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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Italian modern Aluminum high bar stool Kong by Philippe Starck for Emeco, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Aluminum high bar stool Kong by Philippe Starck for Emeco, 2000s High bar stool mod. Kong entirely polished aluminum. The backrest is oval while the seat is rounded. T...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Tutu Counter Stool by Design VA . Ebonized Oak & Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tutu is not an ordinary stool. It was designed with a specific personality in mind, one that exudes elegance and grace. As a sister piece of the Walky Chair, Tutu was inspired by the...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Bronze

Tutu Counter Stool by Design VA . Ebonized Oak & Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tutu is not an ordinary stool. It was designed with a specific personality in mind, one that exudes elegance and grace. As a sister piece of the Walky Chair...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Ducale BZ Elegant Venetian stool, Made in Italy by Edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
In the Ducale Collection, Enrico Girotti pays homage to the city of Venice, reflecting on the significance of some distinctive elements of Venetian Gothic, applying and reinterpretin...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Pair of Modern Polished Brass and Velvet Upholstered BarStools
Located in Germantown, MD
A beaitiful pair of modern polished brass frame and velvet upholstered barstools . very comfortable. Measure 17.5" in width, 19' in depth and stand 40" tall with a seat heigth of 29".
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Fran Stool Gold, Made in Italy by Edizioni Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
Fran, a continuous element extending from the base upwards, outlining a spacious, inviting, padded, and removable backrest that envelops the seat in its downward return. The result ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Tutu Bar Stool by Design VA . Ebonized Oak & Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tutu is not an ordinary stool. It was designed with a specific personality in mind, one that exudes elegance and grace. As a sister piece of the Walky Chair...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Tutu Bar Stool by Design VA . Maple & Polished Rose Plated Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tutu is not an ordinary stool. It was designed with a specific personality in mind, one that exudes elegance and grace. As a sister piece of the Walky Chair...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Tutu Bar Stool by Design VA . Walnut & Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tutu is not an ordinary stool. It was designed with a specific personality in mind, one that exudes elegance and grace. As a sister piece of the Walky Chair...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Stools

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Lock Bench in Black Oak
Located in London, GB
Lock, the first series of Kolektt is based on the idea of joining one single form to another. In principle, two L-shaped pieces of different sizes create balance by interlocking. The linear form, which is striking at first glance, and its holistic stance consisting of one single solid material, give ‘Lock, a sculptural attitude. Launched with two different materials, wood and metal, the collection is also inspired by the material itself and the manufacturing process. Produced entirely from solid oak wood. Characterized by contrast dying. Since wood is a natural material, wood grains may differ from the product in the image. Materials: Solid Oak Available colors/finishes or customizations: - cerused black oak...
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2010s Turkish Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

Modern Linea Stool No.2, Bronze Plaster Finish with Second Firing 9 seat pad
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Linea stool is characterised by a hand-worked feet finished in bronzed plaster with an upholstered seat pad available in a range of ten jacquard fabrics from the ,,Second Firing” ser...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Modern Linea Stool No.1, Bronze Plaster Finish with Second Firing 2 seat pad
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Linea stool is characterised by a hand-worked feet finished in bronzed plaster with an upholstered seat pad available in a range of ten jacquard fabrics from the ,,Second Firing” ser...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Modern Linea Stool No.1, Antique Gold Finish with Second Firing 2 seat pad
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Linea stool is characterised by a hand-worked feet and finished with an upholstered seat pad available in a range of ten jacquard fabrics from the ,,Second Firing” series, designed b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Kartell Spoon 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 central support with a specially re...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Modern Twins Pouf Ottoman, Green Cotton Linen, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Pouf Ottoman, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Contemporary. The Twins ottoman elevates the space into realms of comfort while offering an irres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Wood

Pair of Kelly Wearstler Bronze and Grey Curly Mongolian Lamb Stools, USA 2015
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of stunning stools or ottomans rendered in a heavy bronze patinated frame with upholstered seats in curly grey Mongolian lamb hide with adjustable feet. Designed by Kelly Wears...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Bronze

Gervasoni Brise 43 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

KGBL Cassius Barstool
By KGBL
Located in New York, NY
Utilizing a centuries old technique, water saturated leather hide is molded and stretched over a wood frame which is then exposed at the base to create the Cassius Barstool. This is...
Category

2010s Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Century Furniture Century Chair Collection Scroll Swivel Bar Stool
Located in Germantown, MD
Listed price is per bar Stool A Century Furniture Century Chair Collection Scroll Swivel Bar Stool. Special Order with Customer's Own Spot Velvet Upholstered. Great Condition. Detail...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Bertu Barstools, Cicely Modern Walnut Barstools
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Barstools, Cicely Modern Walnut Barstools These Cicely Modern Walnut Barstools are beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. It was style-spotted at the Spring 20...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Hawk & Stone Claro Walnut Milking Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand turned claro walnut milking stool by contemporary Los Angeles designer, David O'Brien of Hawk & Stone. David's appreciation for nature and wood...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Walnut

Modern Cream Velvet Wave Stool with Ebony Veneer Base
Located in Porto, PT
Modern cream velvet wave stool with ebony veneer base Cadiz Stool combines bold shapes with comfort. A modern design stool, upholstered in velvet, for any...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Velvet, Ebony, Wood

Contemporary Barstool w/ Seaming Details
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
Drawing from the impossibly elegant waistlines of the pin ups, this barstool is a sensuous piece that offers a generous seat . The seaming details are exqu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Upholstered Walnut Corktown Stool Counter by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Upholstered walnut cork town stool by Hollis & Morris Dimensions: Seat diameter 13" Base 12.5" x 14.5" x height 25.5" Materials: Solid wood. Cold rolled steel. Fabric. Also available...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Modern Grand Pouf Stainless Beige Linen Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Grand Pouf, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. A comfy pouf stool with a luxurious touch. Upholstered in beige patterned linen fabric, Flox stands out...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Jamaica stool by Pepe Cortes painted black kitchen couter top with swivel seat
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Jamaica Stool is already a classic in Spanish design and is one of the best designed stools in all history. It’s been on the market for over 25 years and remains as current as it...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Roberts Counter Stool with Wood Inlay Walnut Black
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

Modern Almond Pouf Ottoman Light Grey Bouclé Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Almond Pouf Ottoman, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. A comfy ottoman with a luxurious touch. Upholstered in light grey bouclé fabric. Destined to b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Bouclé, Leather

Sheep Stool by Studio Ahead
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sheep stool designed by Studio Ahead. The stool is upholstered in custom cream merino wool felt from Northern California sheep The stool could be placed o...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wool, Felt

Polished Aluminum Magna Chair or Stool with Sheepskin Upholstery, Customizable
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made from rolled aluminum — in a non-directional satin finish — and sheepskin, the Magna chair, designed by Charles Constantine, takes its inspiration from...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Marble Stool - Sculpture, Contemporary Italian Collectible Design
Located in Milano, IT
Marble Table - Stool & Sculpture for your living space - Made in Italy Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa is...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Uno Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Boca Uno Organic Modern Counter Stool, Maple Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before pur...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Maple

Black Marble Side Table, Collectible Italian Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
Sculptural Side Table in Black Marble - Fluid Marble Sculpture Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa is shaped a...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

Organic Modern Stool Table Sculpture in Travertine - Urban Wabi Style
Located in Milano, IT
Urban Wabi Side Table - Travertine Sculptural Table - Medusa Stool by Spinzi Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

White Carrara Marble Side Table - Collectible Italian Design
Located in Milano, IT
White Carrara Marble Stool - Collectible Italian Design - Marble Side Table Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medus...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

Red Marble Stool - Sculpture, Collectible Design, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Collectible Italian Design - Red Marble Sculpture - Sculptural Side Table Past, present and future come together in this sculptural piece by Spinzi. Why you may ask? Because Medusa ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Marble

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

Contemporary Vertere Stool in Oiled Walnut with White Leather Seat Pad
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Turned from solid timber, the Vertere projects an exaggerated sculptural silhouette fully accentuating the stunning beauty of walnut. Our recommendation is an oiled finish to bring o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Stools

Materials

Walnut

21st Century Hera.2 Pouf in Silk Satin by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Hera.2 Pouf with structure in poplar wood and foam. Upholstery in fabric cat. B Silk Satin RC Karen col. 2. Base in MDF with matt Black Laquered finishing.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Modern Geometric Aluminum "Helium" Stackable Stool by Arcana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Helium stool is a lightweight aluminum stool finished in a durable powdercoat that is suitable for interior and exterior use. Multiples can be stacke...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Contemporary Barstools in Natural Caning
Located in New York, NY
Handmade barstools with a strong craftsmanship presence in the application of cane embracing the padding. Constructed with a webbed seat and back, and HD foam. Materials: darkened Sikomoro wood, natural...
Category

2010s European Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

21st Century Inanda Pouf in Velvet - Leather by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
These poufs with an appealing design are characterized by the new silks of the collection and by a leather exterior embellished with special pleating with metallic piercings, recalli...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Contemporary Cross Banded Stool Foot rest Pouf in Light Velvet Brown Corduroy
Located in Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia
Wrapped in a luxurious light brown corduroy upholstery, the stool introduces a touch of tactile warmth to your surroundings. The corduroy not only adds a cozy and inviting feel but a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stools

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Orange Red by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

21st Century Concrete Contemporary Stool & Side Table, Red Brick Cement Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Tadao line, created in homage to the famous architect with whom we share a Minimalist approach and the creative use of the material, is the perfect synthesis of our philosophy: o...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Concrete

ST05 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST05 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 c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Hand Tailored Fringes Barstool Offered in Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
The handmade barstool draws on the signature fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layers of fringes that run along...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools

Materials

Silk, Trimming, Lacquer, Wood, Velvet

British Modern Saddle Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a saddle seat form pine top on a hand-forged and hammered iron curule form base. Dimensions: 26" W x 18" D x 20" H Seat - 18" H
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

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

Spindle Counter Stool in Solid Walnut 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

Tractor Bar 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

Luxurious Pair of Christopher Guy Xaviera Barstools with Leather Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Distinctive glamorous design in this luxe pair of Xaviera bar stools by Christopher Guy having tapering mahogany elegant legs, curlicue details at the rolled back arms, and superb cr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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

Slab Coffee Table by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Slab coffee table by Imperfettolab 2011 Dimensions: 131 x 83 x H 30 Materials: Fibreglass Available in black and white. Seat/Coffee table in fibreglass. Imperfetto Lab Who...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass

Stag T by Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Stag T by Rick Owens Dimensions: L 55 x W 30 x H 44 cm Materials: Plywood (natural), antler moose Weight: 7.3 kg Each piece is unique and may differ as the ...
Category

2010s French Modern Stools

Materials

Antler, Plywood

Bertu Bar Stool, Cicely Modern White Oak Bar Stool
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Bar Stool, Cicely Modern White Oak Bar Stool This Modern White Oak Bar Stool - The Cicely is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio...
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Oak

Purple Velvet Knot Stool
By Knots Rugs
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This unique Knot stool is inspired by the nautical elements and aesthetics. The stool is made of a strong Beech wood by our wonderful wood turner, and the c...
Category

2010s Israeli Modern Stools

Materials

Polyester, Beech

Minimalist Style, Stool in Natural Solid Wood, Leather Seating
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms in a modern interpretation of wood archetypes, combining a rational defined outcome with the warmth of or...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Stools

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood

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