International Style Furniture
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
The International Style, a modernist movement within architecture and furniture design that was given its name by American architect Philip Johnson and historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, was born during the 1920s and ’30s. It gained steam initially in Europe and then in the United States as a response to the first World War. Building projects associated with the movement, as well as vintage International Style chairs, tables and other furnishings, are minimal and pared back.
Pioneers of the International Style — architect Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus colleagues Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, De Stijl advocate and Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud and visionary designer Le Corbusier — stripped away decorative elements and placed considerable value on functionality and clean lines, integrating the use of industrial materials like steel, concrete and large sheets of glass in their work. Quite aptly, this mode of design and architectural style coincided with an era now known as the Machine Age and became a global symbol of modernism. The primary motive of its practitioners was to address the changing needs of a rapidly industrializing society, especially the demand for office complexes and apartments in large cities, through economical, technologically advanced, yet aesthetically pleasing designs for furniture and buildings.
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep,” said Le Corbusier of the philosophy behind his practical modernist architecture.
The International Style’s designers and architects were inspired by the advantages afforded them by the era’s new technology and industrial machinery as well as state-of-the-art materials. Le Corbusier was fond of framing his buildings in steel but reinforced concrete made far more economic sense. He is probably most admired for the iconic private homes and commercial buildings that he designed or codesigned with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, which are spread across the world, from New York City to Paris to Chandigarh, India. Today, Breuer’s Wassily Lounge chair; the elegant LC series created by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand; and Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich, are emblems of progressive modernist design and all make prominent use of tubular steel. Vintage originals are the prized cornerstone of collections.
“The International Style is probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic,” posited Johnson in the book that accompanied “Modern Architecture: International Exhibition,” an architectural show he cocurated with Hitchcock that featured the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra and others. While the term “International Style” had previously been circulating in Europe, when the show opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932, it yielded a much broader application of this important style of design.
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Style: International Style
Pepperwood Burl Pendant Lamp
By James Galileo Designs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trees make themselves from light and air. These handmade lamps celebrates both light and air by giving trees new life. Our lamps are made using a process that stabilizes the wood ven...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Furniture
Materials
Burl
21st century Leather Talking Stools
By Studio Lani
Located in Lekki, LA
The Talking Stools celebrate traditional Hand-woven Matts in a contemporary manner by extending it’s use as stools.
These sculptural stools are the perfect pieces for inspired inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nigerian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Raffia, Rattan
Contemporary Leather Flex Chair
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Charcoal and sand. Structure with strips of solid wood and natural finishing.
Natural or faux leather.
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Three-Light Meander Flexible Arm Ceiling Mounted Light Fixture
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Ceiling mounted Meander light featuring three flexible metal arms which allow you to adjust and pose the light fixture; shown here with metal arms in standard black finish, and solid brushed brass fittings; 27 inch arms, 6 inch diameter ceiling mount. Overall measurements depend on how it is posed. Custom finishes, leather wrapping and custom configurations are available, please visit us at Avantgarden in Pound Ridge...
Category
2010s North American International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of French Post-War Modernist Oval Coffee Tables attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
A Pair of French Post-War Chrome & Brass Coffee Tables
Attributed to Maison Jansen
Each table with an oval glass top and a mahogany rim, supported on a chrome base with curved legs ...
Category
20th Century French International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Sterling Silver Highball or Iced Tea Heart Bowl Stirring Straws, Set of 12
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of twelve Sterling Silver highball or iced tea hollow sipping and stirring straws with heart or leaf shaped bowls. Circa 1920 -1925.
Silver balls are soldered in place to th...
Category
Early 20th Century American International Style Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arco Lamp, Silver, by RAIN, Contemporary Table Lamp, Stainless Steel
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Arco Lamps are made from a prolonged section of circle that stand out by the discontinuity of its shape. The collection consists of lamps that seem to penetrate the surfaces they...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ultra Glossy Red Lacquered Wooden Armchair Designed by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Ultra glossy lacquered wooden armchairs inspired by the Classical Indian chairs of 19th century designed by Laura Gonzalez. Portuguese craftsmanship and Fabric "Medium in Love" by Fr...
Category
2010s French International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
Alta Lamp, by Rain, Contemporary Floor Lamp, Solid Ebonized Wood
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Alta is a floor lamp whose upward light creates a diffused illumination that hangs over the piece. The design seeks inspiration in the characteristic monumentality of the Brazilian M...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swimming Pool Table, Medium, by RAIN, Contemporary Side Table, Metal and Glass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The contemporary swimming pool table. The inspiration for this collection comes from dreamlike images of leisure and good times that swimming pools...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Minimalist Brass and Glass Solitary Vase V3
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
V3 vase - Monstera by Paulo Goldstein, Brazilian contemporary design is part of a series of vases inspired in the observation of the natural lines of the flowers and leaves held in t...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Horizon Bench by RAIN, Contemporary Bench, Solid Wood and Plywood, Limited
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This contemporary bench shows that perspective is a visual illusion that gives the notion of depth to an image. The Horizon bench has its shape drawn fro...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Moroccan Gilt Brass Six Light Oil Lamp Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan gilt brass reticulated six-light hanging oil pendant lamp on openwork chains.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
20th Century International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Matched Royal Copenhagen & Porsgrund Three Piece Tea Set and Saucer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Matched Royal Copenhagen & Porsgrund
three piece tea set and saucer.
Early 20th century.
The set consists of a porsgrund teapot with lid porsgrund creamer and
royal copenhagen fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian International Style Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
2 Porsgrund Serving Dishes “Bogstad Straw” patern close to Royal Copenhagen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LOT OF 2 PORSGRUND SERVING DISHES
“Bogstad Straw” patern close to Royal Copenhagen
Norway, green printed marks, early 20th century.
Includes;
An Oval Reticulated Basket.
10" in....
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian International Style Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
3 Porsgrund Serving Dishes “Bogstad Straw” Pattern Close to Royal Copenhagen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LOT OF 3 PORSGRUND SERVING DISHES
“Bogstad Straw” pattern close to Royal Copenhagen.
Norway, green printed marks, early 20th century.
includes;
Square Salad Bowl.
7 1/8" x 7 3/8...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian International Style Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Orange 1972 Volkswagen Ghia by Karmann Convertible car
Located in Ferndale, MI
Introduced as a styling concept at the Paris auto show in 1953 the Karmann Ghia has a Karmann hand built body designed by Luigi Segre for Italian coach b...
Category
1970s German Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Sheet Metal
Val Saint Lambert Table Lamp with Pucci Lamp Shade
Located in Hamburg, DE
Unique Table Light: Val Saint Lambert crystal lamp base,
Size crystal base 19 cm Hx 10cm W
Total height table lamp: base with lamp shade 35 cm,
Lamp shade in printed twill silk, colors: wine red, ginger, pink, white and blue signed Pucci , made from vintage Pucci silk...
Category
1960s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Single Minimalistic Heavy Polished Aluminum Table or Desk Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single minimalistic heavy polished aluminum table or desk base. Add your own wood or stone top to specification.
The base dimensions are lis...
Category
1970s American Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
'Modern Painting of Sun Rays' Screen Print after Roy Lichtenstein 1972
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997).
"Modern Painting of Sun Rays". color silkscreen. 1967. Printed 1972.
Very light cream smooth sturdy wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impress...
Category
Late 20th Century American International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large portrait of Lénine
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Very beautiful portrait of Vladimir. I. Lenin reading Pravda. In poor condition because it was brought back rolled, this canvas in the purest style of the Bolshevik academy remains a...
Category
1930s Ukrainian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Canvas
A 1980s Amazing Set of Four Porcelain Italian Mural Plates by Gucci
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four high quality porcelain plates designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties, they are designed and marked on the bottom by Gucci fashion house. These high quality plates de...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Louis Vuitton Monogram Toiletry Bag Pochette Pouch 15
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Monogram LV Toiletry Pochette Pouch 15 Date Code 881 TH, France
Authentic LOUIS VUITTON LV Monogram Toiletry Pouch 15. This cosmetic/ lipstick pouch or sm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Memphis Art Architectural Geometric Wool Carpet/Rug, Blue Yellow Grey
Located in Halle, DE
Modern high quality rug with abstract geometric design in bauhaus or memphis manner.
Unique piece of german designer Friedrich W. Fritsch.
Only used before in exhibition/showroom.
Category
1980s German Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large Antique Copper Mixing Bowl By Elkington & Co Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LARGE ANTIQUE COPPER MIXING BOWL
BY ELKINGTON & CO
Circa 1920
Extra large and heavy professional
mixing bowl with triangular loop handle...
Category
Early 20th Century English International Style Furniture
Materials
Copper
extra large original 1930's Alvar Aalto dining, conference table or desk, Finmar
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
Rare large size original 1930's modernist early Alvar Aalto L-Leg plywood desk, dining, conference or library table. beautiful patina.
numbered legs and 1930's Finmar label.
Manufactured by O.y. Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyotehdas A.b., Turku, Finland for Finmar ltd...
Category
20th Century Finnish International Style Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Little Ancient Italian Door
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/541 - Little ancient Italian door , coming from the mountains of Northern Italy, from 18th century.
Usable for rustic cabinet, for a closet or as little bed headboard.
Minor losse...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A fine pair of miniature globes on stands
By Karl Muller
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A rare pair of miniature terrestrial and celestial globes.
by K. Müller, 1822
Karlsruhe, Germany
Diameter globes: 7 cm. Total high: 14,5 cm.
Each with 12 hand-coloured engraved p...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Design In America Chromed Steel Bench with Cocoa Velour Cushion
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Design Institute of America International style cushioned Chrome Bench. Featuring a clean, reflective Chrome rectangular form, with balanced, curved base, and cushioned Cocoa and Bei...
Category
Late 20th Century American International Style Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bureau enfant bois stratifié vintage
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bureau enfant en bois contre plaqué et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé. le métal doit être ressoudé.
Category
1970s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Pine
Canapé simili cuir noir
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Canapé simili cuir en état moyen. Il ya quelques trous et déchirures à reprendre.
Category
1990s French International Style Furniture
Materials
Synthetic
Gucci Gold Metal Letter Opener in Black Leather Case
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Gucci gold cast metal letter opener with signature double G logo at handle.
Engraved signature on reverse GUCCI Made In Italy
Original black leather case with Gucci stamp on back.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
Medium Natural White Clam Shell Specimin
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A medium-sized clam shell in white. This piece will be great on a coffee table, nightstand or hung on a wall with a large collection.
Dimensions:
9" Wide
6.5" Deep
4" Tall
Category
20th Century American International Style Furniture
Materials
Shell
Carlos Artois Castillo port on the beach sign , 1950s
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Carlos Aitor Castillo considered that the artist must know how to reconcile the universal with the national to achieve transcendental realization...
Category
1950s Argentine Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Canvas
European Judaica Silver Seder Plate
Located in New York, NY
European Judaica silver seder plate with scalloped edges and with rim cast and chased in high relief, the cavetto with the traditional recesses with H...
Category
20th Century International Style Furniture
Materials
Silver
Lot Of 3 Hand Painted Portrait Miniatures Continental, 1st half of 20th century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LOT OF THREE HAND PAINTED
PORTRAIT MINIATURES
Continental, 1st half of 20th century
Finely painted portrait miniatures
depicting Marie Antoinette after Vigee le Brun,
Dona Isabel ...
Category
Early 20th Century French International Style Furniture
Materials
Glass
Ferrão 7/8" Wall Lamp, 190cm, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Ferrão 7/8 is an edition made in turned solid brass of the Ferrão line, launched in 2018. The pieces have small differences from the original design, with their reduced thickness and...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ferrão 7/8" Pendant Lamp, 190cm, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Ferrão 7/8 is an edition made in turned solid brass of the Ferrão line, launched in 2018. The pieces have small differences from the original design, with their reduced thickness and...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970s British Bronze AC.GMT.Co. Industrial Wall Clock Chrome Bezel Black Dial
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert process allows us to create a high quality clock of luxury standards.
At A.C GMT Co. we apply new paint finishes or lustrous copper and bronze to the clock case. Our high speed polishing machine restores the chrome bezel, which then frames one of our high definition screen printed dials.
These clocks were originally slave or secondary clocks used on cargo ships and super tankers, they would have been controlled by a master clock...
Category
1970s English Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Bronze, Steel
Ferrão 7/8" Pendant Lamp, 160cm, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Ferrão 7/8 is an edition made in turned solid brass of the Ferrão line, launched in 2018. The pieces have small differences from the original design, with their reduced thickness and...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ferrão 7/8" Wall Lamp, 130cm, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Ferrão 7/8 is an edition made in turned solid brass of the Ferrão line, launched in 2018. The pieces have small differences from the original design, with their reduced thickness and...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ferrão 7/8" Pendant Lamp, 130cm, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Ferrão 7/8 is an edition made in turned solid brass of the Ferrão line, launched in 2018. The pieces have small differences from the original design, with their reduced thickness and...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ferrão 7/8" Wall Lamp, 160cm, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Ferrão 7/8 is an edition made in turned solid brass of the Ferrão line, launched in 2018. The pieces have small differences from the original design, with their reduced thickness and...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tessellated Bone Egg Box with Semi-Precious Cabochons Jewels
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, Early 20th Century, Tessellated Bone Box. This piece is adorned with 13 semi-precious cabochons jewels. It's a very unusual and unique shape and style. Hinge...
Category
Early 20th Century International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Wall Assembled Figure of King David playing the Harp by Emaus workshop
Located in Mexico, DF
Very well-designed stylized decorative piece depicting King David playing the harp with the walls and buildings of Jerusalem suggested in the elements in the background. The work com...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Large Fossil Stone Ammonite
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/6416 - Large fossil stone shell - Ammonites were predatory Prehistorie cephalopod mollusks which existed between 400 and 66 million years ago before dying out during the exinction ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique Walnut Gründerzeit Armoire or Wardrobe, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Gründerzeit armoire or wardrobe.
Striking Dutch design from the 1890s.
Solid walnut and original walnut veneer base with original beveled mirror.
Four original draw...
Category
1890s Dutch Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Porto Side Table, High, by Rain, Contemporary Side Table, Ebonized Oak
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The collection has rounded lines that look for inspiration in the anchor elements present in the ports. The weight and scale of this elements guide t...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
Articulating EB 27 Angle Poise Desk Lamp Designed by Buquet, C. 1990's
Located in New York, NY
Iconic articulating desk, table lamps, originally designed in the 1920's by Edouard Wilfred Buquet, this example is circa 1990's. The lamp features two arms, which are fully jointed,...
Category
Late 20th Century German International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chrome and Black Cesca Chair Designed by Marcel Breuer Made in Italy circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Chic Cesca arm chair, designed by Marcel Breuer. Iconic and timeless Bauhaus chair, still relevant to today’s interior spaces. This chair was produced ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Office Chair, International Style Leather Office Chair
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Darwin added wheels to the office chair in 19th century.
In the 1970s ergonomics was added to design criteria.
Today, it is the key element for whom sp...
Category
2010s Turkish International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
Leather in Natural Color
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1325 - Leather in natural color: the edges have no waviness and adhere perfectly to the floor. Now with an interesting price because I'm closing my activities.
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
Italian Armchair With ottoman Crocodile Leather Brown
Located in Long Island, NY
Italian Armchair , With Ottoman in Brown Leather Crocodile Made in Italy , The Finest Furniture. Beautiful And Rare Armchair and Ottoman .
Category
Early 2000s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
Leather in Natural Brown Color
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1284 - Leather in natural brown color: the edges have no waviness and adhere perfectly to the floor.
Now with an interesting price because I'm closing my activities.
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Swimming Pool Table by RAIN, Small Side Table
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The contemporary swimming pool table which also functions as a small contemporary styled side table.
The inspiration for this collection comes fro...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures 1810-1835 – by Myrna Schkolne.
First Edition 2006, limited to a run of 1000.
The first comprehensive collectors’ r...
Category
Early 2000s American International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Black Leather Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1409 - Black leather with edges without waviness, so it adhere perfectly to the floor. Naturally elegant, it fits everywhere.
Now with an interesting price because I'm closing m...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
White Leather in Natural Colors
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1410 - White leather in natural colors and special processing , so the edges have no waviness and adhere perfectly to the floor.
Now with an interesting price because I'm closing...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used International Style furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bontempi Casa, SoShiro, Archimede Seguso, and Matias Sagaría. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $70,000 while the average work can sell for $2,272.
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