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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 and Cognac Saddle Leather Bar Stool in the Style of Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Bar Stools in the Style of Jean-Michel Frank, white oak base with cognac leather seat. The Leather is very thick and white oak base is made to last forever. The Leather has...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Hourglass Stool
By Reinaldo Sanguino
Located in Queens, NY
This is a one-of-a-kind handmade high-fire ceramic stool. It can be used as a stool or side table and is a vibrant accent piece to any environment. Custom orders and color palettes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
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
Charred Stump Stools with Hand-Turned Legs and Drawers
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
Pieces of salvaged wood are charred in the Shou Sugi Ban method and sealed with oil. This provides for an exquisite sheen and texture that is ideal for both interior and exterior app...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
"Mingx" Indoor Steel Low Stool with Back by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Mingx" is an indoor low stool with back, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade. Structure in printed steel sheet and rod with polyester painted in orange, light grey, bronze or black colors. Feet in ABS. Leather seat.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 16.5", W. 17.7", H. 34.6", Seat H. 25.9"
The design of the Mingx collection has reference to the same tubular profile that also inspired the ZigZag bookcase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Interlock Stool By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
a stool designed as a nod to traditional interlocking timber furniture. crafted in solid ash, the solid ash stool is adorned with intricate detailing and highly poetic profiles.
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Ash
Modern Chrome Frame X-Frame Metal Stool with Cowhide Upholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modern Chrome Frame X-Frame Metal Stool with Cowhide Upholstery. Item features cowhide upholstery (with damage), metal chrome x-frame, clean modernist lines, great style and form. Ci...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
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
De Sede DS-600 Stool in Black Leather by U. Berger, E. Peduzzi Riva, H. Ulrich
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Launched in 1972, DS-600 is an indestructible, variable modular system of upholstered furniture consisting of individual, addable armchair elements. These consist of an L-shaped hard foam core covered with a down-lined and leather-covered cushion. The elements are connected with a plug-in hinge and a construction made of hide and zipper. The stool element complements the famous snake-shaped seat with an intermediate and end element.
The longest DS-600 currently stands in the palace of the ruling family of a sultanate - where legendary 406 upholstery elements in rainbow colors join up to create a circular or serpentine endless sofa. The affectionately named “Tatzelwurm” sculpture also took up residency in the living rooms of Tina Turner, Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger and became the “star” of numerous Bond films - New York’s legendary “Studio 54” also adorned itself with the trendy sofa designed by a Swiss designer collective in the early 1970s. The idea of a convex and concave curved sofa was brilliant, but transforming it into a producible item of seating furniture proved more difficult than anticipated. Together with the De Sede development team, the designer collective spent a year building countless prototypes; almost all of them were criticized and rejected. But the designers showed nerves of steel, and DS-600 gradually became what it is today: an indestructible, variable modular system of upholstered furniture consisting of individual, addable armchair elements.
Additional information:
Material: Leather
Model: DS/600 Stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Vintage Lucite Scroll Ming Vanity Bench Stool Newly Upholstered
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing lucite vanity stool bench with castors. Beautiful ming scroll rare design. Polished and newly upholstered. Dimensions: 17 H x 22.25 W x 13.7...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Lucite
Glazy Counter Stool
Located in Vila Nova De Gaia, PT
Keep a drumroll going for Glazy Counter Stool – the missing piece to your interior designs. This glacé-covered, theatrical piece will dazzle any interior with its dashing curves and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
SERENE Modern Stool
Located in Frazão, Porto
The Serene stool is a simple and versatile complement.
A classy and sophisticated shape that can be used either as a stool or as a coffee table, for a discreet yet elegant result.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Light Brown Minimal Bench by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Light brown minimal bench by Kristina Dam Studio
Materials: Solid oak with oil treatment, light brown aniline nubuck.
Also available in other colors.
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Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
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, Wood, Rattan
De Sede DS-164 Stool in Off White Upholstery by Hugo de Ruiter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Revolutionary back-push mechanism DS-164 can be transformed from an open sofa into an elegant chaise longue in a single movement, while the backrest can be s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Pair of Brown Leather and Steel Industrial Bar Stools
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of brown leather and steel Industrial stools. Leather is very thick and sturdy. Bar height stools are non-adjustable but the seats swivel.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
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
Black Marble Table/Stool Collectible Italian Sculpture By Spinzi
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Sculptural Side Table in Black Marble - Fluid Marble Sculpture - Medusa
Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
4 French Mid-Century Modern Industrial Iron Stools / Benches
Located in New York, NY
Two pairs of French Mid-Century Modern / Industrial Design stools
Priced and sold by the pair.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Large Stools in Glossy Black 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
Sheepskin Big Foot Stool by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sheepskin big foot stool by 101 Copenhagen.
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl.
Dimensions: L38 / W38 /H43 cm.
Materials: Sheepski...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Sheepskin
Roberts Counter Stool Walnut Mustard
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
Charlotte Perriand Low Berger Stool Authentic & Rare Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
Here we see the principle of the Japanese wabi-sabi, which refers to embracing imperfections and underlining impermanence. Rustic aspects, simplicity, modesty, and austerity offer a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Elm
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and powder-coated steel.
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Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Guillerme et Chambron oak stool
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An oak Guillerme et chambron stool edition votre Maison
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
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
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
Atlas Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Atlas stool by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Dimensions: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Lamb, gold leaf
Available materials: La...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
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
Set of 2 Fur Atlas Stools by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Fur Atlas stool by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Dimensions: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Fur
Available materials: Lamb/boucl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fur
Set of 2 Kartell One More Please Square Bar Stools in White 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
Model I Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stool or coffee table, form and function are one and the same.
Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling. The ceramic surface is applied either w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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
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
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
ST25 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST25 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 63,5 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and polished chrome.
S...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Camber Bench, Paul Coenen
By Paul Coenen
Located in Geneve, CH
Camber bench, Paul Coenen
Dimensions: W 118 x D 37 x H 45 cm
Materials: Stainless steel
The Camber bench and stool originated from the idea of manufacturing a piece of furniture fro...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless 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
"Caballito Petit" Stool Designed by Nestor Perkal for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Caballito Petit" is a stool, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring a structure in bronze colored steel mesh with high-integrity thermoset epoxy pow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Friends Stool by Lara Bohinc, Lavender Coloured Cork, outdoor garden
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
This stool has been inspired by the idea of a gathering of friends. Supported by bulbous egg formations it features one large inflated seating area. This stool forms composition toge...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Cork
1 Modern Steelcase Enea Counter Stool by Josep Llusca
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
'SN3' Wood and Metal Table in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'SN3' Wood and Metal Table in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in the Los Angeles and French workshops of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
2013 Hi-Pad Bar Stools by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini in Gray Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single (four are available, but priced individually) Hi Pad Stool, designed by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini in 1999. These stools were produced in 2013 and feature a soli...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Holly 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
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
3x Shaker Backless Stool by Ambrozia, Walnut, Black Steel, Sandle Vinyl
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The shaker backless modern counter stool is made to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame and a premium vinyl upholstered seat. Genuine leather is availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Gervasoni Brise 56 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
Saturn Barstool, Modern, Sculptural, Bronze Frame and Cream Boucle
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The equally singular Saturn bar stool utilizes the same gathered bilboquet seat construction, to create a more simplified but still incredibly distinc...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Steel
Established & Sons SH650 Heidi Stool by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The Heidi is a fun stool that takes its inspiration from the Classic tractor seat and the rustic, three-legged, timber milking stool. Part modern statement,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H40 x Ø40 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run compa...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Porcelain
DS-5050 Pouf-Table by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Geneve, CH
DS-5050 pouf-table by De Sede
Dimensions: D 50 x H 35-46 cm, tabletop D 42
Materials: stone, leather
Prices may change according to the chosen materials and size.
Piff, paff...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Stone
Teddy Pouf
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Teddy Pouf is the accompanying ottoman to the Teddy chair, and part of our first collection of upholstered designs. Upholstered in fabric by a company ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Faux Fur
Mexico, Black Titanium Metallic Skull Stool / Side Table by Studio Job
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Decorated with the graphic pattern of the Mexican skull, a symbol created to exorcise ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
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
Stoolen Side Table in Heart Pine 16"
Located in Denver, PA
A beloved Uhuru piece, the Stoolen is crafted from antique heart pine offcuts that are carefully hand-fitted into a unique pattern. This limited edi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Contemporary block arch stool side table, green stained oak 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
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