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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Recognized Seller Listings
Tubby Tube Counter Stool with Black Frame & Navy Blue Leather Seat, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Tubby yet elegant” is the way to describe the TUBBY TUBE stool collection of three heights. A unique composition of bulky round tubes with a wooden seat or a chunky soft seat pad – ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Green Stool by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Green stool by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 40 cm
Materials: Stoneware with salt glaze
Handmade in the Czech Republic.
Also available in differ...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Stools
Materials
Stoneware
Beatriz Counter Stools
Located in Queens, NY
4 "Beatriz" counter stools featuring an industrial / biomorphic design that combines an organic form of a brass seat and contrasting dark patinaed textured ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Baloo Boucle Hello Low Chair by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Baloo Boucle Hello Low Chair by NOOM
Dimensions: W 78 x D 85 x H 73 cm
Materials: Wood, plywood, metal, moulded foam, textile.
Weight: 20 kg
Also available in other materials and c...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Gervasoni Brise 33 Dining Table by Federica Biase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The joy of outdoor entertaining articulated into lots of different forms: Brise tables suggest new ways of conceiving the outdoor table whether fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
"Patrick" Leather & Steel Stool Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Patrick" is a stool, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring a stainless steel structure totally covered by genuine Italian leather vegetable tanne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jade Stool by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Jade stool features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored seat rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose distinctive vei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Blue Stool by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Stool by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: W40 x D40 x H42 cm
Materials: Glaze, clay
Handmade in the Czech Republic
Also available: Different colors and patterns.
Established own studio...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Stools
Materials
Clay
Curva Stool by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Curva stool by Cultivado Em Casa
Dimensions: 43 x 43 x 62 cm
Materials: Steel
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the dev...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Jade Stool by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Jade stool features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored seat rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose distinctive vei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Una Counter Stool by Estudio Persona
Located in Geneve, CH
Una counter stool by Estudio Persona
Dimensions: W 45.8 x D 48.3 x H 94 cm
Materials: Solid maple, natural vegetable leather
Solid maple, upholstered back bolster in natural veg...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Maple
Set Of 2 Peaches Stools by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Peaches Stools by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Dimensions: D 38 x W 38 x H 84 cm.
Materials: Rattan, pink Portuguese marble, velvet and iron.
Ta...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Marble, Iron
Baloo Boucle Gropius Counter Chair CS2 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Baloo Boucle Gropius Counter Chair CS2 by NOOM
Dimensions: W 57 x D 57 x H 88 cm
Materials: Ashwood, plywood, foam, moulded foam, textile.
Weight: 12.2 kg
Also available in other m...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Low Brown Milk Stools
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown milk stools by Bicci de' Medici Studio
Dimensions: Diameter 30cm x height 30cm
Materials: Natural wood. Pigment.
Technique: Carved wood. Handm...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Flowform V Stool by Aeny Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Flowform V Stool by Aeny Studio
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 28 x W 38 x H 49 cm.
Materials: Reclaimed wood, custom paper composite, gypsum mix, and sand.
Each piece is individuall...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Other
Flowform Mini Stool by Aeny Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Flowform Mini Stool by Aeny Studio
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 25,5 x W 28 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Reclaimed wood, custom gypsum mix, and sand.
Each piece is individually hand-sculp...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Other
Black Minimalist Bench
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Minimalist bench
Dimensions: D 145 x W 43.3 x H 45.5 cm
Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating.
Available in colors: Taupe, bordeaux, fore...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Contemporary Stool 'Tabi' by Obstacles, Solid Oak, Black, H.20
Located in Paris, IDF
'Tabi' Stool designed by Studio Obstacles in collaboration with Spanish artist Yoyo Balagué.
Dimensions:
Seat height: 20 cm x H. 27 cm x W. 33 cm x Diameter 30 cm
Seat height: 7.9 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Flowform M Stool by Aeny Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Flowform M Stool by Aeny Studio
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 33 x W 30 x H 52 cm.
Materials: Reclaimed wood, custom gypsum mix, and sand.
Each piece is individually hand-sculpted, ...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Other
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and smoked brass.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Brass
Aqua Botanica Step stool by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Step stool by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H36 x Ø56 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Porcelain
Baloo Boucle Counter Chair Flock CS2 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Baloo Boucle Counter Chair Flock CS2 by NOOM
Dimensions: W 55 x D 63 x H 97 cm
Materials: Ashwood, plywood, moulded foam, textile.
Weight: 20 kg
Also available in other materials and colors.
The design bar chair Flock is not just a modern chair; it's a masterpiece that seamlessly blends timeless elegance with comfort and meticulous craftsmanship. This bar height chair...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Foam, Ash, Plywood
Crofton Counter Stool with Black Stained Pinewood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton counter stool with black stained pinewood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embraci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
DeCastelli Efesto in Brass by Martinelli Venezia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
More than mere furniture, the Efesto stool is a sculpture for the home which exalts the brand’s manufacturing capabilities: by curving and bending sheet metal, brass is manually shap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
ST48 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST48 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Gervasoni Brise 53 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
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Single Curve Barstool in Beech & Upholstered Cane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The refined elegance of the Japanese minimalism by Nendo abstracts from the brands’ stylistic features, in order to reinterpret them in a contemporary light. A rigorous and poetic ap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Stainless Steel Contemporary Stackable Stool by Johan Viladrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary stackable stool by Johan Viladrich.
Material: Anodised aluminum, stainless steel bolts
Measures: L 43, W 20, H 45 cm.
Apprx. 15kg
Limited edition of 200 + 20AP
Th...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Four Legs Stools Nails by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Four legs stools nails by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D32 x W32 x H50 cm.
Materials: Iroko wood and burned copper nails.
Signed by Arno Declercq
Arno Declerc...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
Low Black Stained Milk Stools
Located in Geneve, CH
Low black stained milk stools.
Dimensions: diameter 30cm x height 30cm.
Materials: natural wood. Pigment.
Available in multiple materials and finishes...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Cast Brass Atlas and Tomyris by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 cast brass Atlas and Tomyris by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Atlas Stool: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Cast brass,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Los Tres Deseos Sculpted Stools by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Los Tres Deseos sculpted stools by Pietro Franceschini
Sold Exclusively by GALERIE PHILIA
Materials: White onyx
Dimensions: W 36cm, L 35cm, H 45cm
Origin: Italy (carrara)
Manufa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Onyx
Contemporary Black Stool in Iroko Wood, Four Legs by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary black stool in Iroko wood, four legs by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D32 x W32 x H50 cm
Materials: Burned and waxed Iroko wood
Made by hand, in Belgium.
Arno Decl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Hardie Bar Stool with Wood Seat and Basque Red Steel Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hardie stool is a clean-lined and no-nonsense piece. The stool is made of three identical bent metal tube columns and a seat. The tubes pair up where they join, adding rigidity a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Brutus Stools by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Brutus stools by 101 Copenhagen.
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L 60 / W 30 / H 54 cm.
Materials: fiber concret...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Concrete
Senufo Stool Xl, Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo stool XL, Arno Declercq
Dimension: D39 x W39 x H53 cm
Materials: burned and waxed Iroko wood and burned steel.
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespok...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Bronze Stool, Alchemy Bar Stool by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary bronze stool - Alchemy bar stool by Rick Owens
2013
Dimensions: L 62 x W 50 x H 76 cm
Materials : Bronze, Leather
Weight : 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Bronze
Hardie Low Stool with Wood Seat and Basque Red Steel Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hardie stool is a clean-lined and no-nonsense piece. The stool is made of three identical bent metal tube columns and a seat. The tubes pair up where they join, adding rigidity a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Crofton Counter Stool with Natural Pine Wood Frame by Daniel Schofield
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crofton counter stool with natural pine wood frame by Daniel Schofield
The CROFTON Stool collection gives an understated nod to elegant Asian design traditions whilst embracing ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Port Laurent Marble Gamma Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Port Laurent marble Gamma stool by Pietro Franceschini
Materials: Port Laurent Marble
Dimensions: W 70cm, L 35cm, H 45cm
Available in other marbles....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
"Mingx" Indoor Steel Low Stool with Back by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Mingx" is an indoor low stool with back, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade. Structure in printed steel sheet and rod with polyester painted in orange, light grey, bronze or black colors. Feet in ABS. Leather seat.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 16.5", W. 17.7", H. 34.6", Seat H. 25.9"
The design of the Mingx collection has reference to the same tubular profile that also inspired the ZigZag bookcase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Galva Steel Outdoor Chairs by Atelier Thomas Serruys
Located in Geneve, CH
Galva steel outdoor chairs by Atelier Thomas Serruys
Dimensions: H 46cm, W 43cm, D 65cm
Materials: Galvanized steel.
Steel chair made o...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
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 foam core covered with a down-lined and leather-covered cushion. The elements are connected with a plug-in hinge and a construction made of hide and zipper. The stool element complements the famous snake-shaped seat with an intermediate and end element.
The longest DS-600 currently stands in the palace of the ruling family of a sultanate - where legendary 406 upholstery elements in rainbow colors join up to create a circular or serpentine endless sofa. The affectionately named “Tatzelwurm” sculpture also took up residency in the living rooms of Tina Turner, Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger and became the “star” of numerous Bond films - New York’s legendary “Studio 54” also adorned itself with the trendy sofa designed by a Swiss designer collective in the early 1970s. The idea of a convex and concave curved sofa was brilliant, but transforming it into a producible item of seating furniture proved more difficult than anticipated. Together with the De Sede development team, the designer collective spent a year building countless prototypes; almost all of them were criticized and rejected. But the designers showed nerves of steel, and DS-600 gradually became what it is today: an indestructible, variable modular system of upholstered furniture consisting of individual, addable armchair elements.
Additional information:
Material: Leather
Model: DS/600 Stool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Light Brown Minimal Bench by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Light brown minimal bench by Kristina Dam Studio
Materials: Solid oak with oil treatment, light brown aniline nubuck.
Also available in other colors.
...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Oak
De Sede DS-164 Stool in Off White Upholstery by Hugo de Ruiter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Revolutionary back-push mechanism DS-164 can be transformed from an open sofa into an elegant chaise longue in a single movement, while the backrest can be s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Sheepskin Big Foot Stool by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sheepskin big foot stool by 101 Copenhagen.
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl.
Dimensions: L38 / W38 /H43 cm.
Materials: Sheepski...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Sheepskin
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool With Back by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 83,8 cm.
Materials: Upholstery and powder-coated steel.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Atlas Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Atlas stool by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Dimensions: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Lamb, gold leaf
Available materials: La...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Fur Atlas Stools by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Fur Atlas stool by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Dimensions: W 49 x H 52 cm
Materials: Fur
Available materials: Lamb/boucl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fur
Model I Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stool or coffee table, form and function are one and the same.
Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling. The ceramic surface is applied either w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
ST25 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST25 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bride’s Veil Counter Stool by Phase Design
Dimensions: D 52,1 x W 53,3 x H 63,5 cm.
Materials: Upholstery, steel and polished chrome.
S...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Camber Bench, Paul Coenen
By Paul Coenen
Located in Geneve, CH
Camber bench, Paul Coenen
Dimensions: W 118 x D 37 x H 45 cm
Materials: Stainless steel
The Camber bench and stool originated from the idea of manufacturing a piece of furniture fro...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Evora Bronze Barstool
Located in Queens, NY
5 Contemporary "Evora" barstools with biomorphic design that draw inspiration from brutalism and Hollywood Regency elegance, constructed of hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Caballito Petit" Stool Designed by Nestor Perkal for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Caballito Petit" is a stool, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring a structure in bronze colored steel mesh with high-integrity thermoset epoxy pow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Gervasoni Brise 56 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
Contemporary Stool in African Walnut, Throne by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary stool In African Walnut - Throne by Arno Declercq
Materials: Made entirely out of solid African walnut
Hand turned, sanded and finished with varnish
Dimensions: W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Aqua Botanica Stool by WL Ceramics
Designer: Edward van Vliet
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H40 x Ø40 cm
At WL CERAMICS we make porcelain with passion. We are a family run compa...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Stools
Materials
Porcelain
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