Minimalist Stools
MINIMALIST STYLE
A revival in the popularity of authentic Minimalist furniture is rooted in history while reflecting the needs and tastes of the 21st century. Designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s aphorism that “less is more” influenced the evolution of 20th-century interiors with an emphasis on function and order. This was a shift from the 19th century, with its lavish Victorian decorating, and was spread around the world through design styles including Bauhaus and brutalism.
Yet Minimalism was present in furniture design long before the clean lines of modernism, such as in the simple and elegant utility of Shaker furniture. Although the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s had little crossover with furniture design, artist Donald Judd was inspired by the Shakers in creating his own spare daybeds and tables from sturdy wood. (Judd, whose advocacy of symmetry also informed his architectural projects, furnished his Manhattan loft with unassuming but poetic works by iconic modernist designers such as Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto.)
Understatement rather than ornamentation and open space instead of clutter are central themes for a Minimalist living room and bedroom. As opposed to Maximalism, the focus for Minimalist furniture and decor is on simplicity and considering the design and purpose of every object.
Furnishings are usually made in neutral or monochrome colors and pared down to their essentials — think nesting coffee tables, sectional sofas and accent pieces such as ottomans. And Minimalist ceramics can help achieve a decor that is both timeless and of the moment. The organic textures and personalization of handmade craftsmanship associated with these works have served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary decorators. That said, while the thoughtful ergonomics of Scandinavian modern furniture, with its handcrafted teak frames, are at home in Minimalist spaces, so are the quietly striking pieces by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa that employ industrial materials like stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.
Minimalist furniture is not for making flashy statements; it boasts subdued appeal and excels at harmonizing with any room. And, as it encompasses many different movements and eras of design, it also never goes out of style, owing to its tasteful refinement.
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Style: Minimalist
Cast Resin 'Kona' Stool & Side Table, Coal Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A minimalist’s take on erupting volcanoes, the Kona brings sophistication and conversation to any environment.
Dimensions: Diameter 14 in. (36 cm), height 18 in. (46 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Finish color options:
white stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Okha, "Carlotta", Barstool
By OKHA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Upholstery
COM or COL
Leather
Black, mocca, navy, straw, anthracite, elephant, oyster, latte or white
Wood
Natural ash, natural oak, carbon ash, carbon oak, dark java ash, d...
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Stools
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Ash, Walnut
Cast Resin 'Bilbouquet' Table, Sonoran Yellow Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A symmetrical, sculptural balance of elegance and function.
Dimensions: Diameter 15 in. (38 cm), height 16 in. (41 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Finish color options:
Sedona Red
Lupi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Cast Resin 'Mason Cut' Stool, White Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Brutalist sensibility with a soothing, gentle welcome. This supportive block was carved into a gentle arc, stone traversing its crown. Hard-lined geometry buckles and becomes organic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Fiberglass, Resin
Cast Resin 'Dock' Stool & Side Table, Keystone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Seating that weathers the storm. A sturdy foundation softened by the rhythms of the coast.
Dimensions: Diameter 14 in. (35.6 cm). Height 18 in. (45.7 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg).
F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Ebonized Wood All Black MiMi Stool by Miduny, Made in Italy, Carved Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the MiMi Series, this Minimalist, versatile stool or end table accents the home and office. Clean, faceted geometry adds depth and sophistication while the carved top accommo...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Birch, Oak, Plywood
Stool #3 in Stainless Steel and Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed leather supported by machines aluminium, raised up by formed stainless steel.
Category
2010s American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wabi Sabi 1960s Japanese Cedar Box Steps
Located in London, England
Larger scale Japanese box steps, used for getting to those out of reach places.
Solid panelled cedar, all sound and strong.
Japan C1960.
H 66cm x W 50cm x D 44cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Swedish Designer, Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine stool, designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Pine
A_Stool in Galvanized Steel Bar Height Stool prototype by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
A_Stool bar height stool in hot-dipped galvanized steel. A minimal, backless design in steel with a durable coating of zinc. Also available in brushed, sanded, or polished finish. Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair of 70's Scandinavian Pinewood Minimal & Multi functional Stools / Tables
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of multifunctional Scandinavian solid Pinewood Stools /Tables
Minimal design and very functional in use, easy to use as a sturdy stool or as a sidetable in your space
beautif...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Pine
Cast Resin 'King Me' Table, Snapdragon Pink Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A sense of muted regality, and a grounding force. Ornamentation is integrated into its structure, guiding the eye through its stone-laden points and imbuing it with a sense of stabil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Swedish pair of Organic Mushroom Stools in birch Ikea 2009
By IKEA
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
As a pair these iconic stools are a great edition to any home decor.
They have clumsy mushroomy but still sophisticated look. Made in massive birch they are quite heavy but still ea...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Minimalist Stools
Materials
Birch
Maya Lin for Knoll White Stone Stool
By Maya Lin
Located in Pasadena, TX
About:
Maya Lin's collection of stones, introduced in 1998 in celebration of Knoll's 60th anniversary, reflects the famed architect's signature subtlety. "At the heart of this furnit...
Category
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Concrete
Carob Bar Stool by Sun at Six, Nude Minimalist Stool in Oak Wood and Leather
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at Six is a contemporary furniture design studio that works with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. This minimal bar stool combines clean lines with quality material: solid white oak and vegetable tanned leather from a multi-generation family-run Italian tannery in Tuscany. Made using traditional joinery techniques with exposed tenons visible throughout.
For the Carob stool...
Category
2010s Chinese Minimalist Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Cast Resin 'Mason Cut' Stool, Natural Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Brutalist sensibility with a soothing, gentle welcome. This supportive block was carved into a gentle arc, stone traversing its crown. Hard-lined geometry buckles and becomes organic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
A_Stool Powder Coated Aluminum Counter Height in Traffic Red by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Contemporary A_Stool in counter height stool in powder-coated aluminum. A minimal, backless design in durable powder-coated aluminum. Also available in brushed, sanded, or polished f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Bench in Powder Coated Steel Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
A bench in powder coated steel. A minimal, backless design in steel with a durable powder coating. Also available in brushed, sanded, or polishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
A_Stool Powder Coated Aluminum Counter Height in Traffic Green by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Contemporary A_Stool in counter height stool in powder-coated aluminium. A minimal, backless design in durable powder-coated aluminium. Also available in brushed, sanded, or polished...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Minimalist Rocking Stool by Michael C. Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Swing stool made of form plywood according to a design by the Danish architect and designer Michael C. Poulsen.
A functional and elegant design object. The stool is formed from a pi...
Category
20th Century Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood
Stool in Teak, Cane and Upholstery by Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, c. 1959
Located in New York City, NY
Petite stool with a satisfying visual weight. The tone of the wood is quite warm, with beautiful patina. The seat cushion can be removed to reveal a simply caned seat.
Category
20th Century Indian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Teak, Upholstery, Cane
Clavijero Lounge Chair, Rosa Morada Wood
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Simple lines and noble materials define Clavijero, a lounge chair and bench. Made by hand using traditional carpentry techniques, these two pieces are created for conversation, readi...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Materials
Cowhide
Japanese Minimalist Abachi Wood Sculptural Chair Splint Stool by Sho Ota
By Sho Ota
Located in Amsterdam, NL
At the intersection of industrial design and craftsmanship, Sho's sculptural works are both minimalistic and multi-layered. Every piece of collectible design is handmade by Sho himse...
Category
2010s Dutch Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood
Natural Brazilian Wood Pipa Bar Stool in Minimal Style from Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
From the Pipa collection, we launched the bar stool with the same principle of industrial rationalization and constructive simplicity used by the chair that started this line. In sol...
Category
2010s South American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Hardwood
1 Maya Lin Knoll Adult Stone Stool
By Maya Lin
Located in Pasadena, TX
Maya Lin's collection of Stones, introduced in 1998 in celebration of Knoll's 60th anniversary, reflects the famed architect's signature subtlety. "At the heart of this furniture col...
Category
1990s American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Concrete
80s Minimalist Stool 'Trix' by Metalplastica Lucchese in Red Melamine
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Step back into the vibrant era of the 1980s with the quintessential vintage seating stool: the sturdy red melamine stool ‘Trix’ by Metalplastica Lucchese. This vintage seating stool ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Plastic
Stool or side Table, LINK by Reda Amalou, 2016, American Walnut
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary coffee table or bench in glossy lacquer or wood essence .
The bench, table and stool are the three pieces of furniture that make up the Link collection. Arranged separa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Wood
Tam Counter Stool, 4 Legs, Black Ash Wood
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Descendants of an extraordinary family, Tam stools are grown to 65 cm in height, multiplying in a garden of possibilities while preserving in their genetic makeup the beauty of ash w...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood
Clavijero Bench, Black Finished Oak Wood
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Simple lines and noble materials define Clavijero, a bench. Made by hand using traditional carpentry techniques, these two pieces are created for conversation, reading, rest, and con...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Materials
Cowhide, Oak
Stool or Low Table 'Small' by Castiglioni Gaviraghi Lanza for Valenti, 1980s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Low table or stool designed by Castiglioni Gaviraghi and Lanza for Valenti & C. Milano in 1982.
This beautiful and timeless design piece is made of an unibody molded ABS chassis-a o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Stools 'Small' by Castiglioni Gaviraghi Lanza for Valenti Milano, 1980s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Pair of tables or stools designed by Castiglioni Gaviraghi and Lanza for Valenti & C. Milano in 1982.
This beautiful and timeless design piece is made of an unibody molded ABS chass...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Plastic
Trazo Cowhide Stool, Beech Wood and Maguey Fiber.
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Each Trazo is created by experts in traditional Mexican materials and techniques. Its beauty expresses art and craftsmanship in the drawings made by the artist Luis Rodrigo Medina, piteados with strands of maguey fiber...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Materials
Beech, Cowhide
Trazo Natural Cowhide Stool, Beech Wood
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Individually hand embroidered Trazo - new look in top grain cowhide - tells a story of ancient Mexican tradition and craftsmanship. The embroidery pattern a design by artist Luis Rod...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Materials
Cowhide, Beech
Ola Stool, Tzalam Wood
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
The peaceful movement of a wave flows by the stylized lines of the stools, refreshing in its organic design made with tzalam wood. Qualities such as defini...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Pair of Italian Black Patent Leather Stools or Poufs
Located in Dallas, TX
The Minimalist Italian design. Wrapped in black patent leather stools or poufs on wood feet. Quilted with a modern square stitch. The poufs are in very good condition with lovely pat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Patent Leather
Madison Bar Stool Maple Orange
Located in Cincinnati, US
A well-designed piece of furniture blurs the line between functionality and art. The Madison stool is a geometrical masterpiece testing the boundary of what we think is possible with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
Roberts Counter Stool with Inlay Maple Orange
Located in Cincinnati, US
This sleek stool has a thin carved wooden seat that rests on a steel tubing base. The elegant seat is curved for seamless comfort while displaying a stunning intersecting diagonal ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
Zinc Stool Curva
Located in Floresta, MG
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the development of the collection. Using this element of industrial origin and organic format, we seek to crea...
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel, Zinc
Contemporary Handmade Scandinavian Side Table or Stool "Objects of Use" #4
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Objects of use is the result of two worlds meeting. Two professions intertwining. Two people crossing, clashing and correlating. Objects of use is the fusion of the mind of an archit...
Category
2010s Danish Minimalist Stools
Materials
Brass
Maeduep: Heart 3.0. Stool
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maeduep: heart 3.0 by WKND Lab
From the series Tying Wishes
Cotton, pearl cotton
Color: Black
Size: 19.6 x 31.4 x 19.6 in.
Stool
is a multi-functional cushion/stool that highlig...
Category
2010s North Korean Minimalist Stools
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Thread
Sculptural Breccia Medicea Marble Stool "Throne of Dioniso" by Lorenzo Ciompi
Located in Rome, IT
Sculptural breccia medicea marble stool /side table "throne of DIONISO" by Lorenzo Ciompi 2021
breccia medicea handmade stool
honed
limited editions
n.3 of 10 executed in 2023
v...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Breccia Marble
21st Century, Minimalist, European, Beechwood Table with Metal Base and a Stool
By Maria Vidali
Located in Tinos, Cyclades
Table with metal base made of MDF lined beechwood. The base is bent, galvanised metal, oven-painted with acrylic grey color.
Measures: 86 cm x 140 cm x 76 cm
The adjacent stool (...
Category
2010s Minimalist Stools
Materials
Metal
Plywood and Metal Stool, The Netherlands, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Plywood and Metal Stool, The Netherlands, 1970s
Originally produced in the Netherlands in the 1970s, these vintage stools combine a simple industrial frame with the warmth of plywo...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Stools
Materials
Metal
Roberts Counter Stool Maple Rose Copper
Located in Cincinnati, US
This sleek stool has a thin carved wooden seat that rests on a steel tubing base. The elegant seat is curved for seamless comfort while displaying a stunning intersecting diagonal ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
Maeduep: Heart. Stool
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maeduep: heart by WKND Lab
From the series Tying Wishes
Cotton, pearl cotton
Color: Black
Size: 19.6 x 19.6 x 16.5 in.
Stool
is a multi-functional cushion/stool that highlights ...
Category
2010s North Korean Minimalist Stools
Materials
Textile, Thread, Cotton
Set of 4 Colour Play Tall Kitchen, Bar Stools, Customisable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The kitchen counter stools are part of & New’s color play dining room collection, which consists of dining tables, benches, stools, and cabinets made in Britain by local craftsmen.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
Cast Resin 'Bilbouquet' Table, Lupine Blue Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A symmetrical, sculptural balance of elegance and function.
Dimensions: Diameter 15 in. (38 cm), height 18 in. (46 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Finish color options:
Sedona Red
Lupi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Cast Resin 'Square' Table, Coal Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
The essence of construction, pulled from the jobsite and refined. This simple block emanates potential, awaiting placement and to serve its assigned role.
Dimensions: Width 16 in. (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Fiberglass, Resin
Collection Dominó, Brazilian Contemporary Stool in Wood
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
DOMINÓ COLLECTION
The Dominó Collection expands its meanings and transforms the structure of a mosaic into a witty piece with a unique personality. As a bench or side table.
The r...
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood
Cast Resin 'Bilbouquet' Table, Keystone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A symmetrical, sculptural balance of elegance and function.
Dimensions: Diameter 15 in. (38 cm), height 16 in. (41 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Finish color options:
white stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Cast Resin 'Square' Side Table, White Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
The essence of construction, pulled from the jobsite and refined. This simple block emanates potential, awaiting placement and to serve its assigned role.
Dimensions: Width 16 in. (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Cast Resin 'Paper - Windows and Curly Q's 02' Stool, by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s not paper.
We convert drawings to single use molds to cast resin into. After the resin has cured, the paper mold is chipped away and destroyed to reveal the cast transferred drawing. These pieces are seemingly fragile and ephemeral, but physically permanent.
Intended for indoor / outdoor use.
Dimensions: Width 15 in. (38 cm), depth 16 in. (41 cm), height 15 in. (38 cm). Weight 22 lbs. (10 kg).
Materials: resin, fiberglass, graphite.
Developed by Zachary A. Design
Designers: Zac Bitner and Harrison Parkes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Benta Collection, Contemporary Angelim Wooden Stool
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
BENTA COLLECTION
“How often do we, in search for happiness,
do exactly as the poor grandfather does:
in vain, look restlessly for the glasses
Having ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Wood
Maeduep: Heart 2.0. Stool
By WKND Lab
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Maeduep: heart 2.0 by WKND Lab
From the series Tying Wishes
Cotton, pearl cotton
Color: Black
Size: 19.6 x 19.6 x 16.5 in.
Stool
is a multi-functional cushion/stool that highlig...
Category
2010s North Korean Minimalist Stools
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Thread
Cast Resin 'King Me' Table, Aged Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A sense of muted regality, and a grounding force. Ornamentation is integrated into its structure, guiding the eye through its stone-laden points and imbuing it with a sense of stabil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Swedish Designer, Stools, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of solid pine stools, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Minimalist Stools
Materials
Pine
Cast Resin 'Bilbouquet' Table, Sonoran Yellow Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A symmetrical, sculptural balance of elegance and function.
Dimensions: Diameter 15 in. (38 cm), height 18 in. (46 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg).
Finish color options:
sedona red
lupi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Flow Low Aureo, Contemporary stool Made in Italy by Edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
Flow low stool matt or light gold are made by an element, a continuous wire drawing geometries born from the projection of a circle on a triangle, in which the rigour of the continuo...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Stools
Materials
Steel
Minimalist stools for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Minimalist 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 Minimalist stools made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original stools, popular names associated with this style include Zachary A. Bitner, Rebeca Cors, SP01, and Tim Rundle. 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 $325 and tops out at $62,000 while the average work can sell for $1,200.