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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools

Materials

Iron

Exotic Wood Contemporary Stool in Leather from Costantini, Ecco
Located in New York, NY
The Ecco Stool features a low, open, angular single-slat backrest that doubles as a handle for easy movement. Available in counter or bar height and customizable in the upholstery of...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 2 Kartell One More Counter Stools in Crystal by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If you want to sip a drink at the bar in peace and quiet, you need a comfortable tall stool with a back to lean against. Sometimes one drink is not enough - and you need "One more" a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Set of 3 Vintage Modern Wood Bar Stools with Upholstered Seats
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 vintage Modern wood bar stools with upholstered seats Offered for sale is a substantial set of three wood swivel bar stools with metal...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Baleri Italia Cafè Chair Bar Stool Steel by Philippe Starck
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A chair designed by the most famous French creator for the then most famous French café: Café Costes in Paris. This stackable chair is solid and comfortable: the ideal chair for a café. Divised in close cooperation with Baleri Italia, the minimal and timeless lines of the Café Chair can elegantly match with all both public and private interiors and lifestyles. Structure in steel tubing painted with epoxy powders in metallic silver gloss. The seat in lasten: latex rubber and polypropylene belting in black. Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible. By employing his prolific work across all domains, from everyday products (furniture, a citrus-squeezer, electric bikes, an individual wind turbine), to architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and spatial engineering (mega yachts, space habitation module), he continually pushes the boundaries and requirements of design, becoming one of the most visionary and renowned creators of the international contemporary scene. In 1984 and 1985, Philippe Starck collaborated with Baleri to create five pieces of furniture: Café Chair, Francesca Spanish, Richard III, Président M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Golia Stool by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Comprising a stylized formal composition, Golia stool presents a thick round epoxyresin seat resting upon two squared concrete legs. The transparent resin reveals the shiny metal lin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Cement, Brass

Set of 2 Arches II Bar Stool Smooth Velvet, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Arches II bar stool is designed in the likeness of the architectural scale that suggests a crossing through the structures of a utopian city, organized by the principles of symme...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Metal

Set of 3 Arches Bar Stool, Smooth Velvet, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Arches bar stool is designed in the likeness of the architectural scale that suggests a crossing through the structures of a utopian city, organized by the principles of symmetry...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Metal

Swivel Clear Lucite Waterfall Vanity Stool by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous swivel top, clear Lucite with chrome casters “Waterfall” vanity stool. Design by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s. The stool has been newly professionally polished and r...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

DGD Backless Counter Stool, Powder Coated Steel, Oak, Wool, Handmade in USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The DGD counter stool finds formality and comfort in the industrial and organic. Seat frame shown in walnut and available ash, cherry, maple, or w...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

1 Modern Steelcase Enea Counter Stool by Josep Llusca
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 Modern Enea cafe counter stools by Josep Llusca Simple and elegant counter height stools complement any gathering space. Polished aluminum footrest ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Exotic Wood Stool with Leather Seat and Bronze from Costantini, Piero 'In Stock'
Located in New York, NY
Costantini prides itself in using the hardest and most beautiful hardwoods in the construction of its line of seating. The Piero Bar Stool features a solid Argentine Rosewood frame w...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Chrome and Cane Barstool
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Chrome and cane barstool This stool measures: 17.5 wide x 22 deep x 41 inches high, with a seat height of 30 inches About photos: We take our photo...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

Contemporary Stool in African Walnut, Throne by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary stool In African Walnut - Throne by Arno Declercq Materials: Made entirely out of solid African walnut Hand turned, sanded and finished with varnish Dimensions: W...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Walnut

"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

Red Aluminium Stool with Reel Rush Seating from Anodised Wicker Collection
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

English Mid-Century Stool with Drawer
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Stool with drawer. Straight lines, with slight curves in the armrests, it has an upholstered seat, currently in rather poor condition, showing prolonged use. The sides have horizont...
Category

Early 20th Century English Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Luc Counter Stool with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Safira
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc bar + counter stool with their Inviting curves and a comfortable seating. This chair is made of solid wood structure, natural rattan back and soft comfortable velvet upholste...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Velvet, Rattan, Wood

Karl Springer Set of 4 Swiveling "Onassis Bar Stools" in Suede 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of 4 swiveling "Onassis Bar Stools" covered in calf skin suede with brass footrail by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The Onassis Barstool was...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

C. 2009 Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chrome Bar Stools w/ Brown Leather Pads
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia bar stool, model 428C, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to ca. 2009. The listed price includes one ...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Silhouette Counter Stool, Brass & COM, 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Medium Stools in Powder Blue by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The shape conjures up stools of the 1800s and the line of the legs is rounded and slightly upturned, an icon of the classic high stool. Charles Ghost is constructed from a single blo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Crystal

Pelleossa Stool in Orange Fabric with Canaletto Walnut Legs by Francesco Faccin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by some of the great classics of italian designs, pre-industrial times, it is built with traditional materials and an unique technology, the lathe. The name evokes its simpl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric

Lin Vanity Stool
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Introducing the Lin Vanity Stool. Designed and meticulously hand-crafted in Los Angeles by Studio Qasabian. The Lin Vanity Stool is the perfect additio...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Lin Vanity Stool
Lin Vanity Stool
$4,480 / item
Modern Abadia Bed Stool Ottoman Navy Velvet Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Abadia Bed Stool, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The perfect complement for your bedroom. Abadia bed stool offers ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Organic Stool in the manner of Alexandre Noll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Custom made asymmetrical stool expertly crafted and sculpted to achieve a unique form reminiscent of the master Alexandre Noll. Gently tapered legs. Expressive honey colored wood. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Hardwood

Sculpural Marble Stool, collectible side table, handmade in Italy, Tuscan marble
Located in Milano, IT
Collectible Italian Design - stripes green and white Marble Sculpture - Sculptural Side Table Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

Harbor Counter Stool, Handmade Modern Rope Seat Counter Stool with Backrest
Located in Stevenson, WA
Phloem Studio Harbor Counter Stool is a modern contemporary solid wood stool handmade custom to order. The Harbor Stool is available in counter or...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Rope, Hardwood

4x Shaker Counter Stool 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

Set of 2 Kartell One More Counter Stools in Mat Black by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If you want to sip a drink at the bar in peace and quiet, you need a comfortable tall stool with a back to lean against. Sometimes one drink is not ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Opinion Ciatti Guelfo Pouf
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Guelfo wingback chair and pouf were launched in 2015 with the aim to give a new, refined and innovative (sometimes ironic) style to the 18th century French archetype and like all the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Foam

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

Pair of Jørgen Høj 'Danish, 1925–1994' Aluminum Stools/Benches
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each square stool composed of rectilinear tubes fitted with leather strapwork supporting loose cushions; Jørgen Høj was originally trained as a metal worker and upholsterer at the Copenhagen School...
Category

1960s Danish Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Rock Stool, Velvet, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Rock is a stool with the same form of the smaller table of the Three Rocks set. The handcrafted upholstery work in velvet involves this unique creation with irregular shapes, turning...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Wood

Wave Stool / Side Table VI
By HOMA
Located in Beyoğlu, 34
Each Wave Stool / Side Table, crafted with meticulous attention to detail, showcases intriguing shapes. Whether used as a seating option or as a decorative accent, these organically ...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Stools

Materials

Glass

Natural Veg Tan Leather & Blackened Steel Barstool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Barstool by Stephen Kenn is comfortable, stackable, and extensively customizable. It has been designed to withstand the rigors of a bar or restaurant environment, while still elegant enough to fit well in a residential home. Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area. The design is highly customizable, so you can select from a range of metal finishes and upholstery materials that will complement your space and durability needs - please message us to see our Customization Guide with all available options. This version of our Inheritance Barstool is upholstered in natural veg tan...
Category

2010s North American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Steel

Kartell Spoon Stool in White by Antonio Citterio & Toan Nguyen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An original stool whose shape is as elastic in appearance as it is in function. The innovation of Spoon consists mainly in attaching the seat to a central support with a specially re...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

The Balloon Stool Collection - Solid Maple Stool - Medium Size
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Balloon Collection is a seating and table design for kids and adults alike. The soft curves of the seat and legs invite easy grabs and playful interaction. These stools are meant as quick seating objects you can keep at your front door to remove your shoes by, or in your children’s room around their favorite play table. The Balloon Stool...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Maple

2000s Miura Bar Stool Konstantin Grcic Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Miura Barstool Designed by Konstantin Grcic for Plank Made in Italy stackable Indoor outdoor Plastic 31.5 h x 15.25 d x 17.5 w, footrest 13.25 h Unrestored preowned condition Refer ...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

"Bamboo" style stools by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of stools in "Bamboo" style gilt metal with cushion upholstered with a fabric by Pierre Frey. Price for the pair. Please ask for availability.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Military Canvas & Blackened Steel Barstool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Barstool by Stephen Kenn is comfortable, stackable, and extensively customizable. It has been designed to withstand the rigors of a bar or restaurant environment, while still elegant enough to fit well in a residential home. Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area. The design is highly customizable, so you can select from a range of metal finishes and upholstery materials that will complement your space and durability needs - please message us to see our Customization Guide with all available options. Since the development of the Inheritance Collection, Stephen Kenn has been inspired by the history inherent in vintage military-issue materials. This version of our Inheritance Barstool is upholstered with salvaged vintage military canvas...
Category

2010s North American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Brass

Black Swivel Counter Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
Featuring a sleek ebony-painted frame, this stool is designed with 3/4 swivel functionality for effortless movement. The cane backing adds natural texture and charm, while the neutra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of 2 Kartell One More Square Bar Stools in Yellow by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If you want to sip a drink at the bar in peace and quiet, you need a comfortable tall stool with a back to lean against. Sometimes one drink is not ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Modern Brazilian Armchair in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leathers
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The "Trip" armchairs are expressive premium objects, with generous dimensions. The design focus in the balance and combination between organic designed shapes from the solid wood components and a rational way of organizing them with an upholstery block, to work in conjunction, tangent to the wooden arms, in a defined elegant match. Soft fluid surfaces shaped to keep a defined silhouette and outlines that provide this object its singular aesthetics. The manufacturing process combines the precision of all diamond tooling...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Stools

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood

Figueroa Counter 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 counter stool. Evoking the Californian mountain, the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Metal

Shaker Counter Stool, by AMBROZIA, Grey Brindle Cowhide, Maple & White Vinyl
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

Modernist Chrome Wrapped Ottoman in Cream Gaufrage Velvet, Manner of Springer
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist ottoman was realized in the United States circa 1970. Executed in the manner of Karl Springer, it features a subtly domed concave body newly reupholstered in ...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

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

Lluis Bar Stool by Glenn Sestig x Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Leather

Stool by Marcel Gascoin
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel Gascoin, born August 24, 1907 in Le Havre and died October 27, 1986 in Paris 13e1, was a decorator specializing in "serial furniture", who played a major role in the emergence...
Category

1940s Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Oak

Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Large Stools in Amber by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The shape conjures up stools of the 1800s and the line of the legs is rounded and slightly upturned, an icon of the classic high stool. Charles Ghost is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Fornasetti Bar Stool Tergonomico Handcrafted Black and White Wood
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti chairs and stools are going to be the most surprising detail of your house. This stool is handcrafted using original artisan techniques. It is silk-screened by han...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

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: maple wood Also available in solid cherrywood 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

Mirror Polished Aluminium Stool with Beige Vegan Apple Leather Seating
Located in London, GB
This listing is a special edition realised in collaboration fashion brand Zilver with a mirror polished aluminium structure and a vegan apple leather beige upholstery. Originally re...
Category

2010s British Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Italian modern rounded square wooden stools, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern rounded square wooden stools, 1970s Pair of rustic wooden stools with rounded square seat and four circular section legs that widen outwards. 1970s Vintage condition, ...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Bar Table and Bar Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
The contemporary Mid-Century Modern bar table is made of a welded stainless steel frame with a beveled glass top. The matching bar stool consists of a welded stainless steel frame to...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Copper Cushion Drumstool by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse, Contemporary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cushion Drumstool Antique Copper Hand Repoussé Limited Edition Contemporary Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammeri...
Category

2010s Modern Stools

Materials

Copper

Mezzadro stool, Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1958
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Stool, single piece, Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta, Italy, 1958, chrome-plated steel, yellow enameled sheet metal seat and beech wood base, Zanotta trademark on the frame, famous for ...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Steel

Clarkester Counter Stool Walnut Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
A perfect mix of Scandinavian inspiration and industrial flare that cohesively come together to make a statement piece which embodies simplicity, functionality and elegance. The ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Hono Stool
Located in Denver, PA
The Hono stool started with our rediscovery of Shou Sugi Ban, an ancient Japanese burning technique that preserves wood through charring. Inspired by the me...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Pine

Hono Stool
Hono Stool
$1,460 / item

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