Modern 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
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20th Century Modern Mirrors
Shagreen, Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mirrors
Glass, Resin, Giltwood
2010s Modern Mirrors
Glass, Art Glass
2010s South Korean Modern Mirrors
Oak, Mirror
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mirrors
Glass, Resin
Early 2000s American Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Mirror
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Other
2010s Modern Mirrors
Glass, Resin
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Burl
2010s Australian Modern Mirrors
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Mirror
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Glass, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Wood
1960s Vintage Modern Mirrors
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Mirrors
Steel
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Mirror
1970s French Vintage Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
1960s French Vintage Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s Vintage Modern Mirrors
Wood
2010s Dutch Modern Mirrors
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
2010s Dutch Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Resin
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Mirrors
Wood, Oak, Lacquer
1980s American Vintage Modern Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Dutch Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Mirrors
Iron
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Bronze, Steel
1960s French Vintage Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
2010s Modern Mirrors
Copper
1990s Italian Modern Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Pine
1960s French Vintage Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Modern Mirrors
Aluminum
1970s French Vintage Modern Mirrors
Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Modern Mirrors
Faux Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Marble, Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
2010s Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Mirrors
Scrap Wood, Paint