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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Segmento pine logs bench by Cara Davide
Dimensions: W 115 x D 28.5 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Pine logs.
Color: Light brown.
Also available in dark brown.
Segmento perceives ordina...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Set of 2 Aluminium Tootoo Stools by Helder Barbosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 aluminium Tootoo stools by Helder Barbosa
Materials: Aluminium
Dimensions: 34 x 29 x 45 cm
Indoor or outdoor
Trained as a craftsman (école Boulle, 2014), Helder Barbos...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Livingston Bar Stool by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Livingston bar stool by Egg Designs.
Dimensions: 62 L X 49 D X 90 H cm
Materials: walnut timber, synthetic rattan, linen upholstery.
Founded...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Roberts Counter Stool with Wood Inlay Walnut Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
This sleek stool has a thin carved wooden seat that rests on a steel tubing base. The elegant seat is curved for seamless comfort while displaying a stunning intersecting diagonal ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, and natural wood....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: wood, lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, and natural wood....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Nut Wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, Caramel, Dusty Red, Off-White, and N...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair, "Tre" Bar Stools by Davis Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Listing is for a pair (2) of bar height stools by David Furniture. This pair of stools are from their "Tre" series and feature molded plywood, connecting three separate and identical...
Category
20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bentwood
Segmento Pine Logs Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Segmento pine logs bench by Cara Davide.
Dimensions: W115 x D28.5 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Pine logs.
Segmento perceives ordinary objects in an abstracted form through the act of b...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Ceramic Stool by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic stool by Camila Apaez
Unique piece.
Materials: stoneware.
Dimensions: D 37 x W 29 x H 30 cm.
Ila Ceramica emerged from a process of inner inquiry where ceramics became ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Stoneware
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
Spina B3.1 Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina B3.1 bench by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 85 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Solid Nut wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, Caramel, Dusty Red, Off-White, an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Nut Wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, Caramel, Dusty Red, Off-White, and N...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Spina B5.1 Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina B5.1 bench by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 130 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Solid nut wood, lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: nut wood, lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, and natural w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
small Tribute 3 Leg Stool in Black Nero Marquina Marble by Kelly Wearstler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved out of a solid block of marble, this stool is a perfect example of a Classic, modern shape that is effortlessly stylish. Great as either a stool or small table, the tribute stool is available in black Nero Marquina, white Calcutta, big flower or grey rainbow marble...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
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
Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: nut wood, lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, and natural w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Spina B2.1 Bench by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Spina B2.1 bench by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 62.5 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Solid Nut wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, Caramel, Dusty Red, Off-White, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Gold Contemporary Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold contemporary stool
Dimensions: L 32.4 x W 32.4 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel.
Also available in black and silver.
The shapes and materia...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: Nut Wood, Lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: Bordeaux, Caramel, dusty red, off-white, and n...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: nut wood, lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors:bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, and na...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Nutwood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Spina stool by Cara Davide
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 45 cm
Materials: nut wood, lacquered MDF.
Also available in colors: bordeaux, caramel, dusty red, off-white, and n...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Terra
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Travis Modern Stool with Woven Danish Cord Seat and Low Back in White Oak
Located in Longmont, CO
Clean, modern angles complimented by the warm texture of the Danish cord. The Travis stool can be made counter-height or bar-height with any of the dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Twist with Fantastic Look, Blue
Located in Istanbul, 34
Twist, which is open to use in every space with its striking color options, combines the functions of a side table and stool, while providing your own balance in the use of stools wi...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Twist with Fantastic Look, Black
Located in Istanbul, 34
Twist, which is open to use in every space with its striking color options, combines the functions of a side table and stool, while providing your own balance in the use of stools wi...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Bricks, Stool D1
By Kueng Caputo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Lime
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Emerald
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Stool Round Wood by DeepWood
Located in Geneve, CH
Stool round wood by DeepWood
One Of a Kind
Dimensions: L 30 W 30 H 40 cm
Materials: Petrified wood fully polished
Wight: 55 kg
Each DeepWood piece ...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Alma Bar Chair by Dooq
By DOOQ
Located in Geneve, CH
Alma Bar Chair by Dooq
Dimensions:
W 46 cm 18”
D 51 cm 20”
H 100 cm 39”
seat height: 75 cm 30”
Materials: upholstery fabric or leather; structure solid wood feet lacquered MDF or sol...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Bronze
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
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
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Rosa
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Graphite Black
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Rails 450 Functional Sculpture Lacquered Stool - Deep Blue
Located in London, GB
A modern system for fluid living.
RAILS® is a unique concept that bridges the gap between functional design and art.
Inspired by a railway track section, the functional sculptures ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Plywood
Mesquite Stool by Artefakto
Located in Geneve, CH
Mesquite Stool by Artefakto
Unique piece.
Dimensions: Ø 34 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Mesquite wood.
Guanajuato, Mexico 1950 ´s.
Artefakto opened its doors on the Riviera Nayarit...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pillar Bar Stool 3 Legged Wood and Lacquered - Beige
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-leg...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Couture Black Bar Stool by Lorenza Bozzoli Design
Located in Milan, IT
Playful and eclectic, this elegant bar stool will be eye-catching in a modern interior, positioned by an elevated counter as extra seating or in any room of the house to add a textur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Meta Stool
Located in London, GB
Meta is a metamorphosis from one object to another.
The stool uses an interlocking system that joins the sections together, making it a modular and interchangeable product based on the user’s choice of colours.
The stool can be extended into a 4-part, 5-part and so forth, in order to create a never ending piece.
This stool comes in a monochromatic green bouclé colour...
Category
2010s British Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Nylon, Foam, Pine
Bricks, Stool D2
By Kueng Caputo
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kueng Caputo is a Zurich, Switzerland based design practice comprised of Lovis Caputo and Sarah Kueng. Their material adventures are often rooted in the complexities of crafts techni...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Black Contemporary Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Black contemporary stool
Dimensions: L 32.4 x W 32.4 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel.
Also available in silver and gold.
The shapes and materia...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Medium-High Jamaica Counter Stool Aluminium Seat & Chromed Steel by Pepe Cortés
By Pepe Cortés
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Jamaica Stool is Spanish classic, and one of the best designed stools in all history. Designed in 1991 by interior designer Pepe Cortes, the stool remains as modern as ever. Its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Contemporary Corner Stool in Raw Waxed Steel
Located in London, GB
Based on the simple lines traced by children when asked to draw a house, the Corner Collection is a series of seats reminiscent of gable roofed houses.
The Corner Lounge is the larg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Primitive Mesquite Stool by Artefakto
Located in Geneve, CH
Primitive Mesquite Stool by Artefakto
Unique piece.
Dimensions: Ø 33 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Mesquite wood.
Guanajuato, Mexico, Early 1900s
A...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Kelly Wearstler Marble Butt Stool, Light Smoke
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Conceptually playful, the Butt Stool is hand carved from natural stone and transformed into sculptural furniture reminiscent of human forms. This cheeky des...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Sheepskin Stool Red Bua
Located in New York , NY
Our sheep stools are of the finest nature, each with its own character and lovingly hand-carved from basswood. We pay attention to the European origin of all natural materials used a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools
Materials
Sheepskin, Wool
4x Shaker Backless Bar Stools, by Ambrozia, Walnut, Vintage sand Leather
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker modern Backless Bar stool chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a Genuine leather seat. Also offered in COM or COL. Ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Primitive End Trunk Stool by Artefakto
Located in Geneve, CH
Primitive End Trunk Stool by Artefakto
Unique piece.
Dimensions: D 30 x W 42 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Wood.
Queretaro, Mexico 1950 ´s.
Artefakto opened...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Gervasoni Brise 46 Coffee Table by Federica Biase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Outdoor conviviality is the key of one of the collections by Federica Biasi. Brise, literally breeze, aims at taking us back to that pleasant sensation when a breeze makes the summer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Concrete
Unique TOTEM Stool by Ekin Varon
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique TOTEM stool by Ekin Varon
Dimensions: D 33.5 x 76.2 H.
Materials: wood
Custom materials, sizing and finishes available as item is made to order.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Primitive Mesquite Stool by Artefakto
Located in Geneve, CH
Primitive Mesquite Stool by Artefakto
Unique piece.
Dimensions: D 32 x W 45 x H 47 cm.
Materials: Mesquite wood.
Guanajuato, Mexico 1920s.
...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Moca Bar Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Moca bar chair by Collector
Dimensions: W 45 x D 52 x H 102 cm
Materials: boucle ivory fabric, oak wood
Other materials available
The Collector b...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
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
Amparo Freijó and Bronze Stool by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Amparo Freijó and Bronze Stool by Alva Design
Materials: solid wood (Freijó) and cast bronze.
Dimensions: W 37 x D 48 x H 63 cm.
Available in different wood options (Braúna or F...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Midcentury Stools with Cowhide Seats, France, circa 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Pair of French midcentury Stools with Cowhide Seats
Stunning pair of French midcentury stools.
Elegant tapered wood legs, plush cowhide fur seats, and handsome joinery details.
...
Category
20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Cowhide, Wood
Meta Stool 'm2'
Located in London, GB
m ² stool is an exploration of the Meta stool.
Part of the ‘Meta collection’ - a series of products that adopts the same linear pattern and design concept.
The stool is constru...
Category
2010s British Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Nylon, Foam, Pine
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