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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Recognized Seller Listings
Fuga Stool by Katryna Sadauskaite
Located in Geneve, CH
Fuga Stool by Katryna Sadauskaite
Dimensions: W 30 x L 44 x H 45 cm
Materials: Oak Wood, Stainless steel, Wooden parts have hard wax oil finish.
A designer from Lithuania, searching...
Category
2010s Lithuanian Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brass and Wood Sculpted Stool by Leandro Garcia Contemporary Brazil Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and wood sculpted stool by Leandro Garcia
Materials: Cylindrical wood legs (dark color), wooden seat (light color), and polished brass hoops
Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 40 cm
The Li...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Tubby Tube Counter Stool with Wooden Seat by Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a recognizable tubular approach, the Tubby Tube stool collection build on the same design language as Faye Toogood’s iconic Spade chair. “Tubby yet ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Fabiaan Van Severen Bar Stools in Patinated Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fabiaan Van Severen, bar stools, patinated black leather, tubular steel, lace, Belgium, 1997
Distinct bar stool by Belgium designer Fabiaan Van Severen. Created in 1997, this design...
Category
1990s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Black Tembo Stool, Note Design Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Tembo stool, note design studio
Measures: Height 19 inches (low stool) or 30.3 inches (high stool)
Diameter 14 inches
Weight 30.8 lbs (low stool) or 37.5 lbs (high stool)
...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Gervasoni Up Bar Stool in Black Lacquered Legs & Snake Upholstery Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Up stool has a structure in natural varnished Canaletto walnut or beech lacquered in white, grey, ocean, dove-grey or black. It is a low-backed stool with reduced dimensions comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Beech
Gervasoni Inout 828 Barstool in Gray Elastic Belts with Grey Aluminium Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stool characterised by its essential and minimal structure, Inout 828 develops around a light structure in white, grey or sage painted tubular aluminium, an ecological material, uniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Rubber
Ghidini 1961 Leporello Junior Stool in Pale Oak and Satin Brass Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Leporello junior (small) stool is an adjustable stool made in brass and solid oak. Height ranges from 48-54cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Burnished and Limed Oak Bench by Fritz Baumann
Located in Geneve, CH
Burnished and limed oak bench by Fritz Baumann
Dimensions: Top 86 x 28 x h 39 cm
Materials: Oak
*This piece is suitable for outdoor use. Please no...
Category
2010s German Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
"Meridiana" Leather and Steel Swivel Low Stool by Christophe Pillet for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Meridiana" is an iconic swivel low stool, designed by Christophe Pillet and manufactured by Driade, with chromed or matte black painted steel structure and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Crofton Bar Stool with Black Stained Pinewood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton bar stool with black stained pinewood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embracing h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Ghidini 1961 Leporello Senior Stool in Pale Oak and Satin Brass Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Leporello Senior (large) stool is an adjustable stool made in brass and solid oak. Height ranges from 76.5-82.5cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Crofton Bar Stool with Natural Pine Wood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton bar stool with natural pine wood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embracing honest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Crofton Stool with Natural Pine Wood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton stool with natural pine wood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embracing honest, na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Tubby Tube Bar Stool with Black Frame & Navy Blue Leather Seat by Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or a chunky soft seat pad – ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
"Mingx" Indoor Steel High Stool Designed by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Mingx" is an indoor high or low stool versions, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade. Structure in printed steel sheet and rod with polyester painted in orange, light grey, bronze and black colors. Feet in ABS. Leather seat.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 14.9", W. 18.1", H. 29.9"
The design of the Mingx collection has reference to the same tubular profile that also inspired the ZigZag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Claretta Large Stool in Tanimo Ultramarine Blue Upholstery with Black Ash Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parisian in character and drawing its inspiration from the traditional bistro chair, Claretta appears as a slender, impeccably groomed seat. The design is simple yet sports essential...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Ash
Iola Stool in Orange Fabric with Black Metal Base by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iola shows off design with an international approach, focusing on the ergonomics of the form, ensuring a careful look, one with character. We have given the body the shape of a shell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Square Leather Stool, Olympia, Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary square leather stool - Olympia by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
The object presented in the image has following finish: G25 Mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Ghidini 1961 Leporello Junior Stool in Dark Oak and Satin Brass Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Leporello Junior (small) stool is an adjustable stool made in brass and solid oak. Measure: Height ranges from 48-54cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 ML 42 Black Beech and Copper Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 black beech and copper counter stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: Beech, copper
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
Small Marble Table Ronde by Bicci De’ Medici
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Marble Table Ronde
Dimensions: Diameter 140cm x H 74cm
Materials: Travertino marble. Light or silver vein.
Technique: Beton Ciré.
Designer's Biography:
Bicci de’ Medici...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Stone
Set of 2 Honey Cielo Bar Stool by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 honey Cielo bar stool by Sebastian Herkner.
Materials: galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings are made from recycled plastic.
Technique: made from recycle...
Category
2010s German Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Single Curve Low Table C in Glass Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The refined elegance of the Japanese minimalism by Nendo abstracts from the brands’ stylistic features, in order to reinterpret them in a contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Dark Black Wood Seating Decorative Table, Time of Action, Chaeyoung Lee
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Dark Black Wood Seating Decorative Table, Time of Action, Chaeyoung Lee
Materials: Ebonized and Carved Wood
Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 50 cm
Eboni...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Tubby Tube Low Stool with Wooden Seat by Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a recognizable tubular approach, the Tubby tube stool collection build on the same design language as Faye Toogood’s iconic Spade chair. “Tubby yet ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Hardie Low 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
Diverge Stool in Ash Structure, Upholstered Seat, by Skrivo Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stool in wooden ash structure, stained black, anthracite or walnut. Seat upholstered in the listed fabrics. Here you are shown the Diverge stool in wooden ash structure with uph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Ash, Upholstery
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
Limited edition of 10
Dimensions: D 40 x W 44 x H 36 cm
Materials: Solid natural oak.
Available in natural cherry, natural oak, or black stained ...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Red Chiquita Stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Chiquita red stool by Kenneth Cobonpue.
Materials: Rattan, Polyurethane foam, steel.
Dimensions: Diameter 45 cm x height 46 cm
Chiquita is a bundle of charms with its clever design and functionality. The Chiquita stool...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
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, and Royal red
Royal st...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Travertine Stool, Ossicle by Francesco Balzano for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary travertine stool - ossicle by Francesco Balzano for Giobagnara.
Ideally combined to the Pink Leather Stool from the Os...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Ovni, Yellow Bench by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Ovni - Yellow bench by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 38 x 38 x 45 cm
Materials: MDF, carbon steel, resin, painting in duco paint.
Also Available: tri...
Category
2010s Brazilian 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.
R...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Plantation Bar Stool by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Plantation Bar Stool by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 50 L X 50 D X 98 H cm
Materials: Bronze Coated Steel, African Mahogany, Leather Upholstery
Founded by South Africans and life par...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Jade Stool by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Jade stool by Draga & Aurel
Dimensions: W 40, D 40, H 46, top Ø 40 cm
Materials: Resin and bronze
Formed from a combination of reflective ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Chachacha Contemporary Sculptural Velvet Pouf by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Chachacha Contemporary Sculptural Velvet Pouf by Houtique
Dimensions: H 45 x D 35 cm
Materials: Upholstery velvet 100% polyester with backing.
345 gr/m^2. 45000 Martindale c...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet
White Stool by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
White stool by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: 35 x 35 x 40 cm
Materials: stoneware with salt glaze
Hand-made in the Czech Republic.
Also available in different colors.
Stoneware with salt glaze.
Established own studio August 2009 – Focus mainly on porcelain, developing own glazes. Mould makings, and Slip casting. Milan Pekar is an award-winning product designer. Assistant professor at Studio of Ceramics and...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Stools
Materials
Stoneware
Marble Tuskan Stool by Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble Tuskan stool by Oeuffice
Edition: 12 + 2AP
2014
Dimensions: 34 x 21 x 42 cm
Materials: Nero Assoluto stone, Travertino stone, Giallo Reale marb...
Category
2010s English Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Grasso Brown Stool by Stephen Burks
Located in Geneve, CH
Grasso brown stool by Stephen Burks
Dimensions: diameter 39 x height 80 cm
Materials: tubular steel frame (25 mm) stool upholstered in different materia...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
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
Tori Coffee Table by Ries
Located in Geneve, CH
Tori coffee table by Ries
Dimensions: W160 x D440 x H46 cm
Materials: Sand cast aluminum
Ries is a design studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focused on product and conemp...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Vienna Chair, Canaletto, Blue by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Vienna chair, Canaletto, Nord wool blue by Colé Italiawith Emmanuel Gallina
Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm.
Materials: stained beech wood chair with straw back and upholstered sea...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 4 ML 42 Oak and Stainless Steel Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 oak and stainless steel counter stools by Lassen.
Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials: oak, stainless steel.
...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jetson Bar Stool by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Jetson Bar Stool by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 54 L X 49.5 D X 85 H cm
Materials: Lucite, Bronzed Steel, Brass, Leather Upholstery
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Gre...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
AD Rubber Stool Small by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
AD Rubber Stool Small by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D 38 x W 63 cm x H 69 cm.
Materials: Foam and rubber.
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespoke objects...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam, Rubber
Tooth Shape, Natural Plain Beige Fiberglass Stool by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Tooth stool by kar
Dimensions: W 60 x D 45 x H 43 cm
Materials: FRP
Available in black
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We s...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Black and Gold Minimalist Bench
Located in Geneve, CH
Black and gold minimalist bench
Dimensions: D 145 x W 43.3 x H 45.5 cm
Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating.
Available in colors: Taupe, bo...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Steel Isa Stool by Jude Di Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Isa stool by Jude Di Leo
Dimensions: 56 x 46 x 46 cm
Materials: Satin white powder-coated steel
Designed with Bernardo Guillermo in 2008, we began by experimenting with the paper folding techniques of Japanese Origami. Combining our paper models and knowledge of sheet metal forming the Isa Stool was born.
Jude Heslin Di Leo, a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award nominee and NYCxDESIGN Awards winner, is a designer of custom interiors, furniture and products. With a deep commitment to the exploration of craftsmanship, Jude's work has a subtly penetrating feel. Since 2006, he has designed, managed and developed interior build-outs, furniture and decorative lighting elements for restaurants, retail, offices, residences, and experiential events. He co-founded the sustainable furniture...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Purple Cielo Bar Stool by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Purple Cielo bar stool by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings are made from recycled plastic.
Technique: made from recycled plastic a...
Category
2010s German Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Rumbo Stool by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Rumbo stool by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: L 45 x W 31 x H 40 cm
Materials: solid cherrywood
Also available in Iroko wood and other woods on demand.
The Rumbo stool is a unique, limited series design and each piece is signed by its author Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede. It is made of solid cherry or maple wood and other woods on demand.
An ideal piece of furniture for bedside, house entrance, hotel hall, lobby, bathroom…
An elegant design of high quality.
The Rumbo stool was selected by the Valencia Furniture...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Marble Tuskan Chroma Stool by Oeuffice
By Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble Tuskan chroma stool by Oeuffice
Edition: 12 + 2AP
2014
Dimensions: 34 x 21 x 42 cm
Materials: Rosa Perlino marble, Rosso Alicante marble, Porfido Red marble
Kapital is a series of limited edition tables and stools based on essential forms, reminiscent of primordial stone capitals and simple geometric assemblages commonly found in classical architecture. The distinct and characteristic profiles, proportions and details found in classical orders inspired these works as a simplified reinterpretation with a contemporary twist.
Oeuffice was founded in 2011 as a collaboration between Nicolas Bellavance...
Category
2010s English Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Primi Low Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Primi Low Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: Ø 48.3 x H 44.5 cm.
Materials: Powder-coated steel and white ash.
Solid steel flat bar available in a flat black or white powder coat fi...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Tori Stool Travertine by Ries
Located in Geneve, CH
Tori stool Travertine by Ries
Dimensions: W60 x D30 x H44 cm
Materials: Travertine
Also Available: Tori Stool Sand Cast Aluminum.
Ries is a design studio based in Buenos Aires, Ar...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Stone, Travertine
Set of 3 Bombo Leather Side Tables by Nestor Perkal
Located in Geneve, CH
Bombo leather side tables by Nestor Perkal
It can also be used as a stool
Dimensions: 55 x 40 x 40 cm
Enamelled stoneware in three different colors, genuine Italian vegetable-tann...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Sky Blue Chiquita Stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Chiquita sky blue stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Materials: Rattan, Polyurethane foam, steel.
Dimensions: Diameter 45 cm x Height 46cm
Chiquita is a bundle of charms with its clever design and functionality. The Chiquita stool...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Trolley Counter Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Trolley Counter Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 54 x W 52.1 x H 88.9 cm. Seat Height: 63.5 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and smoked bras...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Marble Dorik Chroma Stool by Oeuffice
By Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble Dorik Chroma stool by Oeuffice
Edition: 12 + 2AP
2014
Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 42 cm
Materials: Cipollino Apuano marble, Porfido Red marble,...
Category
2010s English Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
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