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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Ghidini 1961 Tarantino Ottoman in Grey Fabric with Black Base by L. Bozzoli
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Soft and welcoming, this sofa is inspired by the 1970s; a decade that changed our culture forever through freedom and self-discovery. The Sofa invites you to a world of fantasy where...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric

Lavender 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

Alma Bar Stool, Natural Oak/Satin Brass/Dune
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

Sculptural Manhattan Cube Side Table, Verdigris/Bronze Patina, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
The Manhattan cube is a deceptively simple side table, created by artist-designer Margit Wittig that can double up as a sculptural seat. It replicates ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools

Materials

Epoxy Resin

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

Swedish Designer, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-carved and stained pine stool, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s
Category

1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Satin Nickel/Papaye
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 delightfully charming soul of Alma Bar Stool...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Wood

2 Loggia Small Side Table or Black Terrazzo Marble by Portego
Located in Stienta, IT
Loggia is a side table made in marble or resin terrazzo. This is a set of 2 pieces. A material, traditionally used in the Renaissance for the paving of the noble palaces, here is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Terrazzo

Ottoman with Hand-Knotted Multi-Colored Rope and Wool Yarn by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
Conceived as a beautified version of a Pacific Northwest crab trap, this ottoman/stool is not only an intricate piece of crafting handiwork, but also a comfo...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Copper

Cascade Design Low Drum Stool by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition, Customizable
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cascade Design low drum stool. Antique copper. Hand repoussé. Limited edition. Customizable. Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools

Materials

Copper

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

Contemporary Rounded Square Drumstool in Cream Lacquer by Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rounded square drumstool Cream Lacquer Hand Repoussé Contemporary 21 1/4"SQ x 15 3/4"H Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These ...
Category

2010s Modern Stools

Materials

Lacquer

Gueridon handcrafted made to order Ottoman, COM fabric
Located in Stratford, CT
INTRODUCTION Gueridon handmade ottomans are made to order to your liking and specifications. 100% made in USA. Following the success of its ottomans, GUERIDON launched a full line ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Customizable GLOOH Bar Stool by KFF
By KFF
Located in New York, NY
One design concept — many prototypes: be they conventional chairs, catilevers or barstools including the pneumatic spring type, GLOOH, aside from having an extensive range and comfort to offer, conveys an unmistakable design. Small wonder that GLOOH has been distinguished with an international award on a number of occasions. Height adjustable swivel bar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Leather

Modern Natura Brown Walnut Pedestal in Channel Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Natura Pedestal by Ercole Home has a natural wood finish on walnut. Handcut glass mosaics in apple green and black mother of pearl glass mosa...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of 1980s Design Stools in Chromed Metal and Skai.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 1980s design stools in chromed metal and skai. Pair of 1980s design stools in chromed metal and skai. H: 84cm, W: 40, D: 50cm
Category

20th Century French Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

"Tokyo-Pop" White or Black Monobloc Stool Designed by T. Yoshioka for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tokyo-Pop" is a white or black anthracite polyethylene monobloc iconic stool, matching with tables high 35.4", designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and manufactured by Driade. White version...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Tubby Tube Bar Stool with Wooden Seat by Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a recognizable tubular approach, the Tubby Tube stool collection build on the same design language as Faye Toogood’s iconic Spade chair. “Tubby yet ele...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Circular Stool in Gunmetal and Leather Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
The elegance and simplicity of the Circular Table Collection extends to a casual seat. A sturdy but agile floating presence is created by the stool’s base, made from circular sect...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Statement Ottoman pouf Drova by WOO - Accent Seat for Reading Corners
Located in Kyiv, UA
Ottoman Pouf Drova 4 – Modular Design Meets Modern Functionality The Ottoman Pouf Drova 4 is a contemporary seating solution that effortlessly blends inn...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools

Materials

Textile, Foam, Plywood

Warren Platner, Knoll International, Kvadrat Tonus Fabric Stool Bronze Metal
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Authentic stool, designed by Warren Platner in 1966. Recent Knoll edition in bordeaux burgondy Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

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

Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Polished Nickel/Peach
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

Niemeyer II Stool, Bouclé and Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer II stool is a curvy seating, designed to complement the rounded shapes of the Niemeyer II armchair. Named after the Brazilian Archite...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Bouclé, Oak

Tree Branches Long Bench, Fur Hammered Brass, InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Tree Branches long bench is entirely handcrafted in brass with a hammered technique similar to the irregular details of real branches. The top in Mongolian Lamb fur completes th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Metal

"Bar Stud" Studded Black Leather and Steel Base High Stool by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Bar Stud" is a stool, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a wooden seat with fire retardant polyurethane foam only covered by black leather with b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Kartell Masters Counter Stool in Grey by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell also offers a stool version of the Masters chair, winner of the Good Design Award 2010 and the Red Dot Award 2013, and a worldwide best seller. The legs are lengthened and the seat is shrunk, but the frame's unmistakable graphic look, created by the weave of the silhouettes of three iconic chairs, remains the same. Masters Stool...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Manhattan Cube Side Table/ Stool, Grey, 21st Century by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
The Manhattan cube is a deceptively simple side table, created by artist-designer Margit Wittig that can double up as a sculptural seat. It replicates a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Figueroa Bar 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 bar stool. Evoking the Californian mountain, the luxu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Luc Dining Chair with Natural Oak and Paris Mouse
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Rattan, Wood

Alma Bar Stool, Natural Oak/Polished Brass/Dune
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

Heavy Metal Stool
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This heavy metal furniture series was launched during the Dutch Design Week in October 2011. As a unique feature these furniture items can be customized to the needs of the client in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Isabelle Stool in Gatsby Blue Upholstery with Matt Black Legs by Saba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The whimsical and feminine touch that defines the Isabelle chairs has been elevated in the form of a stool element. The stool maintains the organic shape that characterizes the seati...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Upholstery

Set of Three 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 in ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Twist with Fantastic Look, Lilac
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

Ghidini 1961 Tarantino Ottoman in Black Fabric with Black Base by L. Bozzoli
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Soft and welcoming, this sofa is inspired by the 1970s; a decade that changed our culture forever through freedom and self-discovery. The Sofa invites you to a world of fantasy where...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric

Spindle Bar Stool in Solid White Ash and Steel Designed by Craig Bassam
Located in Ridgefield, CT
Since its release, the Spindle chair’s distinctive Silhouette has appeared in a vast array of celebrated commercial and residential interiors. The phenomenally successful piece was inspired by a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library. Designer Craig Bassam’s imagination was ignited when he noticed the traditional utilitarian chair juxtaposed against the powerful geometry of Kahn’s building. Seduced by its elemental simplicity, Bassam realized an updated spindle back chair would fit perfectly within the BassamFellows ‘Craftsman Modern’ aesthetic. The BassamFellows Spindle chair offers a new take on the classic piece, a descendent of the Classic English Windsor chair. One first notices its weightless quality, which Bassam achieved by using metal for the chair’s legs and spindles, giving the illusion of two floating surfaces. This contemporary reboot makes the spindles less prominent, evoking a less rustic, 21st century setting for the chair. A counterpoint to the metal spindles is the chair’s timber elements, including an ultra-comfortable ergonomic seat carved from solid wood. Given its updated minimal silhouette, ultra-light materiality and concern for comfort, it’s the kind of chair you can envision in many contexts. The Spindle collection includes counter and barstool...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Modern Natura Brown Walnut Pedestal in Sequoia Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Natura Pedestal by Ercole Home has a natural wood finish on walnut. Hand-cut glass mosaics in Black glass mosaic decorate the top surface in Sequoia pattern. Custom sizes and fin...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Glass, Wood

Rattan Barstool in Black Lacquered Frame and Velvet Seat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Made to last, the solid wood structure of this barstool combines the perfect mix of a contemporary design with vintage vibe. The detailed woven-work technique on the back promises to...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Ash

Ghidini 1961 Leporello Senior Light Durmast Barstool in Brass by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Bar stool in brass and light durmast The height-adjustable stool, subject of which you can appreciate the adaptability with a gesture, in different contexts and users, becomes a pre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Kartell One More Please Square Bar Stools in 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

Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Large Stools in Light 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

Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Satin Nickel/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

Vintage Bonacina Miss B Classic Cognac Bar Stool Chair by Tito Agnoli Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Italian design Bar Stools are designed by Tito Agnoli and are manufactured by Bonacina. Modell Miss B Classic designed in 1997. It had a tube stainless s...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

GLOOH Bar Stool in Red Leather by KFF
By KFF
Located in New York, NY
One design concept — many prototypes: be they conventional chairs, catilevers or barstools including the pneumatic spring type, GLOOH, aside from having an extensive range and comfor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Leather

Modern Linea Stool in Bronze Plaster Finish with Second Firing seat pad, Limited
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Linea stool is characterised by its hand-crafted feet, finished in bronzed plaster, and features an upholstered seat pad covered in jacquard fabric from the "Second Firing" serie...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Manhattan Cube Side Table/ Stool, Yellow, 21st Century by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
The Manhattan cube is a deceptively simple side table, created by artist-designer Margit Wittig that can double up as a sculptural seat. It replicates a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Swedish Designer, Stool, Solid Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Category

1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Pine

Atlas Stool Bicolor Central Stripes by Stephane Parmentier 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

Smooth Solid Wood Sculpture Stool by CEU Studio Indoor - Outdoor
Located in New York, NY
Represented by Tuleste Factory Sculpture Stools by CEU L 23.6" x W 17.7" x H 16.9" The item is customizable by size Subtle seating: Master woodworkers carve an ergonomic seat on ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

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

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Stool Low Table Red Levanto Marble Polyurethane
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Anodo design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition Glossy or matte, Anodo’s large tripartite base in lacquered polyurethane is now available in eight...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

"Lithe" Barstool in Lucite and Solid Brass by Amparo Calderon Tapia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and beautiful barstool designed and manufactured by Amparo Calderon Tapia and part of the "Lithe" collection. The piece is made in Lucite and solid brass including the se...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1970's Z-Form Stools with Apple Green Leather Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with square leather saddle-stitched seat above a Z-form chrome frame.
Category

1970s North American Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

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

Walnut Swivel Bar Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
Featuring a rich walnut frame, this stool is designed with 3/4 swivel functionality for effortless movement. The cane backing adds natural texture and charm, while the neutral linen ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Sava Cvek "Rhythm" Bar Stools for Stylex Furniture Company, Set of Three
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three bar stools with moulded "black twilight" plastic seats and black enameled steel frames designed by Sava Cvek for Stylex Furniture Company. The c...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

1980s Tripod Stool Iconic Design Style of Alvar Aalto Denmark
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s low wood stool Design by Alvar Aalto for Artek Denmark Scandinavian Modern Classic Dark stained wood. Useful as a small side table. Measures: 17.5 tall x 15.5 depth Origin...
Category

1980s Vintage Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Jordan Mozer Hudson Barstools, Pair. Cast Aluminum, Mohair
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of Hudson bar stools designed by Jordan Mozer, 2019. Sculptural cast aluminum frames with burgundy / deep red mohair upholstery. Very good cond...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

"Bar Stud" Studded Black Leather and Steel Base Low Stool by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Bar Stud" is a stool, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring a wooden seat with fire retardant polyurethane foam only covered by black leather with b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

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