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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
$3,962 / item
Glazy Counter Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy counter stool by Royal Stranger Dimensions: width 55cm, height 90cm, depth 60cm, seat height 84cm Materials: Solid wood frame, foam, upholstery, stainless steel. Color: Lago...
Stainless Steel
"Ceppo" Wooden Stool With Carved Slatted Friezes Details
Located in Centro, RS
The "Ceppo" wooden stool with carved slatted/ribbed details is carefully produced in every detail of the design. It has 4 versions: 1- Seat and base all made from natural Lyptus wood...
Hardwood
$2,068 / item
Tria Stool, Low Back, Leather Coffee by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tria stool, low back, leather coffee by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz Dimensions: H.seat 67/77, H 79/89, D 52, W 48 cm. Materials: Plywood stool with low back leather or fabric up...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
$1,930 / item
Neocloud Stool by Humberto Da Mata
Located in Geneve, CH
Neocloud stool by Humberto da Mata. Dimensions: L 45 x W 45 x H 48 cm. Materials: Metallic structure, foam, plywood and neoprene. Also available in other colors. Humberto da mata is a design studio located in São Paulo, Brazil. Focused on Design Research with different materials and techniques, it produces and develops objects in a small production scale, with the help...
Metal
$3,044 / item
Gardian Stool by Patrick Norguet
Located in Geneve, CH
Gardian stool with handle by Patrick Norguet. Materials: Fabric (also available in leather) Handle: Noce Canaletto solid wood Dimensions: W 51.1 x D 34.7 x H 49.8 cm For the Ga...
Upholstery, Wood
$4,729 / set
Set of 2 ML 42 Beige Oak Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ML 42 beige oak stools by Lassen Dimensions: H 48 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm Materials: Oak In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the stool ML42 as a piece for a furniture exhibition held...
Oak
$2,068 / item
Tria Stool, Low Back, Natural Leather by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tria stool, low back, natural leather by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz Dimensions: H.seat 67/77, H 79/89, D 52, W 48 cm Materials: Plywood stool with low back leather or fabric upho...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
Unique Block Wavy Shape White Marble Sculpted Stool by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Un Beso En El Mar marble sculpted Stool by Pietro Franceschini Materials: Paonazzo marble Dimensions: W 32 cm, L 41 cm, H 50 cm Origin: Italy (carrara ...
Marble
Set of 2 Light Pink Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 light pink queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in pol...
Gold Leaf
$4,218 / 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...
Brass
Ensemble of 3 Geometric White Onyx 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...
Onyx
Set of 3 Bombo Leather Side Tables by Nestor Perkal
Located in Geneve, CH
Bombo leather side tables by Nestor Perkal It can also be used as a stool Dimensions: 55 x 40 x 40 cm Enamelled stoneware in three different colors, genuine Italian vegetable-tann...
Leather
$2,068 / item
Tria Stool, Low Back, Leather Grigio by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tria stool, low back, leather Grigio by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz Dimensions: H.seat 67/77, H 79/89, D 52, W 48 cm Materials: Plywood stool with low back...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
$2,070 / 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, ...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,719 / item
ML 42 Black Beech and Copper Counter Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 42 Black beech and copper counter stool by Lassen Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm Materials: Beech, copper In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed ...
Copper
$3,962 / item
Glazy Counter Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Glazy counter stool by Royal Stranger Dimensions: width 55cm, height 90cm, depth 60cm, seat height 84cm Materials: Solid wood frame, foam, upholstery, stainless steel. Color: Lago...
Stainless Steel
$4,218 / 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 and Royal red Royal str...
Brass
Carpet Matter Block Stool by Riccardo Cenedella
Located in Geneve, CH
Carpet Matter block stool by Riccardo Cenedella Dimensions: 30 x 30 x H 50 cm Materials: Waste Synthetic Carpet, Wood Structure I am Riccardo Cenedella I graduated in Product De...
Other
Carpet Matter Block Stool by Riccardo Cenedella
Located in Geneve, CH
Carpet matter block stool by Riccardo Cenedella. Dimensions: 30 x 30 x H 40 cm. Materials: Waste Synthetic carpet, wood structure. I am Riccardo Cenedella I graduated in Product...
Other
Set of 4 Light Blue Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 light blue queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, Copper or Stainless Steel in po...
Gold Leaf
$4,218 / 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...
Brass
$4,218 / 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...
Brass
$16,872 / set
Set of 4 Marshmallow Bar Stools, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 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...
Brass
$7,669 / item
Ceramic Stool Sculpted by Adèle Vivet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic stool by Adèle Vivet Dimensions: 60 x 48 x 45cm Materials: Ceramic This is a serie of ceramic stools and vases. Each piece is unique. They are high fired at 1240°C, c...
Ceramic
$8,436 / set
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. ...
Brass
$7,477 / set
Set of Wing Stool by Studio Laf
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of wing stool by Studio Laf It emerged with the use of three different natural materials in harmony. Wood, metal and leather offer warmth and elegance...
Stainless Steel
$2,645 / item
Black Curved Pouf by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black curved pouf by Kristina Dam Studio. Materials: Black Aniline Nubuck. Also available in other colors. Dimensions: 36 x 42 x H 42cm. The Modern...
Leather
$1,278 / item
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...
Sheepskin
Large Moragas Beech Wood Contemporary Art Ottoman by Antoni De Moragas Gallissà
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Large moragas ottoman by Antoni de Moragas Gallissà Dimensions: D 80 x H 42 cm Materials: beech, fabric. Available in other fabrics and in 2 sizes: D...
Fabric, Beech
$10,690 / set
Set of 4 ML 42 Oak and Brass Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 ML 42 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 furniture ...
Brass
Set of 2 ML 42 Black Beech and Copper Counter Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ML 42 black beech and copper counter stools by Lassen Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm Materials: beech, copper In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece ...
Copper
$2,645 / item
Brown Curved Pouf by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown curved pouf by Kristina Dam Studio. Materials: Brown Aniline Nubuck. Also available in other colors. Dimensions: 36 x 42 x H 42cm. The Modern...
Leather
$1,636 / item
Dreamcatcher Large Stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Dreamcatcher large stool by Kenneth Cobonpue Materials: Polyethelene, nylon, steel. Also available in other sizes. Dimensions: Diameter 100cm x Height ...
Steel, Stainless Steel
$1,835 / item
ML 42 Black Beech and Copper Bar Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 42 Black Beech and Copper Bar Stool by Lassen. Dimensions: H: 81 x W: 55,5 x D: 35 cm. SH: 77 cm. Materials: beech, copper. In 1942, Mogens Lasse...
Copper
ML 42 Brown Oak and Stainless Steel Counter Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 42 Brown oak and stainless steel counter stool by Lassen Dimensions: H 69 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm Materials: Oak, Stainless Steel In 1942...
Stainless Steel
$869 / item
Dreamcatcher Small Stool by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Dreamcatcher small stool by Kenneth Cobonpue Materials: Polyethelene, nylon, steel. Dimensions: Diameter 50cm x height 45cm. Reflecting the positive spirit of the Native Amer...
Steel, Stainless Steel
Set of 2 ML 42 Brown Oak and Copper Bar Stools by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ML 42 brown oak and copper 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 fur...
Copper
$2,393 / item
ML 42 Brown Oak Stool by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
ML 42 Brown oak stool by Lassen. Dimensions: H 48 x W 36 x L 55.5 cm Materials: Oak. In 1942 Mogens Lassen designed the Stool ML42 as a piece for a furnitur...
Oak
$639 / item
Linen Big Foot Stool by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Linen big foot stool by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Dimensions: L 38 / W 38 /H 43 CM Materials: Linen A quirk...
Linen
$1,034 / item
Recycling Reject Cylinder Stool by Tim Teven
Located in Geneve, CH
Recycling reject cylinder stool by Tim Teven Dimensions: 34 x 44.5 cm Materials: recycled composite Available in different colors. Recycling Reject d...
Composition
$7,994 / item
Jade Stool by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Jade stool by Draga & Aurel Dimensions: W 40, D 40, H 46, top Ø 40 cm Materials: Resin and bronze Formed from a combination of reflect...
Bronze
$15,989 / set
Set of 2 Jade Stools by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Jade stools by Draga & Aurel Dimensions: W 40, D 40, H 46, top Ø 40 cm Materials: Resin and bronze Formed from a combination of reflective resin and solid brass, th...
Bronze
$17,383 / set
Set of 2 Golia Stools by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 golia stools by Draga & Aurel. Dimensions: W 50, D 50, H 45, top Ø 50 cm. Materials: resin and concrete. Customized colors needs can be c...
Concrete
$17,383 / set
Set of 2 Golia Stools by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Golia stools by Draga & Aurel Dimensions: W 50, D 50, H 45, top Ø 50 cm Materials: Resin and concrete The GOLIA stools are featured by sculptural, almost monumental...
Concrete
$1,406 / item
Vienna Chair, Beech Wood, Red by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Vienna chair, natural beech wood, and nord wool red by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm Materials: natural Beechwood chair with straw back and upho...
Wool, Upholstery, Beech
$10,562 / set
Set of 4 Ali Stool by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Ali stool by Collector Materials: Fully upholstered in genuine leather. Dimensions: 35 x 46 cm It’s unconventional leather application, wrinkled as it was oversized, gi...
Leather, Upholstery
$2,403 / item
Bo, Stool by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bo - stool by Alva Design Materials: Metalic and wooden structure, leather seat, brass spheres Dimensions: 60 x 40 x 40 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects...
Metal, Brass
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...
Oak
Vienna Chair, Beech Wood & Velvetforthy Glicine by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Vienna chair, natural beech wood, and velvetforthy Glicine by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm Materials: natural beechwood chair with straw back a...
Wool, Upholstery, Beech
$801 / item
Tria Stool, Low Back, Coffee by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tria stool, low back, coffee by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz Dimensions: H.seat 67/77, H 79/89, D 52, W 48 cm. Materials: Legs in solid oak with triangular section. Shell low bac...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood
$7,669 / item
Ceramic Stool Sculpted by Adèle Vivet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic stool by Adèle Vivet Dimensions: 60 x 48 x 45cm Materials: Ceramic This is a serie of ceramic stools and vases. Each piece is unique. They are high fired at 1240°C, c...
Ceramic
$13,548 / item
Calvet Stool, Antonio Gaudí
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Geneve, CH
Calvet stool, Antonio Gaudí, 1902 Dimensions: 41 x 58 x 65 cm Materials: solid varnished oak Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most...
Oak
$3,067 / item
Rumbo Stool by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Rumbo stool 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...
Wood
Three Bullet Shaped Stool in Burnt Iroko Wood and Black Leather by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo stool leather in Iroko wood by Arno Declercq Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 50 cm Materials: Iroko wood, black leather Arno Declercq Belgian designer and art dealer who ma...
Wood
$1,254 / item
White 2 Union Stool by Lea Ginac
Located in Geneve, CH
White 2 union stool by Lea Ginac Unique Piece. Dimensions: Diameter 23 x Height 47 cm Materials: Chamotte clay. Handmade Ceramic. Technique: Hand-modeling. Available in two o...
Ceramic, Clay
$1,475 / item
Vienna Chair, Canaletto, Acid Green by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Vienna chair, Canaletto, Nord wool acid green by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H 78, W 48, D 50 cm Materials: stained beech wood chair with straw back and upholster...
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
$4,066 / item
Lounger Footstool by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Lounger footstool by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 62 x W 62 x H 42 cm Materials: armchair with a cast aluminum base structure and footstool with tubular steel legs and painted. Seat, backrest, and footstool in plywood and veneered in beechwood. Also available in other finishes: natural ash, ash-stained oak, or ash-stained black and walnut, natural effect. Also available in a single color, lacquered in red RAL 3004...
Aluminum
$2,614 / item
Grasso Stool by Stephen Burks
Located in Geneve, CH
Grasso stool by Stephen Burks Dimensions: Diameter 39 x Height 80 cm Materials: Tubular steel frame (25mm) stool upholstered in different materials pro...
Steel
$2,556 / item
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...
Steel
$2,068 / item
Tria Stool, Low Back, Leather Black by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tria stool, low back, Leather Black by Colé Italia with Lorenz & Kaz Dimensions: H.seat 67/77, H 79/89, D 52, W 48 cm Materials: Plywood stool with low back...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut, Plywood