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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Italian Mixed Fruitwoods Top Grain Leather Upholstery w/ Brass NailHeads Stools
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Italian Mixed Fruitwoods and quality Top Grain Leather Upholstered seat with Brass NailHeads trims and brass foot rest counter Stools. Sleek back rest with assorted mixed f...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
"Kyo-Co" Veneered Plywood Stool Designed by Nathalie Orlandi for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kyo-Co" is a stool, designed by Nathalie Orlandi and manufactured by Dessie', made in plywood and natural oak, natural wengè, Santos rosewood or walnut veneered.
Indoor use only.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wenge, Walnut, Rosewood, Oak, Plywood
set Montis Samba bar stools on wheels
By Montis
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Samba seating stools on wheels . Top quality Grey Leather
its covering the frame like a coat . Grey Metal Tube frame .
Manufactured and signed by Montis Dutch...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Moss Kitchen Stool U in Nude plain weave fabric handcrafted by Murmurio
By Murmurio
Located in Lordelo, PT
Introducing our Moss line with a timeless design and a sturdy wooden frame. Crafted from high-quality wood, these chairs are built to last and provide both comfort and style. Availab...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
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
Chrome Modernist Italian Stools
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of modernist chrome Italian stools with stylized bamboo chromed legs. Each stool features a clear glass lower tier for functionality. There are four of these stools available in...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Satin Brass/Fog
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
Curved Back Barstools-Ash Rose Velvet & Brass Detailing, Set of 2
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary elegant barstool upholstered in water repellent velvet. Constructed with lacquered wood frame and brass detailing on the arms and l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Iron
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, Wood, Rattan
Oak Stools with Stitched Leather Tops
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Tommi Parzinger X base stools in white wash oak and stitched leather tops.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Customizable ClassiCon Banu Stool by Eckart Muthesius
Located in New York, NY
Banu is yet another gem from the Jewel Garden, which was the name of the Maharajah‘s palace of Indore for which Eckart Muthesius designed this stool. Through the use of polished stai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 Counter Stools with Grey Leather Seat & Matt Chrome Plated Steel Frame
By Team 7
Located in Chicago, IL
The starting point for sensible use of resources is a sustainably managed forest, which regrows continuously under the power of the sun. With the greatest care and attention to detail, we work the fine, European hardwood into unique pieces of designer furniture that share with you, in every little detail, our love for the wood. Sustainability, responsibility and creating value in harmony with humans and nature shape the way we think and act at TEAM 7...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Pompeii Seat Powder Coated Black Base with Nylon Cord
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 Pompeii style seat with a standard steel base powder coated semi-gloss black and a nylon cord seat in black or white. Suitable for indoor or outdoo...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Natura Brown Walnut Pedestal in Channel Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
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
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
Kartell Spoon Adjustable Stool in White by Antonio Citterio & Toan Nguyen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An original stool whose shape is as elastic in appearance as it is in function. The innovation of Spoon consists mainly in attaching the seat to a centr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Moooi Sofa So Good Footstool in Solis Paper Upholstery & Polished Aluminum Feet
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sofa so good Demi table is part of the modular sofa so good. It can act as a real centrepiece, or blend into your own Sofa So Good configuration. Versatile and sophisticated, it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Large 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
Counter Seat - Stainless Steel Powder Coated Black w/ Leather or Nylon Cord Seat
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 counter seat is made with stainless steel and powder coated matte or semi-gloss black. The seat is available in saddle, black or un-tanned leather, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Plastic Stools "HOLO" by Y. Tsurumaru for Hidden - 1990s
By Hidden
Located in Milano, IT
Fun and practical plastic stools designed by Yuko Tsurumaru for Hidden.
Stackable, they simultaneously solve two problems: space to stow them and the number of seats in case of need...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
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
2010 One Armed Polished Aluminum Kong Bar Stool by Philippe Starck for Emeco
By Emeco, Philippe Starck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a one armed polished Kong Bar Stool, originally designed by Philippe Starck in 2003. This particular example was produced by Emeco in the USA C. 2010. The stool is made entir...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Contemporary Cream Lacquer Hexagonal Drumstool by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hexagonal drumstool
Cream Lacquer
Hand Repoussé
Wood Base
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Lacquer
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
Pair of custom made Gueridon Ottomans, COM Upholstery, Made in USA.
Located in Stratford, CT
INTRODUCTION
Gueridon handmade ottomans are made to order to your liking and specifications—100% made in the USA.
Following the success of its ottomans, GUERIDON launched a full lin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, 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
Binity Stool by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By 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
Primi Counter Stool, Wood Top
By Phase Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid steel base with fully upholstered or solid wood seat available in walnut or white ash.
Upholstery may be sourced COM, COL, or suggested fabrics and leather.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pipes Silver Stool by Neil Nenner and Avihai Mizrahi
Located in Geneve, CH
Pipes silver stool by Neil Nenner and Avihai Mizrahi
Objects
Dimensions: H 47 x L 47 x W 58 cm
Materials: iron
Avihai Mizrahi (b. 1979, Jerusalem), Independent designer / Art...
Category
2010s Israeli Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Set of Two 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
2010s Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller Wire Bar Stool w/ Bikini Pad
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames wire shell stool, initially designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller in 1951. These examples date to the 2010s. The listed pric...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
"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
Artifort Little Tulip Stool by Pierre Paulin in STOCK
Located in New York, NY
Elegance through and through. Delicate, flowing, cheerful, light. Like a blossoming flower or a friendly smile.
M2L little tulip B 70cm/27.5" seat height
Arm height is 91cm /25...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Fabric
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 Kartell Charles Ghost Small Stools in Glossy White 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
Cascade Design Low Drum Stool by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition, Customizable
By Robert Kuo
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
Early 20th Century Bamum Frog Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and expressive early 20th century Bamum stool carved from one piece of wood with an incredible stylized frog motif supporting a solid top with a large lip.
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Lluis Bar Stool by Glenn Sestig x Giobagnara
By 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
Set of 2 Kartell One More Please Counter Stools in Matt 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 enough - and you need "One more" and sometimes "One more please...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Not a Cube Stool, COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Not a Cube is a geometric composition that follows the reductionist tendencies of Minimal Art, emerged in the United States in the mid-1960s.
Particularly i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Set of Six Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather, Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather and black iron. Ready for a new home.
Category
1990s American Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Italian Chrome and Formed Birch Plywood Artist Drafting Work Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Artist's drafting table work stool featuring a chromed steel base and formed birch plywood seat made by Bieffee in Italy. Circa 1970. This chair has some wear from use. The swivel fu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
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
Set of 2 Kartell One More Please Square Bar Stools in Green 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
Crystal
GLOOH Bar Stool in Black 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
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, turnin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Fabric, 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
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
Contemporary Stool Side Table in Wood and Stone
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Contemporary stool or side table in walnut veneer and levigated soapstone top with the base of the stone in velvet. Can come with wheels. You can use as a set or individual.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Kartell Masters Bar 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
Contemporary Barstool in Leather with Metallic Details
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This barstool is an elevated homage to the golden age of gentleman drivers. The piece’s flawless structure is deceivingly simple, yet undeniably striking. The detailed upholstery and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Kartell One More 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 enough, and you need "One more" an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Crystal
Italian modern bar stools in wood and red metal, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern bar stools in wood and red metal, 1980s
Set of three bar stools with shaped seat and backrest in red painted wood. The structu...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Sauna Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine sauna stool designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Slab Coffee Table by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Slab coffee table by Imperfettolab
2011
Dimensions: 157 x 88 x H 38
Materials: Fibreglass
Seat/Coffee table in fibreglass.
Imperfetto Lab
Who we are ? We are a family.
Ve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Beelicious Bar Stool
Located in Vila Nova De Gaia, PT
Hexagonal in shape, Beelicious Bar Stool is a sweet and gentle version of The Hive Chair.
Its straight lines and volumes give way to a comfortable chair that connects with the floor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Manhattan Cube Side Table/ Stool, white, European, 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools
Materials
Epoxy Resin
New York Low Stool Clean Grey in Upholstery with Chrome Legs by Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
New York, a collection which proudly bears the name of the Big Apple. Two souls, uptown and downtown, enclosed in a single piece whose fully changeable covers reveal its innate versatility. The unusual and polyhedral ergonomics of the New York armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery
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