Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1960s Dutch Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cherry
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
1940s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
1930s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Blown Glass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Velvet
1970s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Aluminum, Bronze, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Pine
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century Danish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Down
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Birch, Walnut
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Down
2010s African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Down
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Polyester, Down
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Down
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Fabric
1990s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Felt
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery