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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Set of 6 Armchair Bar Stool W. Backrest Natural Tan Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small de...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Artisan Contemporary Barstool Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Counter Barstool w. Backrest Natural Tan Leather & Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small de...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair Contemporary Classic Bar Stool Cognac Leather Black Rubber Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
"Bruna" Minimalist Stool in Painted Steel and Handwoven Work
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Alessandra Delgado was once thinking about wire. What would emerge if one started to fold lengths of wire randomly? Bruna stool is the materialization of these thoughts. The stool is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Park Place Counter Stool by Yabu Pushelberg in Rose Copper and Mohair
Located in Toronto, ON
This Park Place Counter stool by Yabu Pushelberg in Rose Copper is upholstered in Bagdat Caddesi, silky, soft pile mohair. Bagdat Caddesi come...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Handmade Barstool w. Backrest Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Artisanal Bar Stool w. Backrest Cognac Leather Black Rubber Metal Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Counter Stool with Backrest Dark Brown Leather & Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Arc de Stool '52
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arc de Stool '52
Designed by Project 213A in 2022
Side table in solid oak with legs that arch inwards its triangular top. Carved by skilled artisans in n...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Set of 5 Classic Counter Barstool Natural Tobacco Tan Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Classic Contemporary Bar Stool w Backrest Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Kelly Wearstler Signature Foot Stool with Mink Shearling and Cast Brass Feet
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The foot stool is handmade from a seat of luxurious shearling mounted atop solid brass cast feet. Unexpected and eye-catching, it is perfect as an ottoman or petite seating at a vani...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Navy Blue Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair Artisan Contemporary Counter Barstool Natural Leather, Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Counter Bar Stool w. Backrest Natural Tan Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small de...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Counter Bar Stool W Backrest Natural Tan Leather & Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter height stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces whe...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Artisan Classic Contemporary Barstool Dark Brown Leather Black Rubber Steel
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Contemporary Bar Stool Natural Tobacco Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary barstool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair of Period 70s Foot Stools in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of stools are made of chromed steel and the upholstered seats are easy to remove and cover if so desired. Created in the style of Milo Baughman one of the period's most pro...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Set of 6 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Black Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Counter Bar Stool w. Backrest Black Metal & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Figueroa Bar Stool, Cotton Velvet & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa bar stool.
Evoking the Californian mountain, the luxu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 5 Director's Barstool w. Backrest Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Artisan Contemporary Counter Stool Navy Blue Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Contemporary Counter Stool w Backrest Black Leather, Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Natural Tan Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair Artisan Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Black Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Contemporary Classic Bar Stool Dark Brown Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Natural Tan Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Counter Height Stool w. Backrest Navy Blue Leather Black & Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Dark Brown Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Contemporary Bar Stool w Backrest Dark Brown Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Dark Brown Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Artisan Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Black Leather Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Navy Blue Leather Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Emeco Stool in Polished Aluminum by Philippe Starck
By Emeco, Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
The Museum of Modern Art asked Philippe Starck and Emeco to make a simple stool for the “Mies Van der Rohe in Berlin” retrospective. The result is one of our best selling stools, a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Small Stool in Brushed Aluminum & Red Ochre by Jasper Morrison
By Emeco, Jasper Morrison
Located in Hanover, PA
For the 1 inch collection, Jasper Morrison tapped into Emeco’s heritage in hand crafting recycled aluminum, and leveraged its signature strength, light weight, and sustainability. Em...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Su Counter Stool in Natural Aluminum w/ Reclaimed Oak Seat by Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the Emeco SU Collection follows the Japanese aesthetic of ‘su‘ — meaning plain or unadorned — the idea that simplicity ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Set of 6 Artisan Contemporary Bar Stool Dark Brown Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Classic Bar Stool w. Backrest Dark Brown Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Contemporary Barstool Natural Tobacco Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary barstool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of Modern Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of (5) sleek contemporary blue bar stools. These chairs feature contoured back rests, tall metal legs and foot rests. If you have a bar or high tab...
Category
20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Identity Stool in Olive Coloured Lacquer
Located in London, GB
Identity Stool joins the series of Jimena Montemayor's unique design works, as an individual version of her 'Identity Bench', debuted this year at Salon Cosa's 3rd Edition in Mexico City Art...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Kelly Wearstler Tribute Large 3 Leg Stool or Side Table in Big Flower Marble
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand-sculpted out of a solid block of marble, this stool or ottoman is a perfect example of a classic, modern shape that is effortlessly stylish. The Large Tribute Stool...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Set of 5 Contemporary Counter Barstool Cognac Saddle Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Cognac Leather Black Rubbered Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Arches Bar Stool, Smooth Velvet & Brass, 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 Brazilian Armchair in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leathers
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The "Trip" armchairs are expressive premium objects, with generous dimensions. The design focus in the balance and combination between organic designed shapes from the solid wood com...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Bride's Veil Counter Stool with Back by Phase Design, Powder Coat 'Black or Whi'
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Listed price is for the Powder Coat (Flat Black or Flat White) finish and Remix 3 by Kvadrat fabric.
COM is also available, with a List price of $ 1,560.00.
Prices exclude packing. Please contact us for a packing quote.
The Bride's Veil Stool...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Stool in Walnut, Four Legs Naturel by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary stool in walnut, four legs naturel by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D32 x W32 x H50 cm
Materials: African Walnut
Made by hand, in Belgium.
Arno Declercq
Belgian d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Natural Veg Tan Leather & Antique Brass Barstool
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Barstool by Stephen Kenn is comfortable, stackable, and extensively customizable. It has been designed to withstand the rigors of a bar or restaurant environment, while still elegant enough to fit well in a residential home.
Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area. The design is highly customizable, so you can select from a range of metal finishes and upholstery materials that will complement your space and durability needs - please message us to see our Customization Guide with all available options.
This version of our Inheritance Barstool is upholstered in natural veg tan...
Category
2010s North American Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Brass
ST38 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST38 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
Slice Series Contemporary Stool
Located in London, GB
Balancing between tension and relaxation, we lead to various senses. Tension causes us to be sensitive, making us to focus on the surrounding environment, causing our senses to become clearer. At the same time, relaxation makes it possible to comfortably accept this clear senses. Slice series...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Kelly Wearstler Monolith Side Table in Sunset Marble
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved out of a block of solid marble, this design can be used as a seat, plinth or an occasional table and is perfect for a shower or a garden. The cylindrical form is a perfect can...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
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
Ergonomic contemporary doctors / dentist stool on castors, "Binaria", Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
This stool has been an icon in Spanish design since the beginning of the 21st Century. Developed by a Dentist and an Industrial Designer to improve the ergonomics of certain professions, and has since been placed in an infinity of clinics, opticians, hairdressers and laboratories.
Steel structure and lever painted in a polyester powder coating and satin finish. Available in White RAL 1013, Red RAL 3002 or Black RAL 9005. Integral polyurethane injected seat. Gas piston for height regulation (200mm) in a polished steel finish. Castors are of a reinforced polyamide and a rubber grey ring.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Modern stools for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern stools for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original stools, popular names associated with this style include Jover + Valls, Emeco, Jasper Morrison, and Kartell. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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