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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.

Find a collection of Minimalist tables, seating, lighting and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Minimalist
Roberts Bar Stool Maple Yellow
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

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

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 Wood Inlay Walnut Green
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

Roberts Bar Stool Maple Black
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

Clarkester Bar Stool Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
A perfect mix of Scandinavian inspiration and industrial flare that cohesively come together to make a statement piece which embodies simplicity, functionality and elegance. The ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Icing armchair
Located in Torino, IT
Glassa is a modern, original and contemporary armchair inspired by two iconic elements: the shape of the doughnut, recognizable in the world of food, and the inflatable life preserve...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Metal

ARRANGEMENT #2 (Stool) Aluminium by Nick Ross
Located in Hägersten, SE
An interest in early forms of architecture has profoundly influenced Nick Ross’ approach to design. The way in which humans have arranged stones and other materials to construct stru...
Category

2010s Swedish Minimalist Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Minimalist Stool, JAH by Reda Amalou Design, 2019, Walnut and black Steel, 60cm
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary stool or bench . JAH has the elegance of those who know how to wait. The serenity of the wise. Far from the surrounding restlessness, the Jah collection contemplates th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Levante brass fabric stool
Located in Torino, IT
Levante combines high-quality materials and sophisticated details. The seat is available in leather, linen or silk. The elegant side "ears," made of brass or satin-finished stainless...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Metal, Brass

Levante copper and silk stool
Located in Torino, IT
Levante combines high-quality materials and sophisticated details. The seat is available in leather, linen or silk. The elegant side "ears," made of brass or satin-finished stainless...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Metal, Copper

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

Fuerza Stool
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The collection, titled Laws of Motion, is the first sample of collectible design created by Joel Escalona for BREUER. Through a series of different typologies such as mirrors, tables...
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Stools

Materials

Marble

Fuerza Stool
Fuerza Stool
$2,703 / item
Rotor, Solid Oak Stool with Padded Tan Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Reuleaux rotating triangle, the form of the Rotor stool is based on the intersection of three circles. The CNC-cut organic shape celebrates ‘the curve of constant width'. Available as a comfortable stool...
Category

2010s British Minimalist Stools

Materials

Leather, Oak, Walnut

'Lin' Minimalist Stool in Brazilian Hardwood by Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Lin is derived from a clean and minimalist take on a traditional three-legged stool, giving it a thoroughly modern appeal and Scandinavian feel through its brass details and slender appearance. The brass line on the seat marks the join in the wood and as such is different on each making them all unique. Light yet robust it’s a perfect combination of structure and aesthetic. Made from a range of Brazilian solid hard woods with a natural finish of oil and wax. Knót Artesanal...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Brass

Fish Stool Features a Hand Bent Stainless Steel Frame and Solid Wood Seat
Located in beirut, LB
The fish stool is a high bar stool featuring hand-bent fishtail legs in stainless steel and a solid wood seat. The stool rests on solid wood castors to prot...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

JAH Bench, by Reda Amalou Design, 2019, Walnut & black Steel, 180cm
Located in Paris, FR
JAH has the elegance of those who know how to wait. The serenity of the wise. Far from the surrounding restlessness, the Jah collection contemplates the world. Either it is a bench, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

JAH Bench, by Reda Amalou Design, 2019, Walnut & black Steel, 120cm
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary Bench . JAH has the elegance of those who know how to wait. The serenity of the wise. Far from the surrounding restlessness, the Jah collection contemplates the world. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Rotor, Solid Oak Stool with Padded Tan Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Reuleaux rotating triangle, the form of the Rotor stool is based on the intersection of three circles. The CNC-cut organic shape celebrates ‘the curve of constant width'. Available as a comfortable stool...
Category

2010s British Minimalist Stools

Materials

Leather, Oak, Walnut

PI Stool, Oak, HONEY
Located in Orlando, FL
-This stool has been designed for seating purposes and can be used in the entryway, next to walls, at the end of the bed, in the bedroom, or in the dressing room. -Oak / 50*35*45 cm ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Stools

Materials

Oak

Adjustable Rig Stool in Solid Black Walnut Wood and Hand Bent Steel 'M'
Located in beirut, LB
The rig stool is a minimal solid steel stool featuring an adjustable solid wood seat on a threaded rod. The legs are tied together with a triangular ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Rotor, Solid Black Oak Stool with Black Padded Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Reuleaux rotating triangle, the form of the Rotor stool is based on the intersection of three circles. The CNC-cut organic shape celebrates ‘the curve of constant width'. Available as a comfortable stool...
Category

2010s British Minimalist Stools

Materials

Leather, Oak, Walnut

Adjustable Rig Stool in Solid Black Walnut Wood and Hand Bent Steel, 'S'
Located in beirut, LB
The rig stool is a minimal solid steel stool featuring an adjustable solid wood seat on a threaded rod. The legs are tied together with a triangular ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Pug Occasional Stool, Solid Shaped Walnut Seat in Hand Bent Steel Frame
Located in beirut, LB
The pug is an occasional stool with a shaped solid wood seat and a hand-bent metal frame. The seat is enclosed in a signature hand-bent metal frame. T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

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

Stool Curva
Stool Curva
$740 / item
21st Century, Minimalist, European, Beechwood Table with Metal Base and a Stool
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

Roberts Counter Stool Walnut Pink
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

Roberts Counter Stool with Wood Inlay Maple Green
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

Roberts Bar Stool Maple Navy
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

Roberts Bar Stool Walnut Yellow
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

Madison Hairpin Counter Stool Maple Yellow
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

Madison Hairpin Counter Stool Maple Prairie Green
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

Madison Bar Stool Walnut Yellow
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

Afinco Collection, Tall Military Green Wooden Stool
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION "Carve time and mark memories." The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Afinco Collection, Tall Off-White Wooden Stool
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION "Carve time and mark memories." The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Afinco Collection, Low Asparagus Green Wooden Stool
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION "Carve time and mark memories." The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Afinco Collection, Wooden Bench
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION "Carve time and mark memories." The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Afinco Collection, Low Terracotta Wooden Stool
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION "Carve time and mark memories." The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Sleek barstool Dih with Coral leather handcrafted by Murmurio
Located in Lordelo, PT
The Dih barstool is a versatile and customizable piece that seamlessly blends minimalist aesthetics with enduring quality. Its sleek, black iron frame, meticulously crafted by our sk...
Category

2010s Portuguese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Iron

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

Rotor, Solid Black Oak Stool with Black Padded Leather Seat by Made in Ratio
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the Reuleaux rotating triangle, the form of the Rotor stool is based on the intersection of three circles. The CNC-cut organic shape celebrates ‘the curve of constant width'. Available as a comfortable stool...
Category

2010s British Minimalist Stools

Materials

Leather, Oak, Walnut

Tropos Collection, Brazilian Contemporary Stool in Steel
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
TROPOS COLLECTION "All things are metaphors." Johann Goethe Tropos, in itself, is the change. It is where the object takes a new shape with a simple word replacement. Metaphors, hy...
Category

2010s Brazilian Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Carol Egan Steel Stool, USA, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural brushed stainless steel stool by Carol Egan. This sculptural stool is part of a line of contemporary furniture designed by ...
Category

2010s American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Carol Egan, Hand-Carved Walnut Bench, USA, 2013
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary bench in hand-carved walnut by Carol Egan Please note this bench is by order with COM upholstery.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools

Materials

Walnut

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.

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