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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Oak Parkdale Counter Stool by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Parkdale counter stool by Hollis & Morris
Dimensions: 16.5" x 18.5" x H 34"
Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Hard wax oil, Powder-coated metal.
Also available in natu...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Evora Bronze Barstool
Located in Queens, NY
5 Contemporary "Evora" barstools with biomorphic design that draw inspiration from brutalism and Hollywood Regency elegance, constructed of hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Curva Stool by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Curva stool by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 43 x 43 x 62 cm
Materials: Steel
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the dev...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Medium Stools in Crystal 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
Crystal
Four Legs Stool by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Four legs stool by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D 32 x W 32 x H 50 cm
Materials: Burned and waxed Iroko wood
Signed by Arno Declercq
Arno Declercq
Belgi...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Sass Counter Stool from Souda, Dining Chair, Seating, Shape C
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1 Sass stool from Souda. We offer three different shapes (A, B, & C). This listing is for 'C', which is the stool in the first image.
The Sottsass inspired “Sa...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Ash
Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Arches Counter Stool, Brass & COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Arches counter 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 and ideal forms...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Kartell One More Please Square Bar 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" and sometimes "One more please...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Satin Brass/Kiwi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alma counter & bar stool. As any admirer would experience gazing at its muse, it is impossible not to feel enchanted and almost hypnotized by the refined, sensual lines and the delig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Ribbon, Indoor/Outdoor Aluminum Stool by LAUN
By LAUN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simultaneously delicate and bold, the Ribbon stool is a playful addition to the LAUN catalog. The layered aluminum tubes stack together to form either a solid or multicolored array a...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Arches II Bar Stool, Smooth Velvet & Brass, 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
Modern Sleek Bar Stool in Argentine Rosewood from Costantini, Palermo Hollywood
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Palermo Hollywood Stool has a low, angular back and can be upholstered in your choice of fabric or leather. Also available in counter height.
Measurements are 18" W x 18" D x 40" H...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Hermès - Folding Armchair Pippa Leather And Wood
By Rena Dumas, Hermès
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Folding Armchair "Pippa" made in taurillon Clémence gold leather and natural maple wood frame, brass finishes. Designed by Rena Dumas and made in Italy.
Leather and wooden frame ...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Balboa Counter Stool Modern Style in Bleached Cherry with Leather Inlay
Located in Mendocino, CA
This is a custom made counter stool fabricated in bleached cherry with a leather seat inlaid into the top and lathe turned legs and stretchers. It is a beautiful, comfortable and wel...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Cherry, Leather
Contemporary Kitchen Counter Bar Stool Black Steel & Natural Tobacco 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
French Classic Modernist Stool by Charlotte Perriand for Cassina, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
Even though this stool is part of the “LC” collection in production by Cassina, the actual design of this piece was done by Charlotte Perriand, together with the matching chair (LC7)...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Bar Stool w. Backrest Black Smoke Steel & Natural Tobacco Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The Hug contemporary barstool with backrest is designed and conceived with a light aesthetic, the slight oscillation of the steel rod of 12 mm is complemented by the flexibility of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish 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
Chrome and Cane Barstool
Located in Countryside, 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
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Trio Stool in Stone Grey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Martino Gamper suggests a new reading of the concept of informal seat, with the stool TRIO, available in two heights, Trio alto and Trio basso. The tripod structure plays with the brand’s icons, proposing bent wooden elements of different angles, recalling the geometry of the triangle. Three sections of the offset semicircle define the linking support of legs, which holds a triangular seat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Low Brown Milk Stools
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown milk stools by Bicci de' Medici Studio
Dimensions: Diameter 30cm x height 30cm
Materials: Natural wood. Pigment.
Technique: Carved wood. Handm...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Pair of Painted Wood and Upholstered Foot Stools, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of painted wood and upholstered foot stools with brass mounts in the manner of Arbus. C 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Stool 'Tabi' by Obstacles, Solid Oak, Black, H.45
Located in Paris, IDF
'Tabi' Stool designed by Studio Obstacles in collaboration with Spanish artist Yoyo Balagué.
Dimensions:
Seat height: 45 cm x H. 52 cm x W. 33 cm x Diameter 30 cm
Seat height: 17.7 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Na Pali Stool, Walnut & COM, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Na Pali means “the cliffs” and is a breathtaking landscape located on Kauai, a volcanic island resulting from the rain and the blasts of winter waves against t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Walnut, Fabric
Low Black Stained Milk Stools
Located in Geneve, CH
Low black stained milk stools.
Dimensions: diameter 30cm x height 30cm.
Materials: natural wood. Pigment.
Available in multiple materials and finishes...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Lily Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Single Curve Stool in Beech with Cane Upholstered
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 contemporary light. A rigorous and poetic ap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Carol Stool in Bent Walnut by Jonathan Field
Located in London, GB
The Carol stool was first completed at the beginning of 2022. It has two different seat heights: 640 mm or 730mm (the last image shows the two different heights)
The stool is made w...
Category
2010s English Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Black Leather & Antique Brass Barstool
By Stephen Kenn
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, whi...
Category
2010s North American Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Modern Triple Play Resin Stool by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Triple Play Resin Stool by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 2000s
Stool with rigid resin top in red, stainless steel structure and flexible resin feet.
Beautiful and perfect as side table, coffee table and night table
Made by Fish Design and designed by Getano Pesce.
Good conditions.
Remember to check the other similar in our listing write Magazzino76...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Unique Box-Like Structure with Natural Stone, Stainless Stool by Lee Sisan
Located in Geneve, CH
Proportions of stone stool 02 by Lee Sisan, 2019
Dimensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 45 cm.
Materials: stainless steel, natural stone.
Each pie...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Stone, Steel
Modern Capri Pouf Ottoman Caramel Nubuck Leather Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Capri Pouf Ottoman, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Contemporary.
The Capri leather pouf is a sophisticated addition to any space, offering both styl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak, Mohair, Bouclé, Linen, Velvet, Walnut
Chess Stool / Side Table in Dark Wood by CEU Studio, Indoor - Outdoor
By CEU Studio
Located in New York, NY
Represented by Tuleste Factory
Chess Stool by CEU
13" x 18.1"
Lead time 16-20 weeks
The item is customizable by size
All sales are final.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Karim Rashid APR Stools or Barstools for Pure Design, Canada, 2001
By Karim Rashid
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of APR barstools, rendered in a sculptural architectural welded steel powder coated frame with a hand molded bent plywood seat. Designed by Karim Rashid for Pure Design, Canda, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Baloo Boucle Hello Low Chair by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Baloo Boucle Hello Low Chair by NOOM
Dimensions: W 78 x D 85 x H 73 cm
Materials: Wood, plywood, metal, moulded foam, textile.
Weight: 20 kg
Also available in other materials and c...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Pair of Lacquered and Leather Asia Style Barstools by Marge Carson
By Marge Carson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous pair of faux granite lacquered Asian Style barstools design by Marge Carson in the 1980s. The stools are constructed of wood that’s painted in black and gray faux granite...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Contemporary Cane Back Barstool in Ebony
Located in NEW YORK, NY
With a hint of retro, the design of this stool is inspired from the 1950s and the modernist movement of that period.
W 51cm 20”
D 56,5cm 22”
H 101.5cm 40”
SH 79cm 31”
Materials: ...
Category
2010s European Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Port Laurent Marble Gamma Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Port Laurent marble Gamma stool by Pietro Franceschini
Materials: Port Laurent Marble
Dimensions: W 70cm, L 35cm, H 45cm
Available in other marbles....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Gervasoni Brise 33 Dining Table by Federica Biase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The joy of outdoor entertaining articulated into lots of different forms: Brise tables suggest new ways of conceiving the outdoor table whether fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
"Patrick" Leather & Steel Stool Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Patrick" is a stool, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring a stainless steel structure totally covered by genuine Italian leather vegetable tanne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Folding Wooden Seat by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Folding wooden seat by Mary Brogger
Unique piece.
Dimensions: D 38 x W 48.5 x H 58.5 cm.
Materials: Baltic Birch end grain plywood, metal hinges, lacque...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Tubby Tube Counter Stool with Black Frame & Navy Blue Leather Seat, 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
Urania Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Urania chair by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Limited edition of 8, signed and numbered
Dimensions: H 80 x W 36 x D 36 cm
Sea...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Luc Counter Stool with Natural Oak and Corn
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 upholstery.
Luc Bar and Luc Counter Stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
Miss Champagne Stool Isabelle Rigal Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riv
By Riva 1920
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool made from a single block of scented cedar that is a representation of a large cork used in champagne bottles.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Gotham Stools Customizable Metal, Wood and Resin - Counter Height
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sleek design of the gotham stool features a Bronze encased in epoxy resin seat, laminated soft black leather back, and an oxidized ambrosia maple base. The resin is extremely smo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum, Metal
2010s Emeco 1951 Counter Stools by BMW Designworks in Brushed Aluminum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 1951 Counter Stool, redesigned by Adrian van Hooydonk of BMW Designworks for Emeco in 2003. Adrian created an updated version of this stool that retains Emeco's DNA, yet lo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Chrome and Lucite with Snakeskin Leather Bench by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1980’s clear acrylic and polish chrome with Italian snakeskin embossed leather bench
By renowned designer Karl Springer (1931 - 1991).
Newly recovered.
The bench has ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
2022 Carl Hansen Preludia Bar Stool in Grey Fabric by Brad Ascalon, Model BA004F
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a BA004F Preludia Bar Stool, made with a chromed steel frame and a gray Fjord 17 fabric seat. Designed by Brad Ascalon and produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark, the stool...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Peaches Stool by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Located in Geneve, CH
Peaches Stool by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Dimensions: D 38 x W 38 x H 84 cm.
Materials: Rattan, pink Portuguese marble, velvet and iron.
Taburete Pea...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Marble, Iron
Luc Bar Stool with Beech Ash-056-1 and Barcelona Lotus
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, Wood, Rattan
Modern Armless Bar or Counter Stool with Relaxed Backrest
Located in Greenwich, CT
This armless bar or counter stool features a curvy and relaxed backrest. Upholstered in a shimmering vinyl with contrasting cut velvet on the back; the stool also features a brass ki...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Maple
Set of 4 John Coleman Oak Leather and Steel Barstools by Allermuir
By Allermuir
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of 4 classic swivel ”Mollie” barstools designed by John Coleman for Allermuir having oak curvy frames and aubergine leather upholstery. Bases are steel with round 17.5 diameter ...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Italian modern round chromed metal stool and white faux leather, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round chromed metal stool and white faux leather, 1980s
Stool with round base, with padded seat covered in white faux leather. The main structure is in chromed metal r...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
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