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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Set of 4 ML 42 Beige Oak Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 4 ML 42 beige oak stools by Lassen.
Dimensions: H 48 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials: Oak.
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for a furniture exhibition h...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 ML 42 Brown Oak and Copper Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 brown oak and copper bar stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials: oak, brass.
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the stool ML42 as a piece for a f...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
Set of 4 ML 42 Brown Oak Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 brown oak stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 48 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: Oak
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for a furniture exhibition held...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Luc Bar Stool with Natural Oak and Smooth 72
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 comf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Rattan, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Smooth 72 and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Paris Brick and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Coffee Stool by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Coffee stool by Karstudio.
Materials: FRP.
Dimensions: 32 x 32 x 45 cm.
It shapes in a curl-up position, casual meanwhile restrained. The side designed as a cross-section of the...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Twist with Fantastic Look, Lilac Purple
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
Light Brown Curved Pouf by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Light brown curved pouf by Kristina Dam Studio.
Materials: Light Brown Aniline Nubuck.
Also available in other colors.
Dimensions: 36 x 42 x H 42cm.
...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Brown Curved Pouf by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown curved pouf by Kristina Dam Studio.
Materials: Brown Aniline Nubuck.
Also available in other colors.
Dimensions: 36 x 42 x H 42cm.
The Modern...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Aile Stool by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Aile stool by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: L 29 x W 47 x H 45 cm
Materials: maple plywood
The AILE stool is a unique design inspired by the African thrones...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Luc Bar Stool with Beech Ash-056-1 and Boucle Snow
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
Olive Green Leather and Walnut Counter Height Stool
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Khwarizmi stool is crafted from solid walnut to construct the frame with brass joinery details.
This stool also features a handstitched leather seat cushion with a padded leath...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Chiado Counter Stool with Paris Green and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Charcoal Ash Oxbend Stool with Leather Seat Pad by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Geneve, CH
Charcoal Ash Oxbend stool with leather seat pad by Fernweh Woodworking
Dimensions:
Seat: W 17" x D 17" x (customizable) high at front
Backrest: 11.5" ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Ash
Lolo Object by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
Lolo Object by Studio Yolk
Unique - One of One
Dimensions: 45 X Ø 35 cm
Materials: Alder Wood
LOLO is a family of objects, all of which are alike, yet different - like you and ...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Rattan Barstool in Blue Velvet
Located in New York, NY
A mid-century barstool with a modern twist.
Handmade from the finest materials with Vienna straw back backrest and water repellent , stain resistant velvet, The structure is lacquere...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Rattan, Wood, Lacquer
Contemporary black docotor dentist steel stool model "Binaria" Spanish design
Located in Barcelona, ES
This stool has been an icon in Spanish design since the beginning of the 21st Century. Developed by a Dentist and an Industrial Designer to improve the ergonomics of certain professions, and has since been placed in an infinity of clinics, opticians, hairdressers and laboratories.
Steel structure and lever painted in a polyester powder coating and satin finish. Available in White RAL 1013, Red RAL 3002 or Black RAL 9005. Integral polyurethane injected seat. Gas piston for height regulation (200mm) in a polished steel finish. Castors are of a reinforced polyamide and a rubber grey ring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Barcelona Lotus and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Paris Lavanda and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Vigo Plantain and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Barcelona Lotus and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Paris Mouse and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
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
Luc Bar 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 comf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Rattan, Wood
Modern Side Table, Stool and Container in solid wood and Rope
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Duty collection is composed by multi-functional accessories, our objective was to create a container collection that mixes and combines that function to others such as coffee tab...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
White Ash Oxbend Stool by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Geneve, CH
White ash oxbend stool by Fernweh Woodworking
Dimensions:
Seat: W 17" x D 17" x (customizable) high at front
Backrest: 11.5" higher than seat
Dimensi...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Ash
Tractor Stool in Carved, Solid Wood by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Since debuting at the Milan furniture fair in 2003, the BassamFellows Tractor Stool has become a bona fide modern icon. From the outset, it has proven to be a piece of infinite varie...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Unique Upholstered Bug Stool by Kim Thome
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique upholstered bug stool by Kim Thome
Dimensions: W 55 x D 55 x H 70 cm
Materials: Steel frame, powder coated, ebonised ash
Kim Thomé is a Norwegian designer based in London.
Category
2010s British Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Marlon Pouf by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions
W 70 x D 70 x H 40 cm
Materials & Finishes
Upholstery: fully upholstered in fabric or leather.
Product
When pure geometry meets soft curves, something sculptural and sensual comes out. A fine dialogue between oversized legs and clean lines takes place in this piece upholstered in mohair velvet. Marlon is edgy and elegant at the same time, letting the dilemma between ‘contemporary’ versus ‘classical’ fall apart.
Collection
Marlon is a collection of chairs, armchairs, poufs and daybeds.
Designer
Pietro Franceschini...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Teal and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Boucle Snow and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Paris Dark Blue and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Luc Dining Chair with Natural Oak and Smooth 72
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc Dining Chair with his inviting curves and a comfortable seating. When it comes to Luc chair, the playing field is the cross-section where functional design and craftsmanship ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
Unique Oak Bar Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique oak bar chair by Collector
Dimensions: W 45 x D 52 x H 102 cm
Materials: Linea 646 Leather covering, Oak Wood.
Other materials available. Depending on the material the price m...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Modern Open Low Back Bar & Counter Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
Low open back bench seat counter stool upholstered in a combination of a silk and poly blend Romo fabric with salamander print, linen on the seat and v...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Maple, Lacquer
Modern, Walnut Timber, Solid Brass and Boucle' Malta Barstool
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Modern Malta barstool designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
This Modern style dining room chair has a solid ...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Mor Side Table & Stool by Samuel Dos Santos
Located in Geneve, CH
MOR side table & stool by Samuel Dos Santos
Materials: Limestone. Honed finishing.
Dimensions: W 48 x D 48 x H 66 cm
MOR it´s the new side table...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Limestone
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Medium 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
ML 42 Oak and Stainless Steel Bar Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 42 Oak and stainless steel bar stool by Lassen
Dimensions: H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: oak, stainless steel
In 1942 Mogens Lassen...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unique Ebonised Bug Stool by Kim Thome
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique bug stool by Kim Thome
Dimensions: W 55 x D 55 x H 70 cm
Materials: Steel frame, powder coated, ebonised ash
Kim Thomé is a Norwegian designer b...
Category
2010s British Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Bar Stool Wave with Leather Seat and Steel Frame
Located in Kyiv, UA
Stylish and Comfortable Bar Stool Wave with Leather seat and Steel Frame. Discover the perfect seating solution for your bar or kitchen counter with the Bar Stool Wave. Made with a c...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Luc Dining Chair with Natural Oak and Vigo Blossom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc Dining Chair with his inviting curves and a comfortable seating. When it comes to Luc chair, the playing field is the cross-section where functional design and craftsmanship ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
Luc Counter Stool with Natural Oak and Aluminium
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, Rattan, Wood
Set of 5 Lava Stone Aspen Foot Stool by LK Edition
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5 lava stone aspen foot stool by LK Edition.
Limited edition.
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x height 55 cm
Materials: Lava stone. Polished.
Also available in Cedar.
It is w...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Lava
Kelly Wearstler Signature Foot Stool with Mink Shearling and Cast Brass Feet
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The foot stool is handmade from a seat of luxurious shearling mounted atop solid brass cast feet. Unexpected and eye-catching, it is perfect as an ottoman or petite seating at a vani...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Chiado Bar Stool, Monel Leather with Teal and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Bar Stool, Monel Leather with Paris Dark Blue and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Jordi Badia, Otto Canalda, Red Binaria Stool by BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool designed by Jordi Badia and Otto Canalda.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona Design.
Steel structure and lever painted in a polyester powder coating and satin finish.
Available...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
White Stool by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
White stool by Karstudio
Materials: FRP
Dimensions: 32 x 32 x 45 cm
It shapes in a curl-up position, casual meanwhile restrained. The side designed a...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Chrome and Leather Platner style Stools
Located in Denton, TX
Stunning pair of Platner style stools chrome with off white leather
Category
20th Century North American Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Luc Counter Stool with Natural Oak and Smooth 60
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Rattan, Wood
ML 42 Brown Oak Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 42 Brown oak stool by Lassen.
Dimensions: H 48 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: Oak.
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for a furnitur...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
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
Lensvelt Military Stool by Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stool / side table
The Rietveld Military Furniture was designed in 1923 by Gerrit Rietveld for a Catholic Military Home in Utrecht, the Netherland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Vigo Blossom and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado bar and counter stool are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Paris Green and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
Chiado Bar Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Corn and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood
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