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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Number in Set: Set of 8
Plopp Bar Stool in Polished Stainless Steel by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in New York, NY
Plopp stool is an icon and a bestseller of Zieta Prozessdesign. The unique, toy-looking and playful shape of Plopp is an effect of an innovative forming method FIDU. FIDU technology ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Side Table, Stool and Container in solid wood and Rope
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Duty collection is composed by multi-functional accessories, our objective was to create a container collection that mixes and combines that function to others such as coffee tab...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Jordan Three-Legged Counter Height Wood Stool in Black Cherry
Located in Accord, NY
New York Heartwoods' black cherry solid wood counter height Jordan Stool is influenced by Shaker and Mid-Century design; created to be comfortable, light and easy to move; and features three turned legs, a unique hand-carved faceted seat, and wedged tenons.
Each stool is made in our fully women-owned and operated Hudson Valley fabrication studio with local sustainable wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cherry
"Kyo-Co" Leather Covered Plywood Stool by Nathalie Orlandi for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kyo-Co" is a stool, designed by Nathalie Orlandi and manufactured by Dessie', made in plywood and covered in leather available in these color finishes: black, dark brown, dark red, mahogany, tobacco, natural or beige.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 11.8", W. 11.8", H. 17.7"
DESSIE' company's mission is putting a contemporary spin on the old tradition of cabinet-making, in order to offer pieces of furniture ready to get people excited and to satisfy aesthetic and functional values of the contemporary way of living. Dessie' was started during 90s and now proposes a collection of pieces of furniture inviting to discover a sophisticated and elegant design, an unique style where different influences merge, and to re-create a simple and refined design atmosphere for unconventional people who are freely looking for essential and high quality pieces.
A collection, including tables, small tables, writing desks, console tables, bedside tables, chairs, bookcases, dressers, cabinets, cupboards, upholstered pieces of furniture and lamps, which was created having in mind an essential style and a careful attention to recent trends. Harmony of forms and care for high quality and rational design, attentively studying any detail, are some of key features of production by Dessie', which has been always reworking the legacy from the tradition by means of a strongly contemporary design language.
The aim is to create a forward-looking style which anyway doesn't lose the value of the past as a main feature, in order to give any setting an original charme, indifferent to passing fads. Hence here's a formal language which uninterruptedly takes care of details and precious finishes, while experimenting expressive capabilities of the best materials: precious woods, steel, leather, natural fibers, etc. Flexibility and possibility of customizing any piece in order to offer a "tailor-made" production is one of key design criteria followed by Dessie'. Dessie' established a close cooperation with some famous international designers, like the Catalan Jaime Tresserra, who designed "Tecnica" collection.
Besides its own production, Dessie' has been taking the assignment of selecting products by some Spanish companies (Andreu World, Carpyen, Dae, Indecasa, Mobles 114, Punt Mobles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood, Leather
Bertu Stool, Tulum Black Wood Stool, Red Cedar
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Stool, Tulum Black Wood Stool, Red Cedar
Why buy Bertu Home stumps?
Kiln Dried
Our stumps and stools all go through a drying process in our k...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Cedar
Trilit Stool by SNICKERIET
Located in Geneve, CH
Trilit Stool by SNICKERIET
Dimensions: D 35 x W 48 x H 45 cm.
Materials: Solid douglas fir and wax.
Adjustments can be discussed as long as the furniture archetype is maintained. A...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Stools
Materials
Fir
Sunset Counter Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sunset Counter Stool is a celebration of the visual complexity of perforated sheet metal. A welded steel body supports a back arch of two sheets of perforated metal, housed in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Graffiti Project Stool by Wonwoo Koo
Located in Geneve, CH
Graffiti Project Stool by Wonwoo Koo
Dimensions: D 35 x W 47 x H 55 cm.
Materials: Oak wood veneer.
Different color options are available: black, beige, white gray, blue or orange. ...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Pair of Modern Curule Stools
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern curule stool with a button tufted leather cushion seat above a pewter-finished iron curule form base with gilded accents.
Dimensions: 20" W x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and smoked brass.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 63,5 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and powder-coated steel.
Soli...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and powder-coated steel.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Classic Contemporary Counter Barstool, Aged Brass Metal & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned m...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 63,5 cm.
Materials: Leather and powder-coated steel.
Solid s...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and smoked brass.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 63,5 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and polished chrome.
S...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bride’s Veil Double Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Double Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 109,2 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and powder-coated steel.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass, p...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and polished chrom...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and powder-coated steel.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass, polished ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and polished chrome.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass, polish...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and burnt copper.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass, polished ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Copper
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and smoked brass.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass, polished ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Bride’s Veil Double Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Double Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 109,2 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Leather, steel and smoked brass.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass, poli...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Bride’s Veil Double Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Double Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 109,2 x H 45,7 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and polished chrome.
Solid steel bar available in a smoked brass...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Contemporary Black Stool in Iroko Wood, Senufo by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Black Stool in Iroko Wood, Senufo by Arno Declercq
Material: Iroko Wood and Burned Steel
Dimensions: Dimensions: 50 cm H x 30 cm W
Made by hand, in Belgium.
Arno Decl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Ura Counter Barstool in Walnut Wood Finish Base and Upholstered Light Brown Seat
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful Ura counter-height barstool in a walnut wood base and an upholstered light brown fabric seat made in Brazil by our team of architects and designers from Uultis Design ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Isotta Leather Bar Stool
Located in Milan, IT
A fresh and stylish design of minimalist inspiration, this gorgeous bar stool boasts clean and essential lines highlighted with a total-white look. Boasting a sleek structure defined...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Kelly Wearstler Signature Foot Stool with Mink Shearling and Cast Brass Feet
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The foot stool is handmade from a seat of luxurious shearling mounted atop solid brass cast feet. Unexpected and eye-catching, it is perfect as an ottoman or petite seating at a vani...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Silver Contemporary Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver contemporary stool
Dimensions: L 32.4 x W 32.4 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel.
Also available in black and gold.
The shapes and m...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair Contemporary Bar Stool Aged Brass Metal & Dark Brown Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Wanderlust contemporary barstool belongs to a collection of minimalist and serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as the hand-turned metal ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Kelly Wearstler Carved Wood Echo Stool
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Featuring arched forms carved from a single monolithic mass of wood, the Echo Stool blurs the lines between modern art and functional décor. This sculptural stool or table is created...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Fir
Douglas Contemporary Stool in Fabric
Located in London, GB
Douglas is a characterful stool designed to move around the room, hence the legs. He offers a seat or a side table when you need it most.
Dimension: 40 x 40 x 40 H cm
Possible ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Crofton Counter Stool with Black Stained Pinewood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton counter stool with black stained pinewood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embraci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Organic Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Old Silver Metal Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary counter stool is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility of the double...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Laurameroni "Margaret" Modern Velvet Bar High Stool by Cesare Arosio
Located in Monza, IT
Padded bar stool with structure in wood painted walnut Canaletto. Seat and back in polyurethane foam padding covered in shiny "Roxana" velvet.
FINIS...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet
Niemeyer II Armchair and Stool, COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Gold Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category at the A’Design Award Competition 2021-2022
Both the Niemeyer II armchair and stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Oak
Kartell Calice Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Calice vase is included in the "Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis" collection, launched in homage to the movement founded by design guru Ettore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
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
Kelly Wearstler Monolith Side Table in Russo Red Marble
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved out of a block of solid marble, this design can be used as a seat, plinth or an occasional table and is perfect for a shower or a garden. The cylindrical form is a perfect can...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Modern Emerald Green Velvet Bar Stool with Walnut Base
By Lunchstudio
Located in Mexico, MX
Helsinki collection. Helsinki bar stool: simple, elegant, comfortable. Available in oak and walnut base or in custom materials, may be upholstered with variety of fabrics and colors....
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Sports Club Style Barstool Finished in Satin Black and Aged Gold Detailing
By Mondo
Located in New York, NY
Sleek and refined, this counter stool boasts a robust structure. Customize it with a variety of stud colors for a classic, enduring touch. Crafted to order by our skilled artisans, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Tractor 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
Lensvelt Military Stool by Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stool or side table
The Rietveld military furniture was designed in 1923 by Gerrit Rietveld for a Catholic Military Home in Utrecht, the Netherlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Daisy Stool, by Sabine Stougaard from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
The Daisy stool will add a cute touch to your home and is wonderfully soft to sit on. Daisy is a fashionable stool with several features. The velour cushio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Rock Red Stool by Marc Sadler
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A timeless and ergonomic piece of functional decor, this stool will infuse any indoor or outdoor area with a bold and sophisticated character. Crafted of red-lacquered aluminum, it b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
4x Shaker Counter Stool Chair by Ambrozia, Walnut, Vinyl & Cowhide
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker modern counter stool chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Hardie Wood Counter Stool with Wood Seat and Black Steel Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hardie stool is a clean-lined and no-nonsense piece. The stool is made of three identical bent metal tube columns and a seat. The tubes pair up where they join, adding rigidity a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Polished Aluminium Stool with Flax Webbing Seat from Anodised Wicker Collection
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Originally realised for the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield and inspired by Donald Judd and Børge Mogensen, Anodised Wicker marries industrially extruded and anodised aluminium with ha...
Category
2010s British Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
SQ Upholstered Dining Chair, Walnut, Brass, Bouclé or COM, Handmade in USA
By David Gaynor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shown in solid walnut, bouclé wool, and brushed brass hardware
Available with:
Wood in ash, cherry, maple, walnut, or white oak
special edition ebonized ash and white washed ash...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé, Cherry, Hardwood, Maple, Ash, Oak, Walnut
Gandia Blasco Textile High Stool in Steel by Ana Llobet
Located in New York, NY
This collection of outdoor furniture is inspired by fashion. Designed by Ana Llobet, Textile transfers the patterns of garments to a series of outdoor furniture with it own personali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Gandia Blasco Textile Stool with Backrest in Steel by Ana Llobet
Located in New York, NY
Textile is a line of outdoor furniture, designed by Ana Llobet, based on an original and surprising concept: transferring garment sewing techniques to the world of outdoor furniture....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
SQ Upholstered Bar Stool, Solid Wood, Boucle or COM COL, Handmade in USA
By David Gaynor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shown in solid ash, bouclé wool, and brushed nickel hardware.
Counter or bar height
Available with:
Wood in ash, cherry, maple, walnut, or white oak
Upholstery in customer’s own material...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
SQ Upholstered Dining Chair, Solid Wood, Bouclé or COM COL, Handmade in USA
By David Gaynor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shown in solid ash, bouclé wool, and brushed brass hardware
Available with:
Wood in ash, cherry, maple, walnut, or white oak
Upholstery in customer’s own material...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood, Ash, Walnut, Bouclé, Cherry, Maple, Oak
Trolley Bar and Counter Stool
By Phase Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Trolley family comprises of a high back chair and ottoman, lounge chair, dining chair, bar stool, and low tables. Trolley seating bases...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Citron in Yellow 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
Kartell Napoleon Table-Stool in Black 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
Kartell Masters Bar 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
Kartell Stone Stool in Crystal 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
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