Modern Wall Mirrors
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
20th Century Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
20th Century Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Colombian Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
20th Century American Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
1980s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
2010s Colombian Modern Wall Mirrors
Shell
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Wall Mirrors
Wenge
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Wall Mirrors
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Wall Mirrors
Composition
2010s Brazilian Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Bronze, Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Wall Mirrors
Aluminum
2010s Colombian Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Colombian Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Indian Modern Wall Mirrors
Cane, Ash, Rattan
2010s Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
20th Century American Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Wall Mirrors
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
1980s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Crystal, Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wall Mirrors
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble, Brass
1990s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
1940s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Modern Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wall Mirrors
Composition