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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Opinion Ciatti Foliae Sculptural Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stool with multiple uses, made by welding small sheets of metal. This is how the projects of the Foliae collection are born, sculptural objects, between art and design, which come ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Planet Bar Chair, Jean-Baptiste Souletie
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Planet bar chair - Jean-Baptiste Souletie
Dimensions: 46.7 W x 50.2 D x 102 H cm
Materials: black stained wood chair back - Lelièvre Sherpas Craie
Different finishes and ...
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Pair of Modern Stools Ottomans, Ivory Boucle Fabric
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Modern Stools upholstered in high quality ivory boucle fabric.
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric
Perch Stools
By Daniel Mancini, Ofena
Located in Guelph, CA
Perch stool is a solid wood, three-legged seating option with an upholstered seat cushion. The stool features traditional woodworking construction including mortise and wedged tenon ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
e15 Selected Medium Raw Object by Philipp Mainzer
By Philipp Mainzer, e15
Located in New York, NY
The object Raw is a robust piece crafted from seasoned European oak, which is rarely available in such wide dimensions as used in this piece. Reduced to the essential features, the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
e15 Mr. Collins Stool by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
With its dynamic form and ergonomic comfort, Mr. Collins is an endearing stool applicable in diverse arrangements for living or working situations. Based on couture construction meth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
e15 Jean Stool Wood by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
The bar stool jean is a natural development of the dynamic chair family Houdini. Jan consists of a seat with circumferential brim, which provides comfort and hold when seated. Betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Kartell Attila Table-Stool in Colored by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attila table-stool, is a charismatic personality of striking originality and anti-conformism. Stools and tables which are cute and humorous but with one eye on functionality, thought...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Room & Board Madrid Contemporary Leather Wrapped Bar Stools - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Room & Board Madrid Contemporary Leather Wrapped Bar Stools - Pair
Each barstool measures: 18.25 wide x 16 deep x 32.75 high, with a seat height of 23.75 inches
About Photos: We ta...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Kartell Napoleon Table-Stool in Multicolor by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleon table-stool, is charismatic personalities of striking originality and anti-conformism. Stools and tables which are cute and humorous but with o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Reyes Backless Counter Stool in Walnut with Russet Leather
Located in Mendocino, CA
This is a walnut counter stool with a stretched leather seat. The frame is solid walnut with a gentle radius at the interior joints and softly rou...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Leather, Walnut
Emeco Broom Counter Stool in Tan by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Philippe Starck and Emeco came together to create a new chair that is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable – and designed to last. The chair is made from 75% waste polypropylene and 15%...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco 111 Navy Counter Stool in Persimmon by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The 111 Navy Collection is a story of innovation, turning waste plastic into something that lasts. Each stool is made of 150 recycled PET bottles. Like the original 111 Navy chair, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Emeco Broom Barstool in White by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Philippe Starck and Emeco came together to create a new chair that is reclaimed, repurposed, recyclable – and designed to last. The chair is made from 75% waste polypropylene and 15%...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Leopard Velvet With Champagne Color Ostrich Feather Trim, Ostrich Fluff Ottoman
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This gorgeous Leopard velvet ottoman is a harmonious play on materials that results in sophisticated statement piece.
The ottoman is trimmed wi...
Category
2010s South African Modern Stools
Materials
Feathers, Velvet
The Jojo stool. Brazilian Solid Wood and Marquetry Design by Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
The charming Jojo stool features a checkered marquetry seat, skillfully crafted with the fine woods Jequitibá and Sucupira. Its sturdy structure is also made of high-quality Jequitib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
SEGMENT Stool in Aluminum and Suede by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The SEGMENT Stool is part of the SEGMENT collection: a series of pieces that intend to break down a homogenous piece and ask the question of how to produce several products composed ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Counter/Bar Stool Modern/Contemporary Corset Tie Blackened Steel and Leather
Located in Bronx, NY
BAR STOOL
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
Inspired by a Spanish toreador, this sleek combination of blackened steel and thick bull leather. Can be modified to any seat height.
Custom size...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
'Sn3' Wood and Metal Stool in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'SN3' wood and metal stool in the manner of Pierre Chareau. Handcrafted in the Los Angeles and French workshops of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
The Simple Stools. Brazilian Solid Wood Design by Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
A stool version of the Simple chair is also entirely crafted from solid wood. Robust, durable, and comfortable, it features clean lines and a carved seat. It can be produced in tauri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Modern Side Table, Stool and Container in solid wood and Rope
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Duty collection is composed by multi-functional accessories, our objective was to create a container collection that mixes and combines that function to others such as coffee tab...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Senufo Ottoman, Unique Signed Stool by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo ottoman, unique signed stool by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: L 45 cm x W 45 cm x H 40 cm.
Materials: Iroko wood and sheepskin by Carine Boxy.
Made by hand and Signed by Arno Dec...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Sheep Stool by Studio Ahead - Shetland Brown
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 on either side horizontally ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Felt
Sheep Stool by Studio Ahead - Charcoal
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 on either side horizontally ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wool, Felt
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
small Tribute 3 Leg Stool in Black Nero Marquina Marble by Kelly Wearstler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved out of a solid block of marble, this stool is a perfect example of a Classic, modern shape that is effortlessly stylish. Great as either a stool or small table, the tribute stool is available in black Nero Marquina, white Calcutta, big flower or grey rainbow marble...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 01
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale.
Basurto 01...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
A Time Life stool by Charles and Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Time Life stool by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
Literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 248-249
Pro...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Red D0U8L3 Stool/Side Table by Timbur, Represented by Tuleste Factory
By Timbur
Located in New York, NY
D0U8L3 by Ezra Ardolino, Timbur
Baltic Birch Plywood, Resin
16" x 20" x 24"
Using plywood as a medium for artistic expression, the 5P1R4L, D0U8L3 ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Plywood
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 01
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale.
Basurto 01...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
21st Century Contemporary Beige Stool Upholstered Suede and Black Anodized Iron
Located in Porto, PT
Eros stool is a modern design with a vintage legacy. The curved seating provides your interior design project with comfort and style. A contemporary stool upholstered in velvet is pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 03 with Leather details
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 02 with Leather details
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale.
Basurto 02...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak, Leather
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 03 with Leather details
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
4x Liverpool Modern Backless Stools, by AMBROZIA, Solid Walnut & Black Steel
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Liverpool Modern Backless stool is available in a large variety of finishes in bar or counter height version. The wide opening on the seating portion is designed help to grab and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal, Steel
Contemporary Bar Stool Basurto 02 with Leather details
By Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstraction of the buildings from that period, allowing to have at home a city in scale.
Basurto 02...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak, Leather
Black Jørgen Møller M-Stools Benches Danish, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of black Jørgen Møller M-Stools. A chic pair of contemporary modern Minimalist black ebonized wood stools or benches, originally designed by...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Breccia Medicea Marble Stool "Throne of Dioniso" by Lorenzo Ciompi
Located in Rome, IT
Sculptural breccia medicea marble stool /side table "throne of DIONISO" by Lorenzo Ciompi 2021
breccia medicea handmade stool
honed
limited editions
n.4 of 10 executed in 2023
v...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Breccia Marble
21st Century Contemporary Stool in upholstered in Grey Leather and Base in Gold
Located in Porto, PT
Manu Stool is a handmade lavish leather-upholstered piece. A modern stool with a design base of mesmerizing metalwork finished in glorious gold makes it the perfect choice to adorn a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Suede, Wood
Pair of Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Style Beige Sheepskin Stools / Ottomans
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of contemporary Scandinavian modern style beige sheepskin stools / ottomans
Contemporary organic form tri-pod stools or ottomans. New memory foam cushioning and genuine shearli...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Sheepskin
Luxurious Set of 4 Custom Ebonized Wood & Red Leather Bar Stools
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super luxurious solid and comfortable set of 4 Vanguard Miles bar stools that are part of the Compendium Collection. Wood is ebonized black and the seats are a plush red leather. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Michael Coffey Rare Set of 6 Hand-Carved Stools in Walnut 2007 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important set of 6 "Belle of the Ball" stools in hand-carved and sculpted American walnut blocks by Michael Coffey, American 2007 (each is signed "MCoffey" on underside of seat). Each stool is slightly different in design, making each a unique piece. Michael Coffey is a craftsman and an artist who sculpts superb shapes in wood. In the tradition of George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, and Jack Rogers...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
ST01 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ST01 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
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
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Cicely
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Cicely
These White Oak Counter Stools - The Cicely are beautifully constructed from solid white oak ...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Little Monster stool
Located in Bilbao, PV
By straddling the boundary between art object and design furniture, the fringes of this stool recall the groves of tall grass from which “esparto” is collected—that natural and resilient fibre used by weavers to make espadrilles and baskets. Overflowing with potential from every angle, captured in the midst of its creation, it holds a space between an animal mane and the work in progress.
"Little Monsters" furniture’s set it’s composed of a high stool, low stool and a table.
CHARACTERISTICS
The little monster’s set is composed of:
High stool 28cm x 28cm x 75cm
Low stool 29cm x 29cm x 46cm
A table 56cm x 56cm x 56cm
However, we can adjust the measurements to your needs.
Designed and handcrafted in collaboration with the Industrial furniture design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
HIDA Japan Suwari Series Modernist Stool with Wooden Seat in Japanese Oak
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A beautiful hand crafted solid oak Stool by HIDA Japan. The Suwari series is designed with an awareness of vertical flow, blending naturally into both Japanese and modern architectural spaces, and enhancing them.
The weighted design and form of this piece is timeless and provides a modern, clean, simplistic from to a room.
Limited UK stock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Set of custom made Gueridon Ottomans, COM fabric, Made in USA.
Located in Stratford, CT
INTRODUCTION
Gueridon handmade ottomans are made to order to your liking and specifications. 100% made in USA.
Following the success of its ottomans, GUERIDON launched a full line ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Studio Osklo Stool 1, Counter Height in Knotty Pine
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Custom studio Osklo stool 1 - counter height in knotty pine, 4 available and additional in 4-6 weeks lead time.
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Big Monster stool
Located in Bilbao, PV
By straddling the boundary between art object and design furniture, the fringes of this stool recall the groves of tall grass from which “esparto” is collected—that natural and resilient fibre used by weavers to make espadrilles and baskets. Overflowing with potential from every angle, captured in the midst of its creation, it holds a space between an animal mane and the work in progress.
"Little Monsters" furniture’s set it’s composed of a high stool, low stool and a table.
CHARACTERISTICS
The little monster’s set is composed of:
High stool 28cm x 28cm x 75cm
Low stool 29cm x 29cm x 46cm
A table 56cm x 56cm x 56cm
However, we can adjust the measurements to your needs.
Designed and handcrafted in collaboration with the Industrial furniture design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Ten10 Madeira Line Stool Solid Plank Oiled Teak Top Stainless Steel Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stool is part of the Madeira Line from Ten10. The stool is made to order. The top is solid plank oiled teak 1 1/4" thick. The base is powder-coated stainless steel. Brass dowels...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Luc Bar Stool with Natural Oak and Boucle Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Luc bar + counter stool with their Inviting curves and a comfortable seating. This chair is made of solid wood structure, natural rattan back and soft comf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Rattan
Edith Stool in Solid Ash Varnish and wood Seat by Massimo Broglio
Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT
The collaboration with the designer Massimo Broglio continues and this year for TrabÀ proposes an evolution of Edith: the chair in beech and ash slims up and its legs with a circular section taper to the ends, the backrest lowers and the seat bends lightly, thus giving birth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Ash
Rudis Stool by Isin Sezgi Avci
Located in Geneve, CH
Rudis Stool by Isin Sezgi Avci
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 35 x W 50 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Hand-built ceramic.
The Rudis stool is a piece of ceramic f...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Perch Stools
By Ofena, Daniel Mancini
Located in Guelph, CA
Perch stool is a solid wood, three-legged seating option with an upholstered seat cushion. The stool features traditional woodworking construction includin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Customizable Stool/ Ottoman, Bent Wood, Leather Upholstery, Glossy Lacquer
Located in Berlin, DE
Customizable modernist stool, bet wood, leather upholstery, glossy lacquer.
Individual selection of fabric covers, wood lacquering in various colours and finish available on request...
Category
2010s German Modern Stools
Materials
Lacquer, Leather, Upholstery, Bentwood
The Jojo stool. Brazilian Solid Wood and Marquetry Design by Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
The charming Jojo stool features a checkered marquetry seat, skillfully crafted with the fine woods Jequitibá and Sucupira. Its sturdy structure is also made of high-quality Jequitib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Foot Stool in walnut
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Foot Stool
Designed by Project 213A in 2020
The Foot stool is part of the "Foot collection" which is all hand carved by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal.
The design was inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
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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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