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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1990s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Silver Leaf
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper, Stainless Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper, Stainless Steel
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Wall Mirrors
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wall Mirrors
Iron
Late 20th Century French Modern Wall Mirrors
Bamboo, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plaster
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Oak
1950s French Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Murano Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Paint
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
2010s Belgian Modern Wall Mirrors
Agate, Brass
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Foam, Plywood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Lacquer, Mirror, Wood
1660s French Antique Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Silver
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Mirrors
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Onyx, Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Plastic
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Oak, Leather
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble, Metal
1940s Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary South American Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Resin
20th Century American Modern Wall Mirrors
Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass, Metal
20th Century French Modern Wall Mirrors
Iron