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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Carrocel Custom Walnut Console Table with Stool Set
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
This console table and stool set is made to order. Crafted out of solid walnut, the table and two matching stools/benches have flared side...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Undercover Stool Cross Pattern 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
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
Three Blue Barstools with Leather Seats, Legs Powder Coated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Iron and leather barstools set freshly powder coated in soft Tiffany-blue.
These modern stools have just been kicked up a notch with cheeky blue tall slender legs. The stitched leather top is a perfect warm contrast. Comfortable with clean lines, these stools will work well in modern, industrial...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Baloo Boucle Hello Chair by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Baloo Boucle Hello Chair by NOOM
Dimensions: W 53 x D 61 x H 78 cm
Materials: Ashwood, plywood, metal, moulded foam, textile.
Weight: 13 kg
Also available in other materials and co...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Arches Bar Stool, Brass & COM, 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, organiz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Modern Sculpted JoJo Model Bar Stools by Allermuir
Located in Doylestown, PA
Sleek Jojo model barstools by Allermuir, England, 2008. The stools feature an elegant, curvaceous shell seat in laminated beech with a four-legged chrome base. A comfortable and vers...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Kartell Napoleon Table-Stool in Multicolor by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleon table-stool, is charismatic personalities of striking originality and anti-conformism. Stools and tables which are cute and humorous but with o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
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
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 Oak Bar Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 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...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Chiado Counter Stool, Monel Leather with Paris Brick 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
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
Jonathan Nesci Folded Aluminum Powder Coated White Jack Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Jonathan Nesci folded aluminum white powder coated Jack Stool. The Jack Stool debuted at ICCF in 2007 and helped to launch the career of contemporary designer Jonathan Nesci.
He ha...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Inlay Bench in Vegan Leather and Steel
Located in London, GB
Inlay is a technique that inserts various unique materials into the concave surface of the original object. Using inlay technique, Sipyeong Lee made up of leather and iron plates, wh...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
21st Century Elena Salmistraro Stool Low Table White Carrara 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
Modern Capri Pouf Ottoman, Nubuck, Oak, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
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
Bouclé, Chenille, Wood, Oak, Leather, Mohair, Linen, Velvet, Walnut
Lloyd Tabi 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
Wool
Smooth Solid Wood Sculpture Stool by CEU Studio Indoor - Outdoor
By CEU Studio
Located in New York, NY
Represented by Tuleste Factory
Sculpture Stools by CEU
L 23.6" x W 17.7" x H 16.9"
Lead time 16-20 weeks
The item is customizable by size
Subtle seating: Master woodworkers carv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Polished Nickel/Black
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
Gervasoni Kasane 19 Pouf by Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Literally “overlapping”, Kasane is the latest collection designed by the Japanese studio, Nendo. Thanks to a play on the weaving and overlapping of different elements, each product becomes a sculpture. Inspired by the way in which the cups, stacked one on top of the other, become gradually taller, the collection of poufs and tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam
Dadone Small Stool Andrea Castrignano Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy
By Andrea Castrignano
Located in Cantù, IT
Stool made of a single block of scented cedar wood with clear references to the famous dice game.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Modern Natura Brown Walnut Pedestal in Sequoia 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. 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
Vintage Preowned Interlude Lucite & Nickel Counter Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jus tin,
This Vintage Preowned Interlude Lucite & Nickel Counter Stool.
This is the Reva Counter Stool made of very heavy clear Lucite with Stainless steel polished Nickel Feet...
Category
1990s American Modern Stools
Materials
Nickel
Giulia Stool Pininfarina Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
By Paolo Pininfarina
Located in Cantù, IT
Rocking horse made from a single block of scented cedar. Sculptured to create a dynamic shape, embellished with a natural leather-covered handle.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Schwarzwald Stool Satoshi Itasaka
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Stool coated with rust.
This work expresses the warning about environmental threats.
Artist tells that
"There once existed a dense forest with abundant trees in Schwarzwald, Germ...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Cut Steel
Segment Stool in Aluminum and COL by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of the Segment collection, the Segment Stool explores the idea of breaking down a singular form into multiple components. Each piece is designed to relate to one another, creati...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
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
Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Satin 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
Stool in Lacquered Colors Folk
Located in Lisbon, PT
Folk stools are inspired by chess game pieces. It gives a funny atmosphere as well as bring tons of color to your interior. Practical and fun, these ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Luc Counter Stool with Beech Ash-056-1 and Paris Green
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
DeCastelli Ori Pouf by Stormo Studio
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ori is a pouf-gem in which established elements swap their aesthetic guises and take on new roles. Set like a fine jewel, the detachable cushion with a removable fabric cover becomes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 01
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale.
Basurto 01...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Chiado Bar Stool with Smooth 72 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
SITIERA_01 Solid Wood Stool, with Natural Thick Leather Accents, and Aged Bronze
Located in Quito, Pichincha
Stool crafted from solid Seike wood with Ébano finish, featuring thick leather accents, and aged bronze or stainless steel CNC-lathed hardware.
Our SITIERA_01 stool and side table embodies our commitment to conscious design, reflected not only in our relationship with artisans and suppliers but also in our use of noble materials. ANDEAN primarily utilizes thick, natural Ecuadorian leather...
Category
2010s Ecuadorean Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Bond Street Stool by Yabu Pushelberg with Lacquered Antique Brass Swivel Base
Located in Toronto, ON
This Bond street stool by Yabu Pushelberg is upholstered in Seaton Street nubuck leather. Seaton Street comes in 9 colorways from Germany, with a wei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Foam
Set of 2 Kartell Charles Ghost Small Stools in Smoke Grey 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
Modern White Leather Wrought Iron Frame Stool Ottoman by Cisco Brothers - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cisco Brothers White Stitched Leather Wrought Iron Modern Stool Ottoman - a Pair. Item features wrought iron construction, leather upholstery, original label, clean modernist lines, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron
Custom made Gueridon Ottoman, 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 USA.
Following the success of its ottomans, GUERIDON launched a full line ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Tooth "Philippe Starck" Stools 2002, Stools by Philippe Starck, XO Edition
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Tooth "Philippe Stark" stools 2002.
Stools by Philippe Stark, XO edition in 2002, Tooth model (biomorphic design) made for the St Martin's Hotel in London in 1999, silver lacquered ...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Cirque Two Tone Low Stool in Black with White Rings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The light and playful circus theme is at the core of the Cirque family of stools designed by Martino Gamper for Wiener GTV Design. The bent element, which is the brand’s signature trait, is surprisingly and unexpectedly inserted in the base of the stool, forming the outline of the seat in the form of a chain comprising two or three wooden rings that loop around the full length of the stool legs. This striking styling effect blends in seamlessly with the functionality of the seat, which is available in two heights: a tall, sleek stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
"Mingx" Outdoor Steel High or Low Stool with Back by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Mingx" is an outdoor high or low stool with back. Structure in printed steel sheet and rod with protective cataphoresis treatment polyester pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Circular Bar Stool in Satin Brass 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
Jordi Badía, Otto Canalda, White 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 w...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Custom Modernist Sculptural Stool
Located in New York, NY
Expertly crafted contemporary modernist stool. Drawing inspiration from early 20th century French design and cubism, these exquisite stools feature sculptural curves resulting in a t...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of oak and rope stools
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A nice pair of stools in oak and rope in the style of Audoux Minet
Category
20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Rope, Oak
Gueridon Ottoman in COM, tons of options
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
Spindle Counter 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
Bend Goods Orange Lucy Stools Wire Metal Frame Barstool from NFL - Set of 4
By Bend Goods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bend Goods Orange Lucy Stools Wire Metal Frame Barstool from NFL - Set of 4. Circa 21st Century, Pre-owned. Measurements: 44" H x 19" W x 15" D x 30" Seat ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Ghidini 1961 Bold Ottoman in Fabric with Black Gold by E. Giovannoni
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
This family of products makes a bold statement with its generous cylindrical foot, connecting its structural perimeter while delimiting the objects that compose it. The distinctive m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Olympia Rectangular 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, Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Cream Lacquer Cushion Drumstool by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cushion Drumstool
Cream Lacquer
Hand Repoussé
Metal Base
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Lacquer is a technique that dates ba...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Lacquer
Contemporary Fish Scale Design Low Drumstool in Brass by Robert Kuo, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fish scale design low drumstool
Brass
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The tech...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
21st Century Elena Salmistraro StoolLowTable WhitePintaVerde 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 ne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Modern Upholstered Round Bar Stool in COM and Metal by Costantini, Mirabella
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
MIrabella Modern Upholstered Round Bar Stool in COM and Metal by Costantini
Dimensions are 21.5" Dia x 41'' H x 30" SH
This modern yet cl...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Unique Z Letter Shape, Stainless Steel Stool with Natural Stones by Lee Sisan
Located in Geneve, CH
Proportions of stone stool 05 by Lee Sisan, 2020
Dimensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 45 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel, natural stone.
Each piece is made to order a...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Stone, Steel
Jordi Badía, Otto Canalda, Black 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 W...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
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