Mid-Century Modern Stools
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Brown
Kazuhide Takahama 'Esa' Hexagonal Pouf for B-Line 1968
Located in Tilburg, NL
Kazuhide Takahama 'Esa' Hexagonal Pouf for B-Line Italy. Designed in 1968, current production. Esa is a hexagonal-shaped pouf which combines the essenti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Stool Model 927 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool model 927 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany and rattan.
Measures:
H: 43 cm
W: 43 cm
D: 28 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria.
When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household.
In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism.
Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired.
Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Original French Vintage Pierre Chapo, S31 Stool in Elm, 1980s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Renens, CH
“The S13 stool plays on the assembly of three converging legs and manages to achieve a solid, stable base that takes the full weight of a person on a small seat surface. The Technical challenge adds to the stool’s appeal” (from Pierre Chapo, Magen H...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Elm
French Primitive Stool, a Pair
By Jean Touret
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Fantastic Primitive stool pair from Ouest Africa in the style of Jean Touret.
Made in the 1960s, the gauge work enhances the rustical style. Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Sauna Stool by Bertel Gardberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sauna Stool by Bertel Gardberg in Pine.
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Kazuhide Takahama Set of 2 'Esa' Hexagonal Poufs for B-Line 1968
Located in Tilburg, NL
Kazuhide Takahama 'Esa' Hexagonal Pouf for B-Line Italy. Designed in 1968, current production.
Esa is a hexagonal-shaped pouf which combines the ess...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Oversized Shearling and Brass "Poufs" by Marge Carson
By Marge Carson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage oversized brass “Poufs” designed by Marge Carson in the United States, circa 1980s. These poufs have a minimalist design where the cubic shape of their structure and the comfort of their use stand...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Tabourets in the Style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Tabourets in the style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s.
These solid oak Tabourets show a lovely natural patina, are in excellent original condition, and have a great patina a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Oak
Swivel Barstools with Brass Tubular Bases, Pair
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s
Pair of swivel barstools with tubular brass bases and wooden footrests. A fun profile on this pair. No maker's marks.
Dimensions: 20" W x 21" D x 34" H; Seat height, 24...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Blue Beech Vintage Folding Stool TS Roger Tallon 1970s France
By Roger Tallon
Located in Vienna, AT
The stool named TS was designed by Roger Tallon in France circa 1970.
Also this stool made of blue lacquered beechwood shows a foldable function.
The vintage condition is good with...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Beech
Poltrona Frau Leather Ottoman 1975 Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice ottoman or footstool. Superb quality by Poltrona Frau 1970s
Smooth Leather upholstery. Signed. nice Camel color.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Sculptural Laminated Wood Object or Stool, USA 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Object / Stool in laminated hardwood, a style seen in the work of Teinreiro and Cospen, a fascinating shape that can be both an object and a seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Cut Steel
Early Tripod Dot Stool by Fritz Hansen, Teak and Plated Copper, Denmark 1960s
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Original tripod Dot stool by danish manufacturer Fritz Hansen.
Moulded seat in teak veneer, plated copper feet.
Marked accordingly "FH Denmark"
Full or...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
De Sede Pouf in Bufalo Leather, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Almelo, NL
De Sede Pouf in Bufalo Leather, Switzerland, 1970s
This De Sede pouf is made of buffalo leather and was produced in Switzerland in the 1970s. Its sturd...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Beech
Paul McCobb Set of Two Mid-Century Iron Stools with New Leather Upholstery
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern iron stools by Paul McCobb.
Newly reupholstered as they originally were, with no-sag springs, foam and a thick vintage ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Vintage Leatherette Stool or Laundry Basket, 1980s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This Vintage leatherette stool could also be used as a laundry basket. It was made in the 1980s in Czechoslovakia. The stool is upholstered in leatherette and has wooden legs.
Overa...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
1950ies Solid Pine Bench Designed by Carl Malmsten for Svensk Fur
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
1950ies Visingsö bench, designed by Carl Malmsten for Svensk Fur in solid pine wood
The Visingsö bench was designed by Carl Malmsten and manufacture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
1960s Uno & Östen Kristiansson Stool for Luxus
Located in Madrid, ES
Stool in Rosewood and canvas with leather buttons designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus in an excellent refinished condition. Sweden, 1960s.
Uno y Östen Kristiansson broth...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Pair of Iconic Glass House Stools, by Lina Bo Bardi, 1951, Midcentury Brazilian
Located in New York, NY
Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) designed this charming stool in the 1950s to compose the furniture pieces of the Glass House, the first built project by the architect Lina Bo Bardi and the...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Pair of Knights Benches, by Harvey Probber
Located in Greensboro, NC
Pair of "Knights" benches by Harvey Probber. Lacquered mahogany with brass rail details. Very good to excellent condition, with minimal crazing to lacquer, see photos for detail.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand LC9 Stool, Rattan and Metal
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched by Cassina in 1973/2014. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC collection by...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Krogenæs Møbler, Three Legged Stool, "Fjøskrakk" Mod. 522, Pine, Norway, 1960s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Introducing a beautifully crafted three-legged pine stool, model no. 522 by Krogenæs Møbler. This stunning piece of furniture was designed in Norway i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
1 of 4 Charlotte Perriand Stools for Les Arcs, France 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Original Les Arcs stools in very good condition.
The stools were designed by Charlotte Perriand for the Les Arcs ski resort in France.
The stool are made of solid pine wood and have simple lines common with Perriand designs. These particular stools have a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand was born on 24 October 1903 in Paris. She studied at the École de l'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs from 1920 to 1925. Two years later, she began working as an interior designer, based at her studio on Place Saint-Sulpice. Her research and interest in furniture design led her to collaborate with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in the 1920s and 1930s. During this time she worked on major projects including the Villa Church, the Villa Savoye, the Cité du Réfuge for the French Salvation Army...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid-Century Teak Stool Model 78a by Niels O. Møller for J. L. Moller
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions: 50 x 36 x 44 cm.
The model 78A ottoman, designed by Niels Møller is a minimalistic ottoman or footrest made out of teak wood with a new woven da...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Papercord, Birch, Teak
'The Propeller Stool’ Model 8783 Designed by Kaare Klint, Denmark 1930s
By Kaare Klint
Located in Stockholm, SE
‘The Propeller Stool’ model 8783 designed by Kaare Klint for Rud. Rasmussens Cabinetmakers,
Denmark, 1930.
Canvas and ash.
Signed.
Kaare Klint was the father of Scandinavian moder...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Canvas, Ash
Pair of Tripod Stools in Pine, by Swedish Cabinetmaker, Mid Century, Ca 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A pair of really decorative stools in solid pine. Made by a Swedish cabinetmaker in 1960s. They can easily be used as bedside tables or a decorative side table/pedestal.
These mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Vintage Noguchi 86t Rocking Stool, Vitra
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Isamu Noguchi iconic rocking stool in blond wood with polished chrome accents, 14” diameter x 17”high. Vitra production.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Tony Paul Attributed Stools, Woven Wicker, Solid Beech, United States, 1950s
By Tony Paul
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Set of three stools with a handwoven wicker top and solid beech legs attributed to the famous American designer Tony Paul.
Produced in the late 1950s these stools are in their ori...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wicker, Beech
Charlotte Perriand Pine Wood Stool for Les Arcs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski Resort, circa 1960, manufactured in France.
Pinewood.
In nice condition, with wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
5 Bentwood Midcentury Style Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of five stools with bentwood seats on polished chrome bases with foot rests.
Please confirm location NY of NJ.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Set of 3 Mid-Century Maple and Leather Seat Bar Stools
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of 3 Mid-Century Maple and PU leather seat bar stools measuring 14 inches in diameter seats, 16.5 inches wide and 16.5 inches at the base and stand 30" Tall. Seat height 30".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Set of 3 Contemporary Bar Stool Old Silver Metal & Natural Tobacco Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary barstool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility of the double 3.5 ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
De Sede Grande Pouf in Bufalo Leather, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Almelo, NL
De Sede grande pouf in bufalo leather, Switzerland, 1970s.
This robust De Sede grande pouf ensures ultimate comfort and building quality with its solid wooden frame and thick hand...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Beech
Modern Red Vintage Stool Mezzadro Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni , 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage stool Mezzadro by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni 1950s for Zanotta circa 1978.
An iconic gorgeous stool from metal and beech in red, silver and brown c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Set of 5 Brazilian High Stools, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, Forma S.A. c1954
Located in New York, NY
This fabulous high stool was designed by Martin Eisler and manufactured by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte in circa 1955. The piece is composed of an iron structure with brass ti...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Expertly Restored - Don Shoemaker Folding Leather & Rosewood Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Don Shoemaker Folding Leather & Rosewood Stool for Señal Furniture
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing hi...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Stool circa 1970 by Guillerme and Chambron, Edition "Votre Maison"
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Stool circa 1970, by Guillerme and Chambron, edition "Votre Maison".
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Oak, Wool
Brazilian Modern Armchairs & Stools Set in Cane & Iron Att. Carlo Hauner, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this spectacular set of two Mid-Century Modern armchairs with stools in cane and iron attributed to Carlo Hauner is nothing less than gorgeous.
The armchairs feature a steel structure with four legs, tall backrest, curved seat and wide armrests with caning finish. Each armchair comes with a stool. The four pieces are sold as a set. The cane and steel are in the original condition and look awesome together.
The set was designed in the fifties as outdoor furniture but a sculptural set as this could equally look great indoors. The set is showcased in our gallery next to Willy Guhl flower pot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Arthur Umanoff Style Beaded Wood Stools with New Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a unique pair of stools with beaded carved wood supports. Made by Washington Wood Products in New Jersey. Newly upholstered in a velvet.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Grass Green Velvet Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful fresh green color velvet upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. We can prepare this pair also in another color of fabric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Charlotte Perriand, Vintage Berger Stool, circa 1950s, Mahogany
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Vintage berger stool - circa 1950s - solid single slab mahogany top - provenance private residence Paris, France
The Berger stool, a timeless piece o...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Bench Made Stool
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bench Made Stool. Signed on underside "A. E. Staples 1995."
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Hand Made Vintage Stool, Wood and Cow Fur, France, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s. Cow fur on the seat. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Wool
Pair of Midcentury Beech Stools by Ludvik Volak, Czechia, 1950s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Pair of Midcentury beech stools
Architect: Ludvik Volak
Maker: Drevopodnik Holesov
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Period: 1950-1959
Material: Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Plyw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Beech, Plywood
Gilbert Marklund, Stool, Sculpted Solid Pine, Furusnickaren, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine stool designed by Gilbert Marklund and produced by his own firm "Furusnickaren", Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century, Wooden Stool, Austria Hungary
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This wooden stool was most likely made of spruce and beech wood and leather in the early 20th century. It was be probably used in a tannery. It is in good vintage condition with sign...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
Charlotte Perriand Pine Wood Stool for Les Arcs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski Resort, circa 1960, manufactured in France.
Pinewood.
In nice condition, with wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Baby Pink Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful baby pink upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style. We can prepare this pair also in another color of fabric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Edmond Spence Woven Leather Stools-a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edmond Spence woven leather stools. Constructed of mesquite wood which has different shading throughout typical of the wood. The stools have been ...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Charlotte Perriand Pine Wood Stool for Les Arcs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski Resort, circa 1960, manufactured in France.
Pinewood.
In nice condition, with wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Pair of Handsome Milo Baughman Style Chrome Directors Chair Bar Stools
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A vintage pair of director's chair bar stools in tan faux leather with chrome X-base frames and wooden arm rests attributed to Milo Baughman. The seat height on these is 32 T and the...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Pinewood And Rush Stools in The Style Of Charlotte Perriand
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of two French stools in the style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s.
These solid oak stools show a lovely natural patina, are in excellent original condition and have a grea...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Silk Parsons Ottomans or Stools
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Silk Parson Ottomans or stools. Gingham silk upholstery covers the pair. very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Alvar Aalto Stool for Artek, circa 1960
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Alvar Aalto, circa 1960.
Manufactured by Artek, (Finland)
Leather top, wood legs and structure.
In great original condition, with minor wear consistent with age an...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Style Decorative Stool
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Style Ddecorative stool.
Dimensions. Diameter 13 ; 12 1/2 Height.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Alvar Aalto - Vintage Tripod Stool Model 60 - Two Tone - Birch
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Hasselt, VLI
This two-tone tripod stool was designed by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976) in the 30s and produced by Artek after 1960. They are composed of a round seat and 3 feet, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Bieffe Mid Century Italian Blonde and Chrome Drafting Counter Bar Stool
Located in Countryside, IL
Bieffe mid century Italian blonde and chrome drafting counter bar stool
Stool measures: 15.5 wide x 16 deep x 36 high, with a seat height of 36 inches
All pieces of furniture c...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern stools for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern stools 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 stools 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 Mid-Century Modern stools 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 stools, popular names associated with this style include Charlotte Perriand, Lawson-Fenning, Knoll, and Cassina. 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 stools differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $132 and tops out at $133,498 while the average work can sell for $1,746.
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