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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: 20th Century
4 French Mid-Century Modern Industrial Iron Stools / Benches
Located in New York, NY
Two pairs of French Mid-Century Modern / Industrial Design stools
Priced and sold by the pair.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Modern Design For Leisure Ostrich Brass Bar Stools Set of 3 Barstool
Located in Wayne, NJ
Design For Leisure brass bar stools set of 3. Has Faux Ostrich upholstery.
Category
1990s American Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 Piet Hein Bar Stools for Fritz Hansen from 1980. Seats were recovered in beautiful fabric. Ready for a new home.
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Italian modern round chromed metal stool and white faux leather, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round chromed metal stool and white faux leather, 1980s
Stool with round base, with padded seat covered in white faux leather. The main structure is in chromed metal r...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Berger Stool
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful example of Charlotte Perriand's Berger stool--her famous modernist interpretation of the classic tripod wood milking stool.
This particular stool shows considerable wea...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Poltrona Frau Leather Bar Stools- Set of three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W16 D16 H37 SW16 SD15 SH30
Leather Stools with a bar seat height in great gently used condition. Stools are all structurally sound with no large visible. Chrome has very light patin...
Category
1990s Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Leather and Metal Stool, France, c. 1950
Located in New York City, NY
Two Available; Priced individually.
Beautifully patinated oxblood leather stools with blackened metal hairpin legs.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Italian Mixed Fruitwoods Top Grain Leather Upholstery w/ Brass NailHeads Stools
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Italian Mixed Fruitwoods and quality Top Grain Leather Upholstered seat with Brass NailHeads trims and brass foot rest counter Stools. Sleek back rest with assorted mixed f...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Set four wooden rush barstools, France 1960s
Located in London, GB
These French chunky wood late-twentieth century rush barstools have a lovely character about them and would be ideal along a breakfast bar or a high tabl...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Pine
Pair of Pine Stools with Shearling Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These charming vintage stools crafted from robust pine wood have been given a new lease of life with a recent reupholstering in plush shearling. Their rustic charm and cozy appeal ma...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Pine, Upholstery
Eight Plastic Stools by G. Castiglioni, Gaviraghi and Lanza for Valenti Milano
By Lanza
Located in Greding, DE
Set of eight plastic stools designed by G. Castiglioni, G. Gaviraghi and A. Lanza for Valenti Milano in the 1980s. Four of the stools are white and four are orange, showing some sign...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Limited Edition Custom Modern Pouf in White Faux Shearling
Located in Wilton, CT
1980s pouf with brand new upholstery in contemporary faux shearling fabric. The pouf was reupholstered to meet today's desired level of comfort. This ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Fabric
A set of 6 Italian Philippe Starck stackable barstools from 1999, Outdoor/Indoor
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of 6 red bar stools by renowned designer Philippe Starck, crafted exclusively for Driade.
Crafted with precision and innovation, each stool boasts a striking red hue that adds a...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Six Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather, Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Bonet, Kurchan & Ferrari-Hardoy Butterfly Stools, Cognac Leather and black iron. Ready for a new home.
Category
1990s American Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Pair of 1940s Stools in the manner of Charlotte Perriand
Located in New York, NY
Presenting a pair of captivating and mysterious French tripod stools.
This pair represents an extremely rare and perhaps unique discovery.
Sourced from a sophisticated home in th...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Six Emeco Navy Counter Stools in Brushed Aluminum
By Emeco
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Iconic American set of six navy counter height stools finished in brushed aluminum made by Emeco. Designed in 1944 and still in production today. The navy chair is hand-formed from r...
Category
20th Century American Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Contemporary Modern Cream Seat and Black Textured Metal Barstools
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Set of 4 contemporary modern barstools. A lovely set of barstools featuring beige/cream swiveling seats, a metal frame with footrests, and a textured base. These stools are in very g...
Category
20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Royalton Bar Stool by Philippe Starck for XO, France, 1988
Located in Antwerp, BE
Royalton bar stools by Philippe Starck for XO, originally designed for the famous Royalton Hotel in New York. These stools embody the visionary style of acclaimed French designer Phi...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Lucite and Oak Stool Small Table
Located in New York, NY
An oak and Lucite stool or small table, Post-modern design period, circa late-20th century. Piece is rectangular with Lucite legs and a thick oak top/seat. Oak is 1.25" thick. A grea...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Lucite, Oak
80s Decorative Sheep Stool In Wool
Located in Pasadena, CA
80s Decorative Standing Stool Sheep in wool With Fabric Legs. The wool goes all the way through the body to the bottom o the sheep in which the legs are sewn onto the wool. Measures ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Abalone, Fabric, Wool, Wood
Pair of Design for Leisure Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Design for Leisure stools with their easily recognizable fluted chromed nickel base. This pair has a curved back rest; swivel feature and foot rest.
DIMENSIONS: 18ʺW x 22...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Egg Shaped Footstools by Philippe Starck, UK, 1998
Located in Antwerp, BE
Egg-shaped footstools designed by Philippe Starck and exclusively crafted for Sanderson, London. Crafted from durable fiberglass, these footstools embody the hotel's ethos of pushing...
Category
1990s British Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass
Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, Three Black Leather Counter Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three Matteo Grassi Italian black saddle-stitched leather over metal bar stools, circa 1980s. Priced as a set of three.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
1970s Chromed Steel and Velvet Bar Stools, Set of 5
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of five (5) chromed steel and velvet bar stools, 1970s. The seats and backs are fully upholstered in printed velvet with self-welt details; the squared chromed steel legs are joi...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of 6 Plastic Stools "HOLO" by Y. Tsurumaru for Hidden - 1990s
By Hidden
Located in Milano, IT
Fun and practical plastic stools designed by Yuko Tsurumaru for Hidden.
Stackable, they simultaneously solve two problems: space to stow them and the number of seats in case of need...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Stools
Materials
Plastic
Four Modern Upholstered and Chrome Stools
Located in New York, NY
Four modern upholstered and polished chrome stools.
Category
1990s Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Pair of oak stool Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of oak stools in oak by Guillerme et Chambron edition Votre Maison
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Oak
Elm and Boucle Upholstered Stool by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Large, elegant stool with sculptural legs designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. In great condition; the wood has a warm tone and lovely patina. Very good vintage condition; newly upho...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Bouclé, Elm
Tournus Cast Aluminum, Brass & Cashmere Stools, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Enameled cast Aluminum and Brass stools with teal wool upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Jansen Stainless & lilac Cashmere, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Bent Stainless Steel bases with Lilac cashmere upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Chrome Frame X-Frame Metal Stool with Cowhide Upholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modern Chrome Frame X-Frame Metal Stool with Cowhide Upholstery. Item features cowhide upholstery (with damage), metal chrome x-frame, clean modernist lines, great style and form. Ci...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Stools, Ottomans, Side Tables, Cane and Bentwood Brown
Located in Miami, FL
Timeless design, bentwood and cane. Great as stools or side tables. One stool is little taller than the other, please see pictures. Ready for a new home.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Design Institute America Deco Revival Bar Stools With Arms, 1980s - Set of Three
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three Art Deco revival modern bar stools with nude leather cushioned seats and back rest with black piping on a tubular steel base. Designed and manufactured by DIA - Design ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Vintage C1950 Tall High Back Bar Stools with Original Vinyl
Located in Port Jervis, NY
All original vintage vinyl material in overall excellent condition with a couple of minor blemishes. Pictured. Original feet on legs, very comfy contour...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Steel
Warren Platner, Knoll International, Kvadrat Tonus Fabric Stool Bronze Metal
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Authentic stool, designed by Warren Platner in 1966.
Recent Knoll edition in yellow Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure.
Knoll ''K'' fabrics under the seat.
New con...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Leather Stool Bench, 1970s Design
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Modern stool bench upholstered with leather. Four wooden feet. Beautiful patina.
Category
20th Century French Modern Stools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Low Stools by Arthur Cunningham New Hampshire Craftsman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual three legged stools by Arthur Cunningham, Manchester, New Hampshire. Vintage circa 1960s with great patina and character.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Stools
Italian Round stool in yellow leather and aluminium, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Round stool in yellow leather and aluminium, 1940s
Stool with round seat, padded and covered in yellow leather. The structure is in cast aluminium. The paws are decora...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Sgabello italiano moderno in simil pelle nera e acciaio, 1970 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Sgabello italiano moderno in simil pelle nera e acciaio, 1970 ca.
Sgabello con seduta rotonda imbottita e rivestita in simil pelle nera, con zampe in tondino d'acciaio e poggiapiedi ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Mahogany Berger stool by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
Berger mahogany stool by Charlotte Perriand, produced between 1950 and 1960
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Blond mahogany stool by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
blond mahogany stool by Charlotte Perriand, produced between 1950 and 1960
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Polished Chrome Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three bar stools with slender polished chrome frames and soft cushions.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Le Corbusier for Cassina LC8 Swivel Stool
Located in New York, NY
Le Corbusier for Cassina LC8 Swivel Stool, chrome metal legs and black leather upholstery, marked.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Knoll 'Jamaica' Stainless Steel Counter / Bar Stool by Pepe Cortes
Located in Stratford, CT
With comfortable contoured seats the Jamaica' Bar Stool inspires great conversation. Isn’t that what bars are for after all? 360 Swivel with a sturdy base.
Comfortable stable swivel...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Wyeth Industrial Barstools Leather, 3
Located in New York, NY
Wyeth Industrial Modern Swiveling Barstools with supple Midnight Blue Leather, set of 3.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Stools
Materials
Leather
Italian modern High stool in black metal and rubber, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern High stool in black metal and rubber, 1980s
High bar stool with round seat in black rubber. The backrest is composed of a black paint...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Bar / Counter Leather Wood Chrome Stools in the style of Leon Pace
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of black wood framed bar / counter stools with ostrich styled leather seats . The rounded backs are great for long periods of comfortable sitting with the legs tapering down t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Italian modern stools in golden metal and white fabric, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern stools in golden metal and white fabric, 1980s
Set of four stools with padded rectangular seat covered in white fabric. The structu...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Modernist Stools
Located in Austin, TX
Italian pair of vintage benches with flaring black lacquered legs and solid brass-capped feet. We love their unique and quirky “bean-like” shape,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Designer, Stool, Walnut, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and beige fabric stool designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
1970s Brass Tabouret Stool or Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s brass tabouret stool or side table. Overall as found, unpolished patina.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
1980s Set of Four Philippe Starck and Aleph Ubik Sarapis Bar Stools by Driade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Sarapis bar stools, designed by Philippe Starck for his French design firm Aleph Ubik. This design originated in 1986 and the stools were manufactured in Italy ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Concrete Mushroom Stools, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning French concrete mushroom stools from the 1950s. All hand made and hand painted featuring small decorative mushrooms along the base. ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Concrete
Original 'Birillo' Barstools Set by Joe Colombo for Zanotta, c. 1971, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare collectors set of five (5) 'Birillo' bar-height barstools designed in 1971 by Joe Colombo for Zanotta, Italy, retailed by ICF New York. Signed underneath with Zanotta embossed logo and design information on each chair and ICF New York retailer labels on some of the chairs. These examples are original early year productions and ideal for collectors and modern art and design investors.
These examples feature red vintage patent leatherette upholstery and white fiberglass bases. It's very hard to find a single Birillo stool let alone find a matched set of five bar-height barstools. If you are looking for a large set of modern bar height barstools, don't hesitate because once these are gone it will be a difficult opportunity to replicate.
This early Post-Modern quintessential design is often misspelled 'Brillo' and even sometimes 'Brillio' but as seen documented in the 1978 Zanotta catalogue, the correct spelling is 'Birillo'. This set of five Joe Colombo Birillo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Stool by Marcel Gascoin
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel Gascoin, born August 24, 1907 in Le Havre and died October 27, 1986 in Paris 13e1, was a decorator specializing in "serial furniture", who played a major role in the emergence...
Category
1940s Vintage Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Hi-Glob Philippe Starck Bar Stools for Kartell, Italy, 1993
Located in Weesp, NL
Philippe Starck six Hi-Glob stackable barstools for Kartell Italy 1993 in good condition.
These counter or bar stools will be shipped overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
Pink Stools, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of cylindrical stools with pink faux fur cover.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Stools
Materials
Faux Fur
Unique Italian Modernist Angled Chair
Located in Westport, CT
Unique Mid Century Italian chair with low back in beechwood and composed of sleek and angular lines.
Origin: Italy By Vittorio Armellini
Dating 1960ca
Condition: Wood in excelle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Beech
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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