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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Early 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Foam
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal, Brass
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass
1990s Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
1970s Asian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
1950s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1970s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Lucite
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Oak
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Steel
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal