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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Silver Steel and Natural Tobacco 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, 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 Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Footstool Black Steel and Dark Brown Saddle 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 Brass Steel and Tobacco 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
ECO Pouf in Aqua Green and Brass plinth, Available Now
Located in Frazão, Porto
ECO pouf: STOCK UNIT - Available for immediate delivery
An elegant piece, with a base in brushed brass and a beautiful detailed top.
Upholstered with green nature 2767 combined wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
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
Sling Ottoman in Solid Walnut, Satin Nickel and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
A club chair anchors a living space and gives it personality. Seen from across a room, it invites relaxation, contemplation, and introspection while setting the mood. The Sling chair...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Not a Cube Stool, COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Not a Cube is a geometric composition that follows the reductionist tendencies of Minimal Art, emerged in the United States in the mid-1960s.
Particularly i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric
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, turnin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Velvet, Fabric, Wood
Moooi Sofa So Good Footstool in Solis Paper Upholstery & Polished Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sofa so good Demi table is part of the modular sofa so good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Footstools
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Ottoman in Mexican Ebony with Handmade Weaving
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The piece incorporates hammock weaving into a comfortable and functional ottoman. Small bronze bolts make assembly and disassembly easy, they also give the piece stability. Káan Otto...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Footstools
Materials
Katalox, Hardwood
Pair of Poufs by Directional
By Directional
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of 1980’s ottoman poufs designed by Directional.
Newly recovered in a jersey fabric.
Measurements: 24” Diameter, 18” High.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Stephen Burks Contemporary Grasso 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
Stool in Lacquered Colors Folk
Located in Lisbon, PT
Folk stools are inspired by chess game pieces. It gives a funny atmosphere as well as bring tons of color to your interior. Practical and fun, these ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Classic Low Stools in Fabric from Romo's Habanera Collection
Located in Wilton, CT
A pair of classic square low stools with cushions upholstered in 'Onetti Chilli' fabric from Romo's Habanera Collection. This colorful fire re...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
Na Pali Stool, Velvet & Walnut, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Cluster Stool in Carved, Solid Wood by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Some of the most innovative, powerful design takes its strength from its sculptural elements. In certain cases, it is a sense of fragility that offers impact. At other times it is the imposing, muscular heft of the object that strikes a chord, a strong sense of presence. There have been many influential pieces of design from the last 100 years that have come from a utilitarian place. The Bassam Fellows...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood
Spalted Maple Stool by Fritz Baumann
Located in Geneve, CH
Spalted Maple stool, by Fritz Baumann
Dimensions: Top 29 x 26 x h 52 cm
Materials: Maple
*This piece is suitable for outdoor use. Please note that the ...
Category
2010s German Modern Footstools
Materials
Maple
Italian Design Rectangular Black Leather and Chrome-Plated Brass Bench
Located in Brescia, IT
This contemporary style bench in cow black leather, is totally hand made in Italy. The feet are in chrome plated brass. The dimensions make it useful as coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Flemming Lassen Ingeborg Footstool Sheepskin Moonlight Dark Stained Oak for Audo
By Audo, Flemming Lassen
Located in New York, NY
Originally Ingeborg was designed in 1940 by Flemming Lassen. The chair was designed by Master carpenter Jakob Kjær, who manufactured Flemming Lassen's furniture for The Carpenters gu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Footstools
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak, Wood
Tree Branches Bench, Fur and Brushed Brass, InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original tree branches bench is entirely handcrafted in brass with a hammered technique similar to the irregular details of real branches.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Figueroa Stool, Brass & COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa stool.
The exquisite sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Pair of Classic Low Stools in Hand Block Printed Fabric by Ralph Lauren
Located in Wilton, CT
A pair of Classic square low stools with cushions upholstered in hand block printed fabric. This particular print was manufactured for Ralph ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Orange Matteo Thun Vintage Tam Tam Plastic Stools 2002 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Orange pair of plastic stools Tam Tam, which was designed by Matteo Thun 2002 and executed by Magis Italy.
If you are looking for practical and good lookin...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Plastic
Set of 2 Footstool Silver Steel & Black Saddle Leather Organic Style Auction
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
Nino Pouf with Brass Plinth, Available Now
Located in Frazão, Porto
NINO stool: STOCK UNIT - Available for immediate delivery
The Nino Pouf is full of luxurious details, such as the buttons and skirting board in brushed brass, the piping in a contra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Footstool Old Silver 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
Brass, Steel
Set of 2 Footstool Old Silver Steel & Black 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 Black Smoke 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
Steel, Brass
Set of 2 Footstool Old Silver Steel & Dark 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 Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 2 Footstool Old Silver 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 & 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 & Black 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 Aged Brass Steel & 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
Footstool Old Silver 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
Footstool Black Smoke Steel & Dark 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 Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
LUSO Footstool
Located in Frazão, Porto
LUSO stool is a very delicate and well-balanced piece, upholstered in fabric with a contrasting piping detail and base in antique brass color. Perfectly matches with the Luso sofa, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery
Footstool, Silver Steel and Dark Brown Saddle 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 is complemented by the flexibility of th...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Tree Branches Bench, Fur and Bronzed Brass, InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original tree branches bench is entirely handcrafted in brass with a hammered technique similar to the irregular details of real branches.
This bench is a new version in bronzed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Foot Stool in Red Offered by Vladimir Kagan Design Group
Located in Clifton, NJ
Vladimir Kagan Foot Stool in Red. Pairs with Multi-position Reclining chair.
Vladimir Kagan (1927-2016) emigrated to the United States from Germany ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
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
High Black Stained Oak DOM Stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
High black stained 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 ...
Category
2010s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
Camber Stool, Paul Coenen
By Paul Coenen
Located in Geneve, CH
Camber stool, Paul Coenen
Dimensions: W 47 x D 37 x H 45 cm
Materials: Stainless steel
The Camber bench and stool originated from the idea of manufacturing a piece of furniture ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Footstools
Materials
Stainless Steel
RH-301 Bauhaus Leather Tufted Footstool by Robert Haussmann for De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Footstool RH-301/05 by De Sede. The appeal of tubular stainless steel furniture is timeless. Created in 1954 as a tribute to Mies van der Rohe, Robert Haussmann’s famous chrome-plate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
Rex Leather Footstool by FSM
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Footstool for Rex Posture support leather armchair by FSM.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
Iconic Eero Aarnio Large Black Mushroom Stool
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
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 a ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Footstools
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of 2 High Black Stained Oak DOM Stools by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 high black stained oak DOM stools by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: High stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained.
Technique: Lacquered met...
Category
2010s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
21st Century Meriam Pouf with Storage Openable by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A decorative piece of furniture with exotic suggestions, Meriam pouf is presented with seat upholstery in Selva printed fabric and embellished with golden studs and a fluted gold lacquered base. In this new version, the pouf is also a precious storage element that can be opened by lifting the seat
cushion.
Meriam Pouf with storage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Design Institute of Chrome and Raspberry Upholstery Square Bench
Located in Queens, NY
American Modernist square bench with a thin chrome frame and x-shaped stretcher and a patterned raspberry pink upholstered seat. (DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AMER...
Category
20th Century American Modern Footstools
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Footstool or stool by Antonio Citterio for Flexform, 1990s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Footstool or stool by Antonio Citterio for Flexform, 1990s
Vintage Italian design
Measures : 55x40cm H:40cm
Materials : Steel - Rope
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Ginga XL Footstool in Black Oak, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Ginga XL Footstool in Black Oak, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Ginga is the swaying movement of Brazilian martial art, Capoeira. It is characterized by a flowing movement from o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Patterned Three Layered Cushioned Ottoman Stool with Black 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 black velv...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Wood, Cotton, Velvet
Iconic Eero Aarnio Large White 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
Modern Grey Leather De Sede Footstool or Stool 1980s Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Vienna, AT
De Sede vintage footstool or stool from grey leather and steel 1980s Switzerland.
Through the pleasant light grey color tone the footstool or stool works with each color tone in you...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Modern Footstools
Materials
Steel
Jefferson Leather Sitting Cube
Located in Westwood, NJ
Ideal for modern, traditional, or even Western aesthetics, this cube is your go-to seating solution. The vintage brown leather adds character, making it a versatile piece that compl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
Small Round Ottoman with Gold Finished Base
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our small round ottoman is the perfect finishing accent that can be used as extra seating. Featuring a round gold finished base, it is upholstered ...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Moooi Bart Footstool in Divina Melange 3, 147 Grey 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-alone pieces. Inspired by 18th-century Rococo, the Bart Pouf and Footstool bring 21st-century comfort with their friendly and rounded charm. Wooden frame covered in foam and dacron, foam seat.
Additional information:
Material: Foam, wood, dacron, upholstery
Upholstery: Divina melange...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Footstools
Materials
Upholstery
Contour modern velvet pouf
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Contour velvet pouf with a soft and unique shape. Metal feet.
Upholstery available in a variety of fabrics and velvets
Category
2010s Italian Modern Footstools
Materials
Metal
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.