstery
Arena Steel With Rope Weave Footstool
By Cotidiano
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Arena Footstool appears as a creative challenge of turning an elemental object into a design piece. Composed of a steel structure in electrostatic black paint and handcrafted wov...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
21st Century Contemporary Stool In Suede, Handpainted Lacquer & Golden Details
Located in Porto, PT
Enliven any interior with the beautifully bold Bombom Stool. Adding a focal feature to any interior space, a modern stool upholstered in suede...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Suede, Wood
Patterned Three Layered Cushioned Ottoman Stool with Pink Velvet Accent Fabric
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our three layered ottoman stool features three layers of soft foam cushioning upholstered with an exotic toile fabric by Manuel Canovas with pink velve...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood, Cotton, Velvet
Custom Curved Ottoman
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hour glass shaped small ottoman. Built in solid hard maple topped with a cotton/dacron wrapped foam making it firm, yet comfortable. Piece shown is covered in a lightweight embroider...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Upholstery
Iconic Eero Aarnio Small Black Mushroom Stool
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
He mushroom is one of Eero’s oldest designs and in its fibreglass form is part of the same design family that includes the ball chair, Pastil and Tomato. It can be used as a stool or...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Footstools
Materials
Fiberglass
High Natural Oak DOM Stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
High natural oak DOM stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: High stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained.
Technique: Lacquered metal. Natural or sta...
Category
2010s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
Outdoor Balou Ottoman by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Balou ottoman by Kenneth Cobonpue
Materials: Polyethelene, Nylon. Steel.
Dimensions: 60 x 89 x H 42cm
Named after the bear from The Jungle Book, Balou exudes comfort at first gl...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Silver/ Chrome Pressure Stool by Tim Teven
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver/ chrome pressure stool by Tim Teven
Pressure Series (2018 - Ongoing)
Dimensions: 37 x 30 x 39 cm
Materials: Aluminium, powder coating
Available ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Footstools
Materials
Aluminum
Flemming Lassen My Own Chair Ottoman Sheepskin Moonlight Walnut for Audo
By Audo, Flemming Lassen
Located in New York, NY
The My Own Chair Footstool has been designed in the same spirit as Flemming Lassen’s original iconic chair, reflecting his love of rounded shapes, simple forms and precise detailing,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Footstools
Materials
Sheepskin, Walnut
Black Stained Oak DOM Stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Black stained oak DOM stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: Low stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained.
Technique: Lacquered metal. Natural or sta...
Category
2010s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
Recycling Reject Cylinder Stool by Tim Teven
Located in Geneve, CH
Recycling reject cylinder stool by Tim Teven
Dimensions: 34 x 44.5 cm
Materials: recycled composite
Available in different colors.
Recycling Reject d...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Footstools
Materials
Composition
Late 20th Century English Ebonized & Upholstered Footstool with NailHead Trims
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 20th Century Ebonized and Upholstered Footstool with NailHead Trims in great vintage condition.
Measures 14" in width, 14" in depth and stands 4.5" high.
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century Meriam Long Pouf in Fabric by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Structure in wood and foam upholstered in fabric or leather. Ornamental golden nails. Pleated base in gold lacquered wood.
MERIAM Long Pouf with Structure i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Late 1940's Moderne / Deco Footstool or Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
French, late 1940’s Jacques Adnet stool in Cerused white oak purchased from Miguel Saco Inc. in New York City. Upholstered in Ashbury calf hide leather in a warm off white with sligh...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
21st Century Woodstock Bench in Fabric by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
“A Thousand and One Nights” atmosphere for the Woodstock bench. The base in matt dark wengé dyed wood with an ethnic flair is combined with the champagne-coloured fabric with delicat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Macaron Stool Designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022.
Currently there are two available of the same color.
Exhibited in "BOMBONERA" a collective design exhi...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Macaron stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida, Argentina, 2022
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
"Macaron" stool designed by Daniel Basso and Estudio Florida. Argentina, 2022.
Currently there are two available of the same color.
Exhibited in "BOMBONERA" a collective design exhi...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
21st Century Meriam Pouf in Fabric and Leather by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
MERIAM Pouf with Structure in wood and foam. Sides in fabric cat. A Zulu col. 1 Tobacco. Seat leather cat. A Nuuk col. 1 Brown. Piping leather Nuuk col. 3 Nut. Ornamental golden nail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Footstool Old Silver Steel & Dark Brown Saddle Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Footstool Aged Brass Steel and Brown Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Footstool Old Silver Steel & Navy Blue Saddle Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Ottoman pouf DROVA 4 choose your fabric
Located in Kyiv, UA
Ottoman pouf Drova 4, a versatile and stylish addition to your living space. Handcrafted with precision in Ukraine, this cube pouf embodies the perfect fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
DS-163 Dark Grey Leather Swiveling Lounge Chair & Ottoman by de Sede
By De Sede
Located in Chicago, IL
de Sede has its origins in a small but skilled saddler's workshop in Klingnau, Switzerland. The craftsmen there committed themselves to transforming the best possible leather into se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
Modern Italian pouf or footstool padded and covered in gray fabric, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Pouf or footstool, Italian and modern, padded and covered in original gray fabric, 1980.
Pouf with internal wooden structure, padded and covered with its original gray fabric.
1980 a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Trombone Foot Stool by LK Edition
Located in Geneve, CH
Trombone Foot stool by LK Edition
Dimensions: Diameter 47 x Height 30 cm
Materials: Black patinated bronze.
It is with the sense of detail and requirement, this research of the ex...
Category
2010s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Goa Pouf and Central Table by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An emblematic embrace between two different elements: the paisley shape and the oval components in different materials meet to create infinite compositions.
GOA Pouf and Central Table
Paisley-shaped table in patinated gold liquid metal lacquered wood. Oval pouf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Metal
21st Century Woodstock_2 Pouf in Fabric and Leather by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The Afro mood of the 2019 collection is found in the warm colors of the new fabrics reminding the dry lands of the savannah and in the details in polished brass reminding the jewels ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Contemporary set of 2 stools by Studio Tecnico Interna8, Wood Fabric
By Interna8
Located in Pordenone, IT
Stool in solid beech wood.
Seat with webbing and plywood frame padded with elastic expanded polyurethane.
This listing is for 2 stools.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood
Moroso FJORD Small foot stool by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From a piece of seashell, which has been broken and smoothed by the waves, Patricia Urquiola has designed a collection of seats for both the home and public spaces. As the name sugge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Plastic
Stephen Burks Contemporary Grasso Orange Leather Armchair and Foot Stool
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair and foot stool designed by Stephen Bruks manufactured by BD Barcelona.
An iron tubular (25mm) structured armchair. Seat and backres...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Iron
Niemeyer II Stool, Bouclé and Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer II stool is a curvy seating, designed to complement the rounded shapes of the Niemeyer II armchair.
Named after the Brazilian Archite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century Contemporary Beige Stool Upholstered Suede and Black Anodized Iron
Located in Porto, PT
Eros stool is a modern design with a vintage legacy. The curved seating provides your interior design project with comfort and style. A contemporary stool upholstered in velvet is pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Iron
Footstool, Black Steel and Vegetable Tobacco Leather, Modern Style, Hug
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary footstool and ottoman is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm i...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Footstool Black Smoke Steel & Natural Tobacco Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Set of 2 Footstool Black Smoke Steel & Natural Tobacco Leather, Modern Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Footstool Aged Brass Steel & Black Leather, Modern Style, Wanderlust
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Footstool Aged Brass Steel & Navy Blue Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 2 Footstool Aged Brass Steel and Brown Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Footstool Black Smoke Steel & Navy Blue Leather, Modern Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Footstool Old Silver Steel & Black Saddle Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Footstool, Brass Steel and Blue Saddle Leather, Hug Collection
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary footstool and ottoman is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm i...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Footstool Aged Brass Steel and Natural Leather, Contemporary Style
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary ottoman and footstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Rock Stool, Velvet, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Rock is a stool with the same form of the smaller table of the Three Rocks set.
The handcrafted upholstery work in velvet involves this unique creation with irregular shapes, turning...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Modern footstools for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern footstools 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 footstools 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 animal skin, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern footstools made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original footstools, popular names associated with this style include Jover + Valls, Etro, Carl Hansen & Søn, and InsidherLand . 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 footstools differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $305 and tops out at $29,520 while the average work can sell for $2,180.