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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Marble Salt Meditation Stool by Roxane Lahidji
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble Salt Meditation Stool by Roxane Lahidji
Material: Marbled Salts
A unique award winning technique developed by Roxane Lahidji
Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 20 cm
Unique
Award winner o...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Composition
$5,301 / item
Set of 2 Marshmallow Bar Stools, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Marshmallow bar stools, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, Royal green, Royal red
Ro...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
$8,275 / set
Light Blue Queen Heart Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart side table by royal stranger
Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm
Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or brushe...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,408 / item
Mint Green Queen Heart Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart side table by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm
Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or brushed...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,408 / item
Marshmallow Bar Stool, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow bar stool, Royal stranger
Dimensions: 100 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery, brass
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green, royal red
Royal strang...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
$4,137 / item
Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Lily Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
IVY Contemporary Pouf in Metal and fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Queen Heart Varese Chrysanthe Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart Varese Chrysanthe stool by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: D 44 x W 49 x H 49 cm.
Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Dreamcatcher Extra Large Stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Dreamcatcher extra large stool by Kenneth Cobonpue.
Materials: Polyethelene, nylon, steel.
Also available in other sizes.
Dimensions: Diameter 120cm x ...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$2,055 / item
Lily Contemporary Pouf in wood and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,445 / item
Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Ivy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Set of 4 ML 42 Brown Oak and Stainless Steel Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 brown oak and stainless steel counter stools by Lassen.
Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials: oak, stainless steel.
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 ML 42 Oak and Brass Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ML 42 oak and brass counter stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: Oak, Brass
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for a furnit...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 ML 42 Brown Oak and Copper Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 ML 42 brown oak and copper counter stools by Lassen.
Dimensions : H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials : Oak, copper.
In 1942 Mogens Lasse...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
Set of 4 ML 42 Black Beech and Stainless Steel Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 black beech and stainless steel bar stools by Lassen.
Dimensions: H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials: Beech, stainless steel.
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 4 ML 42 Brown Oak and Copper Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 brown oak and copper counter stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: oak, copper
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
Set of 4 ML 42 Oak and Copper Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 oak and copper bar stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: oak, copper
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Sto...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Copper
$10,591 / set
Set of 2 ML 42 Brown Oak and Brass Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ML 42 brown oak and brass bar stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: Oak, Brass
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for a furn...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Set of 2 ML 42 Black Beech and Stainless Steel Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ML 42 black beech and stainless steel bar stools by Lassen
Dimensions: H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm
Materials: beech, stainless steel
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 4 ML 42 Brown Oak and Stainless Steel Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 brown oak and stainless steel bar stools by Lassen.
Dimensions : H 77 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm.
Materials : Oak, stainless steel.
In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the stool M...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lily Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,527 / item
Set of 4, Vienna Chair, Beech Wood, Ocre by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4, Vienna chair, Natural Beech Wood, and Nord Wool - Ocre by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina
Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm
Materials: Natural Beechwood chair with straw ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Beech
Set of 2, Vienna Chair, Natural Beech Wood, Nord Wool Green by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, vienna chair, natural beech wood, nord wool green by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina
Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm.
Materials: Natural Beech wood chair with straw bac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Beech
Jasmine Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Kartell Smatrik Outdoor Stool in White by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Smatrik stool joins the family of seats created by Tokujin Yoshioka and is crafted using a mould which enables the recreation of a 3D net that overlaps and crosses over.Thanks to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$726 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Kartell Smatrik Stool in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Smatrik stool joins the family of seats created by Tokujin Yoshioka and is crafted using a mould which enables the recreation of a 3D net that overlaps and crosses over.Thanks to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$550 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Saturno Stool by Federico Fontanella
Located in Geneve, CH
Saturno stool by Federico Fontanella
Dimensions: D 53 x H 65 cm
Materials: Solid cedar wood
Federico Fontanella is the founder of Milan based design studio, Federico Fontanella, originally from Piacenza, moved to Milan in 2012 to study first at the European Institute of Design...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Cedar
$7,499 / item
Kartell Smatrik Stool in White by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Smatrik stool joins the family of seats created by Tokujin Yoshioka and is crafted using a mould which enables the recreation of a 3D net that overlaps and crosses over.Thanks to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$568 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Momo by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
Momo by STUDIO YOLK
Unique - One of One
Dimensions: 55 x 35 x 28 cm
Materials: various wood veneer
If everything goes wrong and the only thing I coul...
Category
2010s Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$4,984 / item
Encre Foot Stool by LK Edition
Located in Geneve, CH
Encre foot stool by LK Edition
Dimensions: 55 x 35 x H 52.5 cm
Materials: Brushed oak and lacquer.
It is with the sense of detail and requirement, this research of the exception b...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
$8,185 / item
IVY Contemporary Pouf in Metal and fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
$2,445 / item
Set of 4, Tria Stool, High Back, Upholstered Wool, Orange by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4, tria stool, high back, upholstered wool, orange by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz
Dimensions: H.seat 67/77 (H.105/115) x D.52 x W.48 cm
Materials: upholstered stool with ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Set of 2 Square Revert Table by John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 square revert table by John Eric Byers
Dimensions: 50.8 x diameter 40.6 cm
Materials: Carved blackened maple
All works are individually ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Maple
$25,860 / set
Set of 2 Saturno Stool by Federico Fontanella
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Saturno stool by Federico Fontanella
Dimensions: D 53 x H 65 cm
Materials: Solid Cedar Wood
Federico Fontanella is the founder of Milan based design studio, Federico Fonta...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Cedar
$14,999 / set
Set of 2 Black Stained Oak DOM Stools by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Black Stained Oak DOM Stools by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Materials: Low stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained.
Technique: Lacquered metal. Natu...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
2010s Lievore Altherr Molina Arper Catifa 46 Bar Stool in Green Fabric 3x Avail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Catifa 46 bar stools. Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina in 2004, these particular examples were produced by Arper in the USA circa the 2010s. The frames of these stools ar...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 2, Tria Stool, High Back, Upholstered Wool, Tartan Beige by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, Tria stool, high back, upholstered nord wool, Tartan Beige by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz
Dimensions: H.seat 67/77 (H.105/115) x D.52 x W.48 cm
Materials: Upholstered ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Tria Stool, High Back, Upholstered Nord Wool, Tartan Beige by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tria stool, high back, upholstered nord wool, tartan beige by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz
Dimensions: H.seat 67/77 (H.105/115) x D.52 x W.48 cm
Materials: upholstered stool with...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Black Stool Rumbo by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Black stool Rumbo by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: L 45 x W 31 x H 40 cm
Materials: Maple wood
Also available in solid cherrywood and other woods on demand.
The RUMBO stool is a unique, limited series design and each piece is signed by its author Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede. It is made of solid cherry or maple wood and other woods on demand.
An ideal piece of furniture for bedside, house entrance, hotel hall, lobby, bathroom…
An elegant design of high quality.
The RUMBO stool was selected by the Valencia Furniture...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$3,103 / item
1960s Original Four Seasons Bar Stool by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Four Seasons Bar Stool, designed by Mies Van Der Rohe and Phillip Johnson in 1958 for the Four Seasons Restaurant in the Sea...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Two Lines Stool by Neil Nenner
Located in Geneve, CH
Two lines stool by Neil Nenner
Punctuation marks
Dimensions: H 70 x L 48 x W 42 cm
Materials: Steel tubes and rods with a natural finish
Corten sheets...
Category
2010s Israeli Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$2,586 / item
Set of 3 Grasso Stool by Stephen Burks
Located in Geneve, CH
Set grasso stool by Stephen Burks
Dimensions: Diameter 39 x height 80 cm
Materials: Tubular steel frame (25mm) stool upholstered in different materials provided by BD.
Available ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$7,934 / set
Handmade Purple Knot Stool 16X16 inch by Knots Studio
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
Iron Z Stool by Neil Nenner and Avihai Mizrahi
Located in Geneve, CH
Z stool by Atelier Neil Nenner and Avihai Mizrahi
Objects
Dimensions: H 43 x L 42 x W 38 cm
Materials: Iron
Avihai Mizrahi (b. 1979, Jerusalem), Indepe...
Category
2010s Israeli Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
$2,327 / item
Set of 4, Vienna Chair, Beech Wood, Light Blue by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4, Vienna chair, Natural Beech Wood, and Nord Wool- Light Blue by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina
Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm
Materials: Natural Beechwood chair with s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Beech
Binaria Black Stool by Otto Canalda & Jordi Badia
Located in Geneve, CH
Binaria black stool by Otto Canalda & Jordi Badia
Dimensions: Diameter 65 x Height 82 cm
Materials: Steel structure and lever painted in a polyester powder coating and satin finis...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
$1,281 / item
Iron Y Stool by Neil Nenner and Avihai Mizrahi
Located in Geneve, CH
Iron Y stool by Neil Nenner and Avihai Mizrahi
Objects
Dimensions: H 65 x L 48 x W 48 cm
Materials: iron
Avihai Mizrahi (b. 1979, Jerusalem), Independent designer / Artist an...
Category
2010s Israeli Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
$3,620 / item
Set of 2 Olive Cielo Bar Stool by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 olive Cielo bar stool by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings are made from recycled plastic.
Technique: made from recycled...
Category
2010s German Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Taupe Minimalist Stool
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe minimalist stool
Dimensions: Diameter 35 x height 45 cm
Materials: Steel w. Matte powder coating & aluminum w. Matte powder coating.
Available in colors: Taupe, bordeaux, f...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$775 / item
Forest Minimalist Bench
Located in Geneve, CH
Forest 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, ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$2,094 / item
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