Modern Stools
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
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Color: Orange
GUFRAM The End 1516 Stool by TOILETPAPER
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gufram pulls back from the world of design. It declares it and turns the page – with a tombstone. Since the time has come to call it quits because of the many mudslinger that have al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Other
"Tokyo-Pop" White or Black Monobloc Low Table or Stool by T. Yoshioka for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tokyo-Pop" is a white or black anthracite polyethylene monobloc iconic low table or stool, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and manufactured by Driade. White version only is available i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Sheep Stool by Studio Ahead
By Studio Ahead
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sheep stool designed by Studio Ahead. The stool is upholstered in custom cream merino wool felt from Northern California sheep
The stool could be placed o...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Felt
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia Stool with Adjustable Height
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia Stool is a swivel stool with die-cast aluminium shell. Chrome-plated steel structure, base and footrest. Adjustable in height with gas piston. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
e15 Jean Stool Wood by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
The bar stool jean is a natural development of the dynamic chair family Houdini. Jan consists of a seat with circumferential brim, which provides comfort and hold when seated. Betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Kartell Napoleon Table-Stool in Multicolor by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleon table-stool, is charismatic personalities of striking originality and anti-conformism. Stools and tables which are cute and humorous but with o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
(wh)ORE HAUS STUDIOS Steel, Swivel Armrest Stool (adjustable height)
Located in Paonia, CO
The (wh)ORE HAUS STUDIOS barstools are offered In two, adjustable heights
-Counter Height (adjustable from 23-28”) or
- Bar Height (adjustable from 28-33”).
The stools are of...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
e15 Mr. Collins Stool by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
With its dynamic form and ergonomic comfort, Mr. Collins is an endearing stool applicable in diverse arrangements for living or working situations. Based on couture construction meth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Kartell Master Counter Stool in Rust Orange by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell also offers a stool version of the Masters chair, winner of the Good Design Award 2010 and the Red Dot Award 2013, and a worldwide best seller. The legs are lengthened and the seat is shrunk, but the frame's unmistakable graphic look, created by the weave of the silhouettes of three iconic chairs, remains the same. Masters Stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Drumstool w/ Brass Hua Design in Cream Lacquer by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drumstool with Brass Hua Design
Cream Lacquer
Antiqued Brass
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Bar Stool With Armrest, Upholstery, Metal
Located in Maçka-İstanbul, 34
‘The Kanat Bar Stool’ is simple yet elaborate piece that stands out with its elegant stance, fine details and comfort. Powder coated metal frame is elevated with antique plated meta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Jonathan Adler Grey Velvet Rider Counter Stools, Set of 2
Located in London, GB
Designed by Jonathan Adler, these contemporary counter stools have an ornate aesthetic.
Constructed from a white frame, the stools have polished nickel sabots and accents, with a ...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Modern Stools, Ottomans
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Modern stools upholstered in a beautiful high quality fabric. We have a matching bench available. Please see pictures.
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Original 'Birillo' Barstools Set by Joe Colombo for Zanotta, c. 1971, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare collectors set of five (5) 'Birillo' bar-height barstools designed in 1971 by Joe Colombo for Zanotta, Italy, retailed by ICF New York. Signed underneath with Zanotta embossed logo and design information on each chair and ICF New York retailer labels on some of the chairs. These examples are original early year productions and ideal for collectors and modern art and design investors.
These examples feature red vintage patent leatherette upholstery and white fiberglass bases. It's very hard to find a single Birillo stool let alone find a matched set of five bar-height barstools. If you are looking for a large set of modern bar height barstools, don't hesitate because once these are gone it will be a difficult opportunity to replicate.
This early Post-Modern quintessential design is often misspelled 'Brillo' and even sometimes 'Brillio' but as seen documented in the 1978 Zanotta catalogue, the correct spelling is 'Birillo'. This set of five Joe Colombo Birillo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bar Stool in Blackened Laser-Cut Steel Frame and Veg Tan Leather Sling
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Focused on stripping down and building with simple singular materials, the new addition to the Klein Home collection, bar stool GH, follows fabrication footsteps of the rest of the c...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Cut Steel
Contemporary Rounded Square Drumstool in Cream Lacquer by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rounded square drumstool
Cream Lacquer
Hand Repoussé
Contemporary
21 1/4"SQ x 15 3/4"H
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These ...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Lacquer
Japan Table, Contemporary Travertine Side Table or Stool
Located in New York, NY
The Japan table is a personification of a cork, being perceptible in the first few seconds. The low stool or side table is made of travertine. It is an item of pure lines, where the ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Travertine
Kartell Stone Stool in Yellow by Marcel Wanders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stone is a stool with a simple shape but with a very precious appearance. Made with an essential symmetrical linear shape which is reminiscent of an hourglass, its surface is simply ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Orange Red by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Marshmallow Bar Stool, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow bar stool, Royal stranger
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
Royal strang...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Olindias Outdoor Tabouret by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Olindias outdoor Tabouret by Luca Nichetto
Dimensions: W 48 x D 48 x H 83 cm
Materials: Black powder coat metal structure, Seat in black/coral/duck blue/warm grey lacquered poliur...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Other
Institution Chair by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Institution chair by Panorammma
Materials: steel, nickel, white leather.
Dimensions: 90 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Panorammma is a furniture design atelier based in Mexico City that seeks...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Wood Frame Counter Stool in Walnut and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The BassamFellows Wood Frame collection has become one of the brand’s classic signatures.
Adding to the collection are upholstered dining chairs and upholstered stools.
The Woo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Bride's Veil Counter Stool with Back by Phase Design, Smoked Brass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Listed price is for the Smoked Brass finish and Remix 3 by Kvadrat fabric.
COM is also available, with a List price of $ 2,170.00.
Prices exclude packing. Please contact us for a packing quote.
The Bride's Veil Stool...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 4 Concrete Stools, 1970s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning French concrete hourglass stools, circa 1970s. Minimalist design with delicate rims on the top and bottom and a concave body that expands at t...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Concrete
Set of 5 Contemporary Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Brass Metal & Tobacco Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
HUG counter stool aged brass steel and vegetable tanned natural tobacco leather
The HUG counter stool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Marshmallow Bar Stools, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Marshmallow bar stools, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
Ro...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Atlas Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Atlas stool by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Dimensions: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Lamb, gold leaf
Available materials: La...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Ceramic Side Tables by Manon Oller, 2022
By Guy Bareff
Located in London, GB
Ceramic side tables by Manon Oller.
Material: White stoneware.
Dimensions: H 48 x ø 59 cm.
Year: 2022.
Unique pieces handmade in France, bespoke size and material upon request.
These side tables take their inspiration from Mediterranean architectural research: houses carved into rocks or built up with clay. Those graphic and angular forms are naturally shaped out from elements and fit with human living. Sol sculptures are thought like caves or refuges that can be used as side tables integrating storages but also as seatings. The rough material recalls in a significant way the flawlessness of the limestone rock.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 2 Marshmallow Bar Stools, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 marshmallow bar stools, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green, royal red.
...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Agora Bar Low Stool by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Agora bar low stool by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: W 50 x D 52 x H 87 cm
Seat 67 cm
Materials: Iron strucutre and particles board.
Foam CMHR (high resilience and flame retardant...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Set of 2 Cast Brass Atlas and Tomyris by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 cast brass Atlas and Tomyris by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Atlas Stool: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Cast brass,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Marshmallow Bar Stools, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 marshmallow bar stools, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: mint green, light pink, royal green, royal red
Ro...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 of Agora Bar Low Stools by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 of Agora Bar low stools by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: W 50 x D 52 x H 87 cm
Seat 67 cm
Materials: Iron strucutre and particles board.
Foam CMHR (high resilience and fl...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Marble Ionik Stool by Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble Ionik stool by Oeuffice
Edition: 12 + 2AP
2014
Dimensions: 25 x 26 x 42 cm
Materials: Arabescato Robico marble, Chiampo stone, Biancone marble
...
Category
2010s English Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Pair of Agora Bar Low Stool by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of agora bar low stool by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: W 50 x D 52 x H 87 cm
Seat 67 cm
Materials: Iron strucutre and particles board.
Foam CMHR (high resilience and flame r...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Established & Sons Butt Stool by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
Versatile, comfortable and economical, this stackable plastic stool is a hard-working piece of furniture. The Butt stool’s ergonomic top borrows its form fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
ST38 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST38 Stool designed and produced by Canadian artist Pascale Girardin features a partially glazed stoneware body.
This Functional and decorative object is served as both a stool and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Bride's Veil Bar Stool with Back by Phase Design, Smoked Brass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Listed price is for the smoked brass finish and Remix 3 by Kvadrat fabric.
COM is also available, with a List price of $ 2,280.00.
Prices exclude packing.
The Bride's Veil Stool...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lily Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Not a Cube Stool, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Not a Cube is a geometric composition that follows the reductionist tendencies of Minimal Art, emerged in the United States in the mid-1960s.
Particularly i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Not a Cube Stool, COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Not a Cube is a geometric composition that follows the reductionist tendencies of Minimal Art, emerged in the United States in the mid-1960s.
Particularly i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Modern Open Low Back Bar & Counter Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
Low open back bench seat counter stool upholstered in a combination of a silk and poly blend Romo fabric with salamander print, linen on the seat and v...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Maple, Lacquer
Pillar Bar Stool 3 Legged Wood and Lacquered - Beige
Located in Istanbul, 34
The Pillar bar stool is made of linden wood and is a completely solid product. It can be used as a bar stool or as a stand where decoration products can be displayed.
A simple 3-leg...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century Contemporary Stool In Suede, Handpainted Lacquer & Golden Details
Located in Porto, PT
Enliven any interior with the beautifully bold Bombom Stool. Adding a focal feature to any interior space, a modern stool upholstered in suede...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Suede, Wood
Set of 2, Tria Stool, High Back, Upholstered Wool, Orange by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, Tria stool, high back, upholstered wool, orange by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz
Dimensions: H.seat 67/77 (H.105/115) x D.52 x W.48 cm
Materials: Upholstered Stool with ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Kartell Sparkle Round Table-Stool in Amber by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tokyjin Yoshioka's new Sparkle table collection are as striking as a brilliant ray of sunlight. The plastic's unique pleating (both inside and out) is reflected in the end result: tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Resin
Jasper Morrison Large Hi Pad Stool in Fabric or Leather Upholstery by Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad Stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Velvet, Bronzed Steel, Brass & Ostrich Feather - Ostrich Fluff Ottoman
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This ottoman is part of the Ostrich Fluff collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
The velvet ottoman is finished off with a...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Feathers
Kartell Eur Stool in Earth Red by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The EUR stool by Fabio Novembre is a cube printed with shapes and geometries inspired, to scale, by Italian rationalist architecture of the 1930s and 1940s. The stool can be multi-pu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
e15 Other Stool by Stefan Diez
By e15, Stefan Diez
Located in New York, NY
As part of the innovative seating series by Stefan Diez, the stool other takes up the dynamic design language of this that other seating series to offer distinct comfort and quality....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Kartell Stone Stool in Amber by Marcel Wanders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stone is a stool with a simple shape but with a very precious appearance. Made with an essential symmetrical linear shape which is reminiscent of an hourglass, its surface is simply ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Figueroa Stool, Brass & COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa stool.
The exquisite sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Arena Steel with Rope Weave Bar Stool
By Cotidiano
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Arena Bar Stool appears as a creative challenge of turning an elemental object into a design piece. In the beginning, it was designed for a restaurant in Chicago, and its composi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Classic Contemporary Barstool w Backrest Natural Tan Leather, Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Jasper Morrison Small Hi Pad Stool in Fabric or Leather Upholstery by Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Hi pad chair, and accompanying Hi pad Stool, are the result of a production process that represents the perfect balance between technology and artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Opinion Ciatti Mammamia High Barstool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mammamia high barstool with die-cast aluminum shell, steel structure and rubber-covered footrest. Lacquered, not for outdoor use. Non stackable. Availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Modern Stool & Sidetable 'Tripy' Designed by Laurent Dif, Spain, 2000
By Laurent Dif
Located in Madrid, ES
"Tripy" Orange stool, made of lacquered metal.
"Tripy" is the first creation for the general public by the french designer Laurent Dif. True to its “Just one piece” concept, this se...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
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