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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Déjà Vu Stool in Black Leather and Brushed Brass
By Gio Pagani
Located in Milano, IT
Déjà Vu stool is composed of a wooden shell padded with different densities polyurethane foam and finished with an upper layer of acrylic fiber.
The Déjà Vu stool is available in tw...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hand Tailored Fringes Stool Offered in Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
The handmade stool draws on the signature fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
Planet Bar Chair, Jean-Baptiste Souletie
Located in Geneve, CH
Planet bar chair - Jean-Baptiste Souletie
Dimensions: 46.7 W x 50.2 D x 102 H cm
Materials: black stained wood chair back - Lelièvre Sherpas Craie
Different finishes and fabrics a...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Gervasoni Kasane 19 Pouf by Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Literally “overlapping”, Kasane is the latest collection designed by the Japanese studio, Nendo. Thanks to a play on the weaving and overlapping of different elements, each product becomes a sculpture. Inspired by the way in which the cups, stacked one on top of the other, become gradually taller, the collection of poufs and tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam
4x Shaker Bar Stools by AMBROZIA, Walnut, Greige Leather, Grey Brindle Cowhide
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Shaker modern bar stool chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a genuine leather upholstered seat and a beautiful cowhide back. Also available in leather and COM. Inspired by the boarding ladder steps of an old boat. The anti-slip wooden footrest offer a subtitle warm touch to your feet. This contemporary barstool chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Shaker Bar Stool by AMBROZIA, Walnut, Greige Leather, Grey Brindle Cowhide
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Shaker modern bar stool chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a genuine leather upholstered seat and a beautiful cowhide back. Also available in leather and COM. Inspired by the boarding ladder steps of an old boat. The anti-slip wooden footrest offer a subtitle warm touch to your feet. This contemporary barstool chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Sculptural Manhattan Cube Side Table, Verdigris/Bronze Patina, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
The Manhattan cube is a deceptively simple side table, created by artist-designer Margit Wittig that can double up as a sculptural seat.
It replicates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Gervasoni Kasane 33 Table by Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Literally “overlapping”, Kasane is the latest collection designed by the Japanese studio, Nendo. Thanks to a play on the weaving and overlapping of different elements, each product becomes a sculpture. Inspired by the way in which the cups, stacked one on top of the other, become gradually taller, the collection of poufs and tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam
Four Jasper Morrison Hi Pad Stools In Red Leather by Cappellini
Located in Doraville, GA
Four Hi Pad stools designed by Jasper Morrison in 2003 for Cappellini. The seats are covered in red leather with a gun metal grey painted stainless steel base ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Dimitri Omersa & Co Pig in Leather for Abercrombie, England, 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Very nice Pig by Dimitri Omersa & Co in leather for Abercrombie England 1980
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Upholstered Walnut Corktown Stool Counter by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Upholstered walnut cork town stool by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions:
Seat diameter 13"
Base 12.5" x 14.5" x height 25.5"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Fabric.
Also avai...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Stool Rusty, Beige Velvet Fabric, Bar Furniture, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hand Carved Pine Stool by Christian Durupt, France
Located in New York City, NY
Carved Pine Stool by Christian Durupt, c. 1960
Pine stool designed by Christian Durupt for the Méribel ski resort in France.
Category
20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Walnut Counter Height Cicely Stools
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
Modern Milos Bar Stool Made with Oak and Velvet, Handmade by Stylish Club
Located in Seroa, PT
Measurement Units
Dimmensions (W*D*H) 50x53x100 (75) cm
The Milos collection is inspired by the Greek island Milos. This is an island that stands out for its natural beauty and idy...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Antique Leather Wing Stool by Studio Laf
Located in Geneve, CH
Black leather wing stool by Studio Laf
Dimensions: L43 cm x W35 x H44 cm
Materials: Plywood, stainless steel, leather
Structure: Black plywood
Available...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Customizable Artifort Little Tulip Swivel Barstool by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
Elegance through and through. Delicate, flowing, cheerful, light. Like a blossoming flower or a friendly smile. Available with a disk-shaped or cross-foot base. Both styles are equal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Textile
Shave Oak Bench by Cedric Breisacher
Located in Geneve, CH
Shave oak bench by Cedric Breisacher
Dimension: L 160 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Oak.
Finish: Wax-oiled.
Available in Oxyde Black finish.
Can be made to order in other lengths.
Minimalist lines for an iconic bench. Hand carved with manual tools, the aim is to clean lines in order to come back on archetype...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Pair of “Onassis” Barstools in Dowelwood & Boucle by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of glamorous 1980’s “Onassis”Barstools by Karl Springer.
Constructed of whitewashed dowelwood and aged bronze footrests, the seats are newly recovered in Italian natural sheep ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze
Set of 4 adjustable bar stools - Fritz Hansen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Set of four adjustable bar stools, Fritz Hansen.
Frame in solid oak with seat newly upholstered with cognac leather.
Adjustable height (in photo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Oak Oldtown Stool, Side Table by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Oldtown stool - Side table by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: Diameter 14" x height 18"
Materials: Solid wood. Hardwax oil.
Also available in natural oak, black oak, and walnut.
...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Side Table / Stool
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Side table / stool by unknown designer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Pompa Pouf by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Pompa Pouf by Houtique
Materials: Wood, Velvet
Dimensions: H 45 x D 44 cm
Pouf with wood structure and velvet fabric 4 modules connected by wooden sleepers...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Emeco Alfi Counter Stool in Sand & Dark Ash w/ High Back by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Morrison together, designed and engineered The Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Alfi reflects Emeco and Morri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Volcanic Shade of Marble I Stool/Table by Sten Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
By Sten Studio
Located in New York, NY
Volcanic Shade of Marble I by Sten Studio
Red travertine marble, natural stone
16 x 12.9 x 16.9 in
Serving as a visual metaphor for volcanoes that, through their craters, open fau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Travertine, Marble
ST60 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling.
The ceramic surface is applied either with a brush or by pouring.
Each piece of this collection is un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Italian Designer, Stool, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered wood and green bouclé fabric stool, designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Condition: Reupholstered in brand new bouclé fabric.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Shaker Counter Stool, by Ambrozia, Cinnamon Leather, Blackened Steel & Walnut
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker modern counter stool chair is handmade to order. Featuring our optional Luxurious Blackened steel frame and a Genuine leather seat and back. Also offered in COM or COL. In...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Planet Bar Chair, Jean-Baptiste Souletie
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 planet bar chair - Jean-Baptiste Souletie
Dimensions: 46.7 W x 50.2 D x 102 H cm
Materials: black stained wood chair back - Lelièvre Sherpas Craie
Different finishes and ...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Galva Steel Outdoor Chairs by Atelier Thomas Serruys
Located in Geneve, CH
Galva steel outdoor chairs by Atelier Thomas Serruys
Dimensions: H 46cm, W 43cm, D 65cm
Materials: Galvanized steel.
Steel chair made o...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Modern Textured Stool on Sculpted Metal Legs by Ellen Degeneres Mammoth Stool
Located in North York, ON
Modern textured stool on sculpted metal legs by Ellen Degeneres Mammoth Stool. Thick plush faux sheep fabric with unique sculpted black metal legs. Part of ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
ST05 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST05 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 c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pillar Bar Stool 3 Legged Wood and Lacquered, Blue
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-l...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Silhouette Counter 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 counter stool.
The joint dimension of people and objects strongly influence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Marlon, Bar Chair by Dooq
By DOOQ
Located in Geneve, CH
Marlon, Bar Chair by Dooq
Dimensions: W 47 x D 47 x H 100 cm
Materials: Upholstery Fabric, Gentle II
Variations available. Please contact us.
Marlon by Pietro Franceschini. When pur...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Minimalist Modern Bar Stool in Mexican Hardwood
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The Tamay stool brings together personality and subtlety, based on simple lines and harmonious proportions, which underscore the natural beauty of the solid tropical wood native to s...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
ST66 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling.
The ceramic surface is applied either with a brush or by pouring.
Each piece of this collection is un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Senufo Tabouret in Burned Walnut by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo Tabouret in burned walnut by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: W 34 x D 34 x H 45 cm
Materials: burned and waxed African walnut and oak
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art de...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Intuitive Archaisme Stool by Cedric Breisacher
Located in Geneve, CH
Intuitive Archaisme stool by Cedric Breisacher
Dimension: D 60 x W 27 x H 43 cm
Materials: Sycamore.
Finish: Hybiscus dye, wax-oiled.
Designer-sculptor, Cedric Breisacher has an aty...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Sycamore
Maroon Painted Pine Buffet Stool in by Pierre Gautier-Delaye, 1950
Located in New York City, NY
Pine Buffet Stool by Pierre Gautier-Delaye, France, circa Mid-20th century
The stool has been repainted in an antique mauve.
Category
20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Metal Plated Oak Parkdale Counter Stool by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Metal plated oak parkdale counter stool by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 16.5" x 18.5" x H 34"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, powder-coated metal. Metal plate...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Steel
Baleri Italia Small Kin Kitchen Stool in Blue Fabric by Radice Orlandini
Located in Milan, IT
A range of padded chairs with mini armrests and stools with structures made of matt black RAL 9005 (n) or metallic silver (am) epoxy powder coated, chrome steel tubes. Flexible polyu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Modern Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Knoll Piton Stools Black
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A pair of Modern Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Knoll Piton stools in Black.
Piton is a perfect pull-up option or full-time dining chair. The swiveling hardwood seat sits atop ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Slab Coffee Table by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Slab coffee table by Imperfettolab
2011
Dimensions: 106 x 78 x H 34
Materials: Fibreglass
Available in black and white.
Seat/Coffee table in fibreglass.
Imperfetto Lab
Who...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of 5 Classic Counter Stool w. Backrest Black 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
Contemporary Barstool with Seaming Details on the Back
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
The front of this barstool is composed as a verse, with a smooth seat, backrest and legs. The scene is set for the explosion of the chorus, bursting from its quilted back, infused wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Bespoke Gueridon Ottoman, COM fabric, must see!
Located in Stratford, CT
INTRODUCTION
Gueridon handmade ottomans are made to order to your liking and specifications. 100% made in USA.
Following the success of its ottomans, GUERIDON launched a full line ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 2 Chachacha Poufs by Houtique
By Houtique
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Chachacha Poufs by Houtique
Dimensions: H 45 x D 35 cm
Materials: Upholstery velvet 100% polyester with backing.
345 gr/m^2. 45000 Martindale cycles.
TEAD foam with fibre-co...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet
Slab Coffee Table by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Slab coffee table by Imperfettolab
2011
Dimensions: 157 x 88 x H 38
Materials: Fibreglass
Seat/Coffee table in fibreglass.
Imperfetto Lab
Who we are ? We are a family.
Ve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Swedish Designer, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-carved and stained pine stool, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Amy, Solid Walnut Side Table / Stool
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
This is a solid walnut side table or small stool. The profile is asymmetrical and architectural while celebrating the natural wood elements.
...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Oak Small Parkdale Bench with Cushion by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak small Parkdale bench with cushion by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 51" x 16" x H 17.25"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hardwax oil, Powder-coated metal. Fabric.
Also...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Contemporary block arch stool or side table, natural ash wood, Belgian design
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Arch 01.1 is a stool or a side table with a clear design language. What looks like a static element quickly becomes much more dynamic when in use by someone sitting on it. The curve that slims down the seating object, creates a difference in mass, which offers the possibility to balance it while sitting. A beautiful collaboration between ergonomics and aesthetics.
The arch stool...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Ash
Oak Corktown Counter Stool by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak corktown stool by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions:
Seat diameter 13"
Base 12.5" x 14.5" x H 25.5"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel.
Also available in natural oak, black...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Volcanic Shade of Marble I Stool/Table by Sten Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
By Sten Studio
Located in New York, NY
Volcanic Shade of Marble I by Sten Studio
Pineapple onyx marble, natural stone
16 x 12.9 x 16.9 in
Serving as a visual metaphor for volcanoes that, through their craters, open fau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Volcanic Shade of Marble I Stool/Table by Sten Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
By Sten Studio
Located in New York, NY
Volcanic Shade of Marble I by Sten Studio
Blue calcite marble, natural stone
16 x 12.9 x 16.9 in
Serving as a visual metaphor for volcanoes that, through their craters, open fault...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Gueridon Ottoman in COM, tons of options
Located in Stratford, CT
INTRODUCTION
Gueridon handmade ottomans are made to order to your liking and specifications. 100% made in USA.
Following the success of its ottomans, GUERIDON launched a full line ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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