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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Sculptural Stool in Marble, Italian Collectible Design
Located in Milano, IT
Marble Sculpture - Collectible side table - Sculptural Stool - Italian Design Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Med...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

Copytopia Stool, Pierre Castignola, Dark Blue
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Amsterdam based designer Pierre Castignola (France - 1995) graduated Cum Laude from the Design Academy in 2018. He aims to have a conceptual backgro...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Layout Stool
Located in Toronto, CA
By Studio Super Sunday Designed By Vincent Le Sauteur Like a grid, Layout is adaptable and structural in nature to meet the different storage needs of the space. The formal flexibi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Ash

Modern Counter Stools in Walnut, Cicely Collection
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These walnut counter height cicely stools are beautifully constructed from solid walnut in Ohio, USA. This stool was style-spotted ...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Walnut

Set of 3 Counter Bar Stool w Backrest Natural Tan Saddle Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces whe...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Concrete Y Stool
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Concrete Y stool Made to Order. Made of Fiber Glass Reinforced Concrete. The color of concrete and type of wood can be customized upon request. Standard Color options are Off-Whit...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Concrete

Inez Counter and Barstool by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Inez counter stool and barstool by Crump and Kwash Upholstered seat top / premium foam cushion / solid wood base / hand rubbed oil finish / solid steel construction / durable powder coat finish / 360 degree rotating...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Maharam Covered Stool by Scholten & Baijings
Located in New York, NY
Covered Stool by Scholten & Baijings Small Dot Pattern by Charles and Ray Eames, 1947 105 Charcoal Tinted beechwood base with Small Dot pattern textile....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools

Materials

Textile, Wood

Geppo Stool Marco Baxadonne Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool in solid wood of scented cedar made from a single block, is characterized by its “soft” and curvilinear shape. Its particular shape with an open space under the seat is useful ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Green by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Tractor Counter Stool in Carved, Solid Wood by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Since debuting at the Milan furniture fair in 2003, the BassamFellows Tractor stool has become a bona fide modern icon. From the outset, it has proven to be a piece of infinite varie...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Maui Armchair Terry Dwan Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
Located in Cantù, IT
Armchair made from a single block of scented cedar. A sculptured monolith with a curvy and sinuous design. It has an ergonomic seat in a continuous line with the back. Available with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Solid Bentwood Side Chair Stool, Velvet Upholstery by Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
A side/filler chair made in solid ashwood by bending wood. Three of the legs have been made using the wood-turning technique to adopt an abstract natural wave-like design. It has bee...
Category

2010s Unknown Modern Stools

Materials

Ash, Bentwood, Velvet

Kartell Colonna Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Colonna stool is included in the Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to the movement founded by desig...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Eur Stool in White 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

Set of reused chair with stool, Madam Rubens, designed by Frank Willems, 00's
By Frank Willems
Located in Denventer, NL
special set of chair with stool, Madam Rubens, designed by Frank Willems, Eindhoven 20s. “The Madam Rubens is a full, mature lady after an extreme makeo...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Stools

Materials

Foam, Wood

Stool / Table in Carbon Dyed Cedar with Carrara Marble Top by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
Cast-off cedar logs are given second life as a crystalline form. Named Little Gem, the natural beauty of reclaimed wood is harnessed in this side table and sculpture piece where nature informs design. Each Little Gem is hand-shaped and faceted based on the different characteristics of the log used, and variations in wood grain. Top surface and finish further ensure that no two are alike. Stool is sold as an individual piece. Shown in main image is carbon-dyed Western red cedar...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Metal

Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Small Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take a wooden frame, cover it in aluminium and then work its surface, ""scrunch” it by hand to achieve a crimpled profile. This is the process at the core of the Tab.u Collection, stools and tables with absolutely distinctive lines. The low Tab.u stool, the firstborn in the family, is a really versatile object. It is perfect in any environment and for all uses: around the table for an unexpected guest, in the bathroom to rest objects or towels, in the living room when there is no more room on the sofa or in the bedroom instead of the usual bedside table. Its elder brother, Big Tab.u is a traditional tall bar stool. It is stunning around a counter or a kitchen island, both at home or in the most glamorous clubs. The family is complete with the addition of the Tab.u Mirror and the Tab.u Lamp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Lloyd Bar Stool with Leather or Shearling Cushion
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Lloyd Bar Stool by Crump and Kwash Solid wood construction / hand rubbed oil finish / metal rungs / leather wrapped back support / leather wrapped s...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Kartell Colonna Stool in Pink by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Colonna stool is included in the Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to the movement founded by desig...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Cobalt by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
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

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Crystal by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
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

Bucket Bench, Modern Long Side Table or Seat with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
Located in Oakland, CA
The Bench Bucket Stool is the longest of four versions from the Bucket Stool Collection, a family of solid ash furniture featuring bentwood handles. The Bucket Bench is a versatile piece, excellent as a dining bench, entryway seat...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

21st Century Concrete Contemporary Stool & Side Table, Light Grey Cement Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Tadao line, created in homage to the famous architect with whom we share a Minimalist approach and the creative use of the material, is the perfect synthesis of our philosophy: o...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Concrete

Montgomery Woven Leather Bench 60in
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Montgomery Bench by Crump and Kwash Solid wood frame / handwoven vegetable tanned leather seat / no VOC oil finish Dimensions: 18 H x 16 D x 60 ...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Maple, Leather

Inez Modern Barstool or Counter Stool with Swivel
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Inez Stool by Crump and Kwash Carved solid wood seat and base / hand rubbed zero VOC oil finish / solid steel construction / 360 degree rotating seat top....
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Bronze

Reyes Counter Stool in Walnut with Black Leather
Located in Mendocino, CA
This is a walnut counter stool with a stretched leather seat and back. The frame is solid walnut with a gentle radius at the interior joints and ...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Reyes Counter Stool in Cherry with Russet Leather
Located in Mendocino, CA
This is a cherry counter stool with a stretched leather seat and back. The frame is solid cherry, with a gentle radius at the interior joints and softly rounded edges. The leather is...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Cherry

Kerry Hastings, Handbuilt Ceramic Sculptural Side Table
Located in London, GB
Inspired by a winter walk in the hills of Scotland this table was sculpted by hand and finished with a textured dolomite glaze to evoke a memory of landscape and time. Exploiting the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools

Materials

Ceramic

Double Bucket Stool, Wide Side Table or Seat with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
Located in Oakland, CA
The Double Bucket Stool is a generous single seat or side table. The third of four versions from the Bucket Stool Collection, a family of solid ash furnit...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Mike was born out of a geometrical game of combining rhombi. 12 wooden elements with rhombus-shaped tops are assembled with handmade brass butterfly wing bolts to form a stool or side table. Two, three or even more pieces, with their hexagonal top and star-shaped base, can be united to form a coffee table or bench. Handmade by master craftsmen in Tuscany, Italy. The 12 elements are screwed together instead of glued so the rhombi are perceived as individual parts. The oakwood is reclaimed from old Italian wine barrels...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Clear Acrylic 'Stooble' (Stool x End Table), Multipurpose Sub-Surface Terrarium
Located in Brooklyn, NY
'The Stooble' is cross between a stool and a side table that is both functionally and aesthetically flexible. Like the other members of our 'Bond Series', the completely transparent acrylic Stooble is defined by the trough nestled underneath its surface. The trough enables you to curate your own sub-seat terrarium, or to display your own accents, oddities, and other objects of intrigue. Its transparent nature allows the piece to house accents that compliment its surrounding environment while also creating a sense of space. This aesthetic flexibility allows the table to synergize perfectly with almost any design project. To accommodate the more practical sitter who would prefer to use the piece's surface as a seat, we added an angled acrylic panel beneath the trough to serve as a conveniently-placed footrest. The 'Bond Series' is a line of acrylic furniture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Denim Stool, Made from Hardened 'Worn' Blue Jeans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The worn stool is the staple piece of our 'Worn' collection. The stool "wears" (no pun intended) the urban character and grit of Brooklyn, the city where we thrift the very jeans ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Cotton, Epoxy Resin

Bar Stool model "Jamaica" stool by Pepe Cortes, aluminium swivel seat steel legs
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Jamaica Stool is Spanish classic, and one of the best designed stools in history. Designed in 1991 by interior designer Pepe Cortes, the stool remains as modern as ever. Its mate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Sigve Knutson Cast Aluminum Stool Manufactured by Sigve Knutson Oslo, 2019
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sigve Knutson Cast aluminum stool Manufactured by Sigve Knutson Oslo, Norway, 2017 cast aluminum Produced for Side Gallery, Barcelona Meas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Facetated Ceramic Side Table Column Stool Glazed Caramel
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Handcasted and facetated stoneware side table manufactured at the workshop of Apparatu in Barcelona. Different clay bodys are mixed with natural fibers like corn, straw, or heather s...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Contemporary Zun Drumstool in Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Zun drumstool Black lacquer Hand repoussé Limited edition Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa...
Category

2010s Modern Stools

Materials

Lacquer

French Hand-Made Genuine Tolix Kitchen Counter Stools Midnight Blue Set of (4)
Located in Chicago, IL
French Hand-Made Set of (4) Genuine Tolix Kitchen Counter Height Stools. We have over (1300) pieces of French Hand-Made Tolix dining chai...
Category

2010s French Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Shaker Counter Stool by Ambrozia, Sedona Leather, Dull Champagne, Oxidized Maple
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker modern counter stool chair is handmade to order. Featuring our optional Luxurious Dull Champagne metal frame and a Genuine leather seat and back. Also offered in COM or CO...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Modern Twins Pouf Ottoman, Beige Cotton Linen, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Pouf Ottoman, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Contemporary. The Twins ottoman elevates the space into realms of comfort while offering an irres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Linen, Cotton, Leather, Wood, Bouclé

Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully con...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood, Oak

Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Dos Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Dos Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before pu...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Maple

Senufo Ottoman, Unique Signed Stool, Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo ottoman, unique signed stool, Arno Declercq Iroko wood and sheepskin by Carine Boxy Measures: L 45 cm x W 45 cm x H 40 cm L 17.7” x W 17.7” x H 15.7” Material: Iroko wood ...
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Modern Mary Swivel Bar Stools, Leather Brass, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mary Swivel Bar Stool, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, The Mary bar stool transcen...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Jordi Badía, Otto Canalda, White Binaria Stool by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Jordi Badia and Otto Canalda. Manufactured by BD Barcelona Design. Steel structure and lever painted in a polyester powder coating and satin finish. Available in w...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Set of 2 Contemporary Cane Back Counter Stool in Ebony
Located in New York, NY
With a hint of retro, the design of this stool is inspired from the 1950s and the modernist movement of that period. W 51cm 20” D 56,5cm 22” H 83cm 32.7” SH 60cm 23.6” Materials:...
Category

2010s European Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Modern Laurence Bar Stool, Turquoise, Steel, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence bar stool was created...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Silhouette Bar Stool, Mix & Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Silhouette is a surreal reminiscence of a woman’s sensual curves that arise designed in an eye catching bar stool. The joint dimension of people and objects strongly influenced th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Fabiaan Van Severen Set of Two Bar Stools in Patinated Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fabiaan Van Severen, two bar stools, patinated black leather, tubular steel, lace, Belgium, 1997 Distinct bar stool by Belgium designer Fabiaan Van Sev...
Category

1990s Belgian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Modern Mary Swivel Bar Stool, Black Leather, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mary Swivel Bar Stool, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Mary bar stool...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

De Sede DS 515 Barstool in Grey Upholstery with Gold Color by Greutmann Bolzern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish companion for anywhere, anytime. With DS-515, a filigree, runner-shaped base frame made of steel carries the inviting seat area. With DS-515, a thin wire construction serves as a shaping frame over which a padded leather cover is drawn. The folded and tucked leather defines the delicate design, masterful leather seams and sophisticated detailing. A textile insert in the back gives the chair a distinctive note, and the overall craftsmanship of the composition makes it a stylish companion at the dining table, in the home office or in the conference room. With a special cover, it is also perfect for semi-outdoor use. Carmen and Urs Greutmann run their own design studio in Zurich, where they design spaces and furniture characterized by special clarity in form and materiality. This series of different sculptures all belonging to a family features the play of exact, different linings with little lightness. The results are universally usable seating...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools

Materials

Upholstery

De Sede DS 515 Outdoor Chair in Grey Fabric with Black Base by Greutmann Bolzern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish companion for anywhere, anytime. With DS-515, a filigree, runner-shaped base frame made of steel carries the inviting seat area. With DS-515, a thin wire construction serves as a shaping frame over which a padded leather cover is drawn. The folded and tucked leather defines the delicate design, masterful leather seats and sophisticated detailing. A textile insert in the back gives the chair a distinctive note, and the overall craftsmanship of the composition makes it a stylish companion at the dining table, in the home office or in the conference room. With a special cover, it is also perfect for semi-outdoor use. Carmen and Urs Greutmann run their own design studio in Zurich, where they design spaces and furniture characterized by special clarity in form and materiality. This series of different sculptures all belonging to a family features the play of exact, different linings with little lightness. The results are universally usable seating...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools

Materials

Upholstery

Modern Design For Leisure Ostrich Brass Bar Stools Set of 3 Barstool
Located in Wayne, NJ
Design For Leisure brass bar stools set of 3. Has Faux Ostrich upholstery.
Category

1990s American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

4 French Mid-Century Modern Industrial Iron Stools / Benches
Located in New York, NY
Two pairs of French Mid-Century Modern / Industrial Design stools Priced and sold by the pair.
Category

1950s French Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Nino Pouf with Brushed Brass Plinth and Buttons
Located in Frazão, Porto
In our Nino stool we can appreciate the beautiful details and finishes like the buttons and the plinth in brushed brass. Upholstered with grey Siège 886 (structure) and camel safety...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen from 1980. Seats were recovered in beautiful fabric. Ready for a new home.
Category

1980s Danish Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Oak

Lily Stool, Charcoal Bouclé Stool by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé stool designed by Christian Siriano. Also available in: Ivory bouclé, taupe bouclé, light gray bouclé, dark gray bouclé, char...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Bouclé

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