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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Rare Roche Bobois “Mah Jong” Style Floor Pillowtop Ottoman Stools, Set of 2
By Roche Bobois
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
These extremely rare mid century and stylish original upholstered ottomans are packed with personality! Outstanding design is exhibited throughout.. Their beautiful and square shape ottomans feature a comfortable design. The pieces are so stunning and versatile. This beautiful pair of colorful and vibrant Roche Bobois Mah Jong style elements by Hans Hopfer are from the earlier years of the design in the 1970s.They are ideal as a pair of large floor cushions...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Wood
Ralph Lauren Barstools Tan Leather Wrought Iron Forged Bar Stools Neoclassical
By Ralph Lauren
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and extremely rare set of three late Mid Century leather and wrought iron barstools in super vintage condition. Attributed to Ralph Lauren and likely made in Europe in the...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Designer, Stools, Bamboo, Fabric, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of moulded bamboo and brown velvet fabric stools designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Bamboo
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Waterfall Bench Stool With Faux Snake Skin Upholstery
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite stool with faux snake skin upholstery. Elegant and chic, this gleaming lucite stool is attributed to Hollis Jones. Original chrome-plated casters, the lucit...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Lucite
Pair of Arthur Umanoff Swivel Slat Stools for Raymor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Arthur Umanoff tall swivel bar stools designed for Raymor in the 1960s. These iconic stools feature an iron base with bentwood slatted s...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
A BRUTALIST MID-CENTURY-MODERN RUSTIC STOOL, MAROLLES Style, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A tripod stool, Modernist, Brutalist, Rustic Modern, Popular Art, in solid wood cut with a beautiful hollow geometric decoration on the edges of the seat, artisan work, to be attribu...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern White Wicker Bar Stools
Located in Freehold, NJ
This pair of mid century modern bar stools in the style of Arthur Umanoff feature white painted wicker construction with swivel seat atop a black painted metal base.
Dimensions: 17....
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Mushroom Ottoman in Tan Warped Checkered Velvet
Located in Fairfield, CA
A handmade mushroom shaped ottoman, upholstered in a white and tan warped checkerboard velvet fabric. Perfect for using as a footstool or extra occasional seating. A comfortable cushioned seat and sculptural accent piece.
Mushroom ottomans are made to order, customizations are not possible.
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Color variations may occur due to different monitor settings. Colors shown on screen may be a close match, but please do not rely on them to be an exact match. Please feel free to send a message with your...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Set of Two-Light Crème Boucle Vintage Stools, Edmund Homa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. The stools consist of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic of the 1960s style.
Stools were designed by ...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Dom Hans van der Laan Stool for Sint-Willibrorduskerk Almelo, 1964
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare stool designed by Dom Hans van der Laan and executed by Jan de Jong for the Sint-Willibrorduskerk Almelo, 1964. This stool comes from the church who had 6 of these stools in the...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
1960s Italian Midcentury Carved Wood and Cord Woven Rope Stool
Located in Carimate, Como
Stylish and beautiful 1960s Mid-Century Modern stool in wood and cord or woven rope, in the style of Audoux Minet with carved decorated wooden structure. The traditional and classica...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Cord, Rope, Wood
Midcentury Pair of Velvet and Oak Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury American stools with oak base and new Italian velvet upholstery.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Oak
Charlotte Perriand Stool in Pine for “Les Arcs”, France, 1967
Located in Forest, BE
Stool from "Les Arcs" designed by Charlotte Perriand from 1967 to 1989 (arcs 1600 and 1800). It was the biggest project of her life.
The stool was heavily used, it appears with lots of patina and traces of ht intense use. Made of warm pinewood with minimal construction. Every details are important as the joineries...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Sewing Stools PJ-SI-68-A by Pierre Jeanneret, India, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptionally rare find, the PJ-SI-68-A Sewing Stool by Pierre Jeanneret, an iconic piece from the mid-century Chandigarh project, dating back to the 1960s. Designed as part of th...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Teak
Pair of Designs for Leisure Fluted Column Floral Upholstered Swivel Bar Stools
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century American brass swivel bar stools upholstered in a faint mauve-striped floral fabric with low curved backrest, a thick fluted column base plus pierced foot ring. (...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tony Paul Round Wicker Rattan Stool on Wood legs c. 1950s
By Tony Paul
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Tony Paul round rattan or wicker stool on wood legs. Wicker has been spray painted at some point, some runs , wear to finish and mino...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rattan
Swedish Designer, Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Gilbert Rhode for Troy Sunshade "Flamingo" Chrome Line Stool, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gilbert Rohde attributed Chrome and Leather Flamingo Chrome Line Stool. Featuring a strong circular four legged Chrome framework, 12.5 W corner to corner leg measurements, new black ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Folding Wood and Fabric Stool, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Folding wood and Fabric Stool, circa 1960. By unknown artisan in Spain, circa 1960. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age a...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Harry Bertoia for Knoll Bar Stools in Custom Italian Parker Hotel Style Cushions
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Saint Louis, MO
How would you like to show these? Hollywood Regency Palm Springs Parker Hotel? Mid Century Modern Minimalist? Perhaps interchange both. This pair of bar stools came about in 1950 when Italian Sculptor and Furniture Designer Harry Bertoia experimented with bending metal rods to create practical art. Bertoia's bar stool has a filigree appearance that contradicts its strength and durability. In his own words, “If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes through them.” Made of bent metal frames finished in chrome with bends and curves to support all of yours, these sexy mid century modern bar stools are comfortable. Photographed along with custom made cushions inspired by Norma's Restaurant at the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs, California. Custom Cushions add comfort and a cozy experience while traditional Knoll yellow...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Unique mid century modern low cane maple blonde stool ottoman studio craft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique mid century modern low cane maple blonde stool or Ottoman. studio craft. Great Design very minimalist. Good vintage condition. Hand caned some may have been replaced over time...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Cane, Maple
Mid-Century Franco Albini Inspired Low Bamboo Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully constructed, Mid-Century, low bamboo stool inspired by the work of illustrious Italian design great Franco Albini. In original condition with wear consistent with age and...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo
Eames Time Life Stool A
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original, first-issue time life stool A, designed by Charles and Ray Eames. A striking design first commissioned for the Time Life Building and informe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
S31 Elm Wood Stool, Pierre Chapo, Made in France
Located in Amsterdam, NL
In 1971, Pierre Chapo unveiled his visionary Converging-Lines Tables, sparking the inception of the second series of stools.
The S31 embodies Chapo's mastery, skilfully uniting three converging legs to create a robust, stable base supporting even the weightiest sitter on a compact seat.
This ingenious design not only ensures functionality but also enhances the stool's aesthetic allure. In our studio we use the S31 as booth a stool and side table.
This S31 stool...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Elm
Restored Vintage Solid Oak Red Leather Pool Room Billiard Barstools Set of 3
By Tarm Stole, Erik Buch
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The ultimate seating solution for a home billiard room. Don't meditate too long, bar stools like this are very difficult to find. These are the perfect balance of modern and tradit...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Silver Wrought Iron with Satin Cushion Seat, Stool or Bench Italy, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1960s heavy wrought iron stool bench. Nice addition to your room, entry hall or vanity room. Made of metal and a satin covered plate. Found at...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Set of Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning set of four vintage modern bar stools feature a backless seat and a chrome base with a footrest. The two-tone vinyl is sure to complement a...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Long Bermuda Bench By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Classic and elegant "Bermuda" bench by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1950's. This is the hard to find long version. Reupholstered in patinated leather with brass nail heads.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair Knoll Bertoia Barstools with Seat Pads (3 Pairs Available)
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Knoll Bertoia Barstools with Seat Pads. From the 1952 Bertoia seating collection.
3 pairs available
price is for 1 pair, Specify Red or Black seat pads
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid-Century Baseball Armchair and Footstool
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful Italian armchair with leather pouf, in baseball style relating to the Mid-century period.
The armchair has a convex spherical shape, echoing the stitching of a baseball, w...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Le Corbusier LC14 Cabanon Wood Stool by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Le Corbusier in 1952-59. Relaunched in 2010.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed in 1952 for the Cabanon, a hut built by Le Corbusier on the French Riviera,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Lisa Johansson-Pape "Apila" Stools Pine, Oy Stockmann Ab, Finland, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of functionalist stools, design attributed to Finnish Lisa Johansson-Pape, produced by Kervo Snickerifabrik for Oy Stockmann Ab, 1970s. In lacqu...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Set of 4 Height Adjusting Bomba Stools Designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Magis
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this set of four stools by Stefano Giovannoni for Magis dates from the 1990s. Off-white plastic/acrylic molded seats are mounted on chromed steel bases with footrests...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bonacina bamboo and cane stool, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A distinctive organic-design stool in wicker and bent bamboo, produced by Bonacina, Italy, 1960s
A versatile addition to any interior, a service stool proves useful in both living a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Italian Mid 20 Century Modern Stool / Pouf Hand Crafted In Bamboo & Rattan, 60s
Located in Roma, IT
Made in Italy during the mid-20th century modern, the item we offer for sale is suitable for multiple uses: Stool, Side Table or puff... you decide what function to give it, but we a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Spanish Bamboo Rattan Stool / Side Table
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Rattan Stool
This eye-catching bamboo and rattan rectangular stool or small bench was handcrafted in Spain near 1960s.
Very well constructed it is all ...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Wrought Iron and Gilt Benches or Stools
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless pair of French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical handwrought iron and gilt benches or stools attributed to Maison Baguès. The pieces are in a Classic Curile / X-Fr...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron
Barstools in Metal and Teal Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barstools, chrome-plated metal, metal, leatherette, Europe, 1960s.
Set of eccentric barstools executed in black lacquered metal with green faux leather seatings. Its design shows c...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Woven Rush Walnut Counter Stool by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2013, the Woven Rush Counter Stool is cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-34-A A-Legs Cane Stool / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
The piece embodies minimalist design principles, characterized by a clear shape and simplified form with subtle detailing. It is reduced to the minimum. Compared to most minimalist d...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Cane, Teak
Up to Six Charming Zigzag Midcentury Stools, Pouf, Ottoman, Footstool, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to six charming midcentury stools or tabourets from the 1950s. Round shape with four brown wooden legs, reupholstered with a beautiful zigzag Missoni-style fabric. In excellent co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 3 Lucite TUSK Barstools after Charles Hollis Jones, USA 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Lucite and metal tusk barstools with a swivel seat designed and manufactured in the United States in the early 1960s in the style of Charles Hollis Jones.
The stools have ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair Wicker Bar Stools
Located in New York, NY
Pair wicker bar stools. Pair well made vintage wicker bar/counter stools with conforming arms and a brass rail foot rest in natural mellowed wicker. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wicker
Charlotte Perriand Mexique Stool Outdoor For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Mexique Stool Outdoor For Cassina
Cassina interprets the Mexique designer tables and stools by Charlotte Perriand in new versions, for outdoor living enjoyment at its best. With materials and finishes suited to outdoor use that maintain the same harmony and purity of line that distinguish the entire collection.
Charlotte Perriand began designing the “en forme libre” series of tables in 1938 and devised Mexique in 1952 for the students’ rooms in the Maison du Mexique at the Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris.
The iconic triangular shape with bevelled edges - designed to make the best use of the space - is the unmistakable feature of the seat of the Mexique Outdoor design stool, as well; it can be paired with the high bar table from the same collection.
STRUCTURE AND FOOTREST
In stainless steel, matt black powder-coat finish
SEAT
In okoume plywood, matt lacquer finish.
FEET
In black plastic
Charlotte Perriand began designing the “en forme libre” series of tables in 1938 and devised Mexique in 1952 for the students’ rooms in the Maison du Mexique at the Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris.
Re-edited by Cassina for the first time in 2014, it gave rise to a collection that includes several iterations, all while staying true to the original designs. Now, working closely with Pernette Perriand-Barsac, daughter and sole heir of Charlotte Perriand, Cassina introduces the Mexique tables and stools in new versions for en plein air enjoyment to the max.
The iconic triangular shape with bevelled edges - originally designed to make the best use of the available space - remains the unmistakable trait in the Mexique Outdoor line, launched this year as a low table, dining table and high table with matching stool, available in two heights. New materials available in fresh, novel finishes and colours differentiate and emphasize the elegant design of this family. For all of the pieces in the series, Okoume wood, ideal for outdoor use, comes with matt lacquer finish in the following colours: marron glacé, China red, comfort, petroleum, light grey, sage green, a new shade of blue and Capri blue; the low tables also come with glossy glazed ceramic finish in the following shades: mossy green, basalt grey and light grey, while a natural teak seat is also available for the stools.
Thanks to this vast and varied product range, it is possible to mix and match the various styles to create dynamic, free-form arrangements in absolute Charlotte Perriand spirit.
As is true of all the works in the Cassina I Maestri Collection, each piece is authenticated by the Cassina logo, Charlotte Perriand’s signature and by a serial number that corresponds to the data on its ID card.
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About The Designer:
Charlotte Perriand full membership of that avant-garde cultural movement which, from the first decades of the twentieth century, brought about a profound change in aesthetic values and gave birth to a truly modern sensitivity towards everyday life. In this context, her specific contribution focuses on interior composition, conceived as creating a new way of living, still today at the heart of contemporary lifestyle.In the sphere of twentieth century furnishing history, the advent of modernity made possible the entrepreneurial audacity of this true reformer of interior design. At the beginning of her professional career she was acclaimed by critics for her Bar under the roof, exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1927 and constructed entirely in nickel-plated copper and anodized aluminium. In the same year, when she was just twenty-four years old, she began a decade-long collaboration with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, at the famous design studios at 35, rue de Sèvres in Paris.Her presence in the Le Corbusier studio is visible in all the furnishings designed with him and with Pierre Jeanneret: and so Charlotte Perriand becomes a cornerstone in the reformation project promoted by the architect, adding a distinct dimension of humaneness to the often cold rationalism of Le Corbusier. In her creations she manages to animate the fundamental substance of daily life with new aesthetic values: in particular her talent and intuition in the discovery and use of new materials manifest themselves to their full extent.The ten-year long collaboration with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, and her Japanese experience, represent periods of intense creative effervescence in the life of the artist. During her long stay in the Far East (‘40-‘46), she reveals her artistic talent to the full, through a reinterpretation of the reality of life to echo both tradition and modernity. By way of example, worthy of mention are the furnishings produced using traditional bamboo processing techniques, capable of enhancing the new forms already experimented using steel-tubing.After her work as a professional, she concentrates on a series of original and balanced productions, commissioned by top-level authorities and leading companies of the calibre of Air France, and by a number of foreign organizations, authenticating the fame she had by now gained on the international scene.The distinguishing factor of Charlotte Perriand’s personality is a sincere loyalty to the principles of humane and innovative rationalism, preserved intact in her projects, on which she worked with such passion, also in readiness for their revival in the “Cassina I Maestri” collection.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Beige Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful, well crafted beige upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, character...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet
Finnsauna, Stools, Pine, Finland, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine stools designed and produced by Finnsauna, Finland, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.0"H x 12.25"W x 12.25"D
Seat Height (inches): 17.0"
All upholstered furn...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Pair of Charlotte Perriand Style Low Counter Height White Stools with Rush Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand style square stools with woven rush seats and white painted frames. In original condition with visible wear and scratching consistent with their age and us...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
A BRUTALIST MID-CENTURY-MODERN RUSTIC STOOL, MAROLLES Style, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A sculptural and powerful tripod stool, Modernist, Brutalist, Popular Art, in solid wood carved in a sensual and irregular way, in the spirit of Jean Touret & Artisans de Marolles, t...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Medical Chair/Stool
Located in Malibu, CA
Midcentury chrome medical/dental stool, effortlessly swivels around.
The wheels are made of a resin material, the stretcher are made of chrome.
A great p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Three Minimalistic String Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Measures: Seat diameter 37cm, foot diameter 40cm, seat height 92cm. Distance between seat and footrest 60cm.
The upholstery fabrics have slight signs of wear and could do with a new...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Mohair Petite Moreno Ottoman by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Petite Moreno ottoman features a round solid wood base with four cylindrical legs and an upholstered top. Available in American walnut or white oak.
The Lawson-Fenning Collect...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Scandinavian Modern Sculptural Stool Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A small sculptural stool in solid pine with complexity in the different colors of the wood.
This stool is a good example of the good craftsmanship and minimalistic stile to come in Scandinavian...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Le Corbusier LC, 14 Box Stool / Authentic Mid-Century Modern Chandigarh
By Le Corbusier
Located in Zürich, CH
Here we see a decision to project the universal ideals of modernity onto Indian reality. However, this piece was inspired by North Indian culture, as well the cosmic and spiritual I...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Teak
Stool 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Stool 1970s
Made by STOL Kamnik - badge.
Seat upholstered with leather.
Really rare find.
Category
1970s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Jens Risom Inspired Accent Stool with Black and Red Webbing and Wooden Frame
By Jens Risom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small Jens Risom style stool with original red and black webbing. The seat frame has a slight curve to it, beautiful dovetail and peg construction, and the legs are tapered. In origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Franco Albini Inspired Low Bamboo Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully constructed, Mid-Century, low bamboo stool inspired by the work of illustrious Italian design great Franco Albini. In original condition with wear consistent with age and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo
Set of Three Woven Wicker Swivel Bar Stools
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A set of three woven wicker swivel bar stools.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wicker, Bamboo
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