Modern Furniture
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Side Table Basalt Model by Fredrikson Stallard for Driade, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Much of Fredrikson Stallard’s work is about fragmentation and deconstruction. There are many similarities between studying the beauty of the resulting forms, when deconstructing an o...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cement, Steel
Vistosi for Venini Rounded Transparent and White Blown Glass Disks Chandeliers
Located in IT
Vistosi for Venini chandelier, 10 lights
The Chandeliers features rounded disks hanged on
Electric wiring system checked, ready to be used.
Size: diameter 40 cm, height 100 cm in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Plates Platters Serveware Set of 3 White Statuary Marble Collectible Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Statuary marble. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers.
The precious white Statuary marble has always been the one preferred by sculptors a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gomez Zebra Hide Rug Trimmed in Black Italian Leather
By Jose Gomez
Located in Saint Louis, US
Come and browse our selection of South African Zebra Rugs. With our superb craftsmanship and quality stock, we can assure you that this stable luxury item will last for years to come...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Zebra Hide
Glustin Luminaires Creation Rectangular Chandelier with Globes
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Brass chandeliers made of multiple rectangles assembled and white glass globes.
New design by Glustin Luminaires.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carlo Scarpa lattimo "a fasce" glass Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Murano 1938
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Carlo Scarpa ceiling lamp 1938
Ceiling lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini Murano
Clear and Lattimo “ a fasce” gla...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Zun Drumstool in Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Zun drumstool
Black lacquer
Hand repoussé
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa...
Category
2010s Modern Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Large White Murano Flower Glass Globe Chandelier by Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
A large 24 inch diameter contemporary Murano globe chandelier featuring opaque and white glass flowers by Cenedese radiating from a polished chrome...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Giraud & Brousseau Limoges, Set of 12 Plates from Francoise Adnet
By Francoise Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Giraud & Brousseau Limoges, set of 12 plates from Francoise Adnet.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Mecato Bench by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Mecato bench by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. Fibers from Iraca palm leaves.
Technique: weaved by local craftspeople in Colombia. ...
Category
2010s German Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Modern Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Kilim Rug Abstract in White Mustard Green Pink
Located in Madrid, ES
Mosaico is an Abe the ape's desing for Kilombo Home.
This rug has been ethically handwoven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving techni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Handmade Shereen 3 Light Modern Smoke and Black Nickel Glass Chandelier
Located in Montreal, CA
The Shereen 3 light chandelier was designed with the expressive elegance of gemstone jewelry in mind. Bold, rounded contours with frosted, multifaceted surfaces create a remarkably e...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Schumacher Paul Poiret Hydrangea Document Two-Sided Linen Cotton Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This 18" x 18" pillow features Hydrangea, a linen and cotton blended fabric, in Document. In this large-scale design, which Paul Poiret created exclusively for Schumacher in 1930, cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Robert Sonneman (American, b. 1943) for George Kovacs Floor Lamp, 1988, white-painted steel, marked. 54" H x 10" Diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Shelf in 3D printed Silica Sand, Amorphous Solids, by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amorphous Solids is shapeless and without order.
The project is an exploration of the physical and digital and between production and craft.
Amorphous Solids are direct translations of hand-drawn motifs.
Organic and immediate, the extruded structures are intersected with straight lines to create cell-like chambers.
Each chamber suggests a place for something, but for what is unclear. The amorphous forms can be developed into endless new structures.
3D printed in silica and phenol resin, the granular surface texture is a result of a process typically used in casting mold...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Modern Steel Chandelier Harcoloor
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This chandelier has been one of the first modern chandelier of stainless steel : it was presented for the first time at "Maison et Objet" in Paris by HARCOLOOR. This model is named B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Dora Maar Centerpiece Pedestal Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Serve Surrealism. Our larger-than-life Dora Maar Centerpiece Pedestal Bowl is the grand head-turner every dining experience deserves. Inspired by Dora Maar, the French photographer, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Ghidini 1961 Set 6 Burnished Brass Armchairs Contemporary Design
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Brescia, IT
This three-legged armchair with a very comfortable backrest, is an invitation to relax, to enjoy the minutes slowly.
Fully hand made in Italy.
The price are referring to the burnishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
LRC Dining Chairs by Wiel Arets for Lensvelt, Netherlands, circa 2005
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Sculptural modernistic dining chairs designed by architect Wiel Arets and manufactured by Lensvelt. The chairs were designed for the Leidsche Rijn College (...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Schumacher Regalia Blue Two-Sided Linen Cotton Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This 20" x 20" pillow features Regalia in Blue, an artisanal print of mirrored silhouettes of rampant lions and stylized flowers on a textural union cloth ground. Feather/down fill i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Sciolari Cyclone Pendant Chandelier Original Label
Located in Roma, IT
ORIGINAL Italian ”Cyclone” pendant fixture by Gaetano Sciolari in polished aluminum
Original label
Center shade in acrylic
Designer Max Sauze 1970s.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Ceramic Cartocci Liscia Texture Yellow Decorative Bottle
Located in Porcia, IT
Italian ceramist Paola Paronetto's distinctive style is epitomized in transforming objects of daily use into exclusive decorative yet functional artwork. This remarkable yellow bottl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mazzega Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular Murano glass Mazzega chandelier in a circular shape. This fixture is attributed to Mazzega, and has organically shaped thick glass blades alternating in smoke and clear c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Schumacher Freeform Black Linen Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
The face of this 20" x 20" pillow features Freeform in black, paired with Piet Performance Linen in Noir on the back. Freeform features a dynamic scrolling, curvilinear pattern print...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Indian Made Handmade Contemporary Abstract Area Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
With their freeform motifs and sophisticated color play, the rugs in the Abstract collection imbue a room with a fresh, dynamic spirit. This collection was handcrafted, in India, usi...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk
Modernist Sculptural Triple Glass Globe Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Modernist ceiling pendant light consisting of three semi-opaque sculptural glass globes with waved lower sections, hanging from a circular metal canopy piece. The piece is in great v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Polyedres Chandelier by Hubert Le Gall
Located in New York, NY
2006
Gold leaf or White gold leaf, steel
H 56 x D 43 in
(142 x 110 cm).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Italian modern Velvet sofa Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina , 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Velvet sofa mod. Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina , 1990s
fantastic three-seater sofa mod. Utrecht with curved seat and backrest, padded and upholstered ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Rock Crystal Wash Basin by ARTISS
Located in Geneve, CH
Rock crystal wash basin by ARTISS
Dimensions: D 41.5 x H 1.65 cm
Materials: Rock crystal
ARTIS is named from artist, whose two -S" stands for natural gem and natural mother shell...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Set of 2 Mustard Marshmallow Dining Chairs, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 mustard marshmallow dining chairs, Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 78 x 70 x 60 cm
Materials: Velvet upholstery and brass.
Available in: Mint green, light pink, royal green a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari’s Cyclone Ceiling Light in Aluminiun - Italy 1970s
Located in Girona, ES
Ceiling light in polished aluminum and plexiglass (methacrylate). Two points of light.
Model: Cyclone by Gaetano Sciolari.
Italy c.1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Vintage Gold Metal Coffee Table Side Table with Smoked Glass 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage coffee table or side table in round shape with two swiveling glass plates from 1970s Italy.
The function is very practical so it allows to enlarge the table if it is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
'Nyotaimori' Unique Dinning Table from Egli Design
Located in London, GB
'Nyotaimori'
Nyotaimori is a real step forward for Eglidesign limited edition and handmade collection pieces. It's hand-carved details of the intricate marquetry of differient mothe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Schumacher Josef Frank Citrus Garden Pool Blue Linen Two-Sided Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This archival Josef Frank print, created in 1947, bears the signature whimsy, color and personality for which the designer is known. The hand-drawn p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Rug 31st October - Modern Dhurrie Carpet Geometric Blue/Brown Handloom Wool
By Carpets CC
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Design Title: "31st October Blue"
"31st October" was made on ALL Saint's Day from a Halloween inspiration.
The carpet is made on a table hand-loom. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Black Marble, creator Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Tuscan sculptor Michele Chiossi, has found in marble a medium to describe modernity with its myths and symbols, creating the Contemporary collection. An emoji can be a tray; an emoji heart, not necessarily pierced by an arrow, can be a place of creativity in the kitchen, a chopping board or a working surface; a dash; a zigzag; granting the marble a moment of levity, becoming vertical in a vase; reflecting an ideal image of ourselves. Unique objects to be experienced as a couple, to gift to friends, jewels of our daily lives.
Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Jaeger-LeCoultre Mystery Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Jaeger-LeCoultre mystery clock in a Lucite case with beautiful chinoiserie decoration featuring a bird in flight and standing on a gilded stepped bas...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Brass and Slate Sculpted Console by Frederic Saulou
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and slate sculpted console by Frederic Saulou
Intègre
Console
Black Slate, chemical engrave brass
Measures: L 150 x W 35 x H 90 cm, approxim...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Slate, Brass
Set of Twelve A. Rudin Mahogany Stained 729 Dining Chairs
By A. Rudin
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand set of twelve hardwood dining chairs designed by A. Rudin in California. The 729 chairs consists of 10 side chairs and two armchairs measuring 22 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Large Embossed-Leather Framed Mirror
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large wall mirror with heavy beveled-glass plate in a faux alligator embossed leather frame.
Category
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Puzzle Extendable Round Dining Table, Wood Top
Located in Paços de Ferreira, PT
Size: D:120cm W:120cm H:77cm extentable with 50cm
Materials: legs in lacquered metal, any color, top WOOD
Puzzle extendable round dining table, which is 100% produced in Portugal, Europe, is available in different sizes and shapes: Oval, ellipse, rectangular or square. This design was developed by our experienced designers with techniques and ideas of our most ancient artisans. The base of this contemporary dining table is made with metal in matt finish and the laying top in ceramic and the sub top in lacquered matt finish. Puzzle dining table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Oval Mahogany Brass Dining Table, Pink Mirror Top, 1952
Located in Rome, IT
Rare mahogany dining table attributed to Melchiorre Bega, circa 1952
oval top in mirror rose glass, two central feet with six brass legs
mahogany veneer.
Perfect original conditio...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fantastically Palwa Ceiling Lamp / Plafoniere Brass with Large Crystal
Located in Berlin, DE
Fantastically Palwa ceiling lamp /plafoniere brass with large crystal
Unique large plafionere made of gold-plated brass and large faceted crystal s...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of 3 Corolle Pendant Light by Mydriaz
By Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 corolle pendant light by Mydriaz
Dimensions: L 30 x W 30 x H 50 cm
Materials: Brass
Finishes: Golden-plated polished brass, white nickel finish on polished brass, black n...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Vase #1 Colored
Located in Porcia, IT
Italian ceramist Paola Paronetto's Cactus series of decorative objects draws inspiration from the beauty and harmony in nature. Handcrafted of paper c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Style Rock Crystal Tree Bronze Chandelier
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite hand carved and hand polished rock crystal silver leafed Borghese bronze tree chandelier. Exhibiting a truly beautiful Modern style naturalis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
William Lounge Chair, Walnut
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
William lounge is a chair with statement character, inspired by the classics of 20th century design. We bring our own interpretation of a classic archetype that will bring you a nost...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Oak, Wood, Faux Leather, Upholstery, Wool
Marble 1 Meter Multileg Cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble 1 meter multileg cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D 50 x W 100 x H 80 cm
Materials: Containers, doors, and shelves in MDF with different widths. Legs in turned solid alde...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Chatham, Transitional Flat-Weave Handwoven Area Rug, Ivory
Located in Norwalk, CT
Color: Ivory. Made In: India. 80% Wool, 20% Cotton. Durable and low-maintenance, flatweave rugs are especially popular for high-traffic rooms and in households with children and pets...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Polished Petrified Wood Coffee Table or Bench with Nice Modern Metal Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petrified wood top modernly designed coffee table (or bench). This custom coffee table has been fashioned from a gorgeous single thick slab of smoothly polished petrified wood, wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Leather and Chrome Swivel Chairs by J Robert Scott & Associates
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of four Patchwork leather chairs with round polished chrome bases that swivel.
Designed by Sally Sirkin Lewis and made for J Robert Scot...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Marble Multileg Cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble 1 + 1 meter multileg cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D 50 x W 100 x H 130 cm
Materials: containers, doors, and shelves in MDF with differ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Acrylic Dining Chairs by Vivid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Set of four newly reupholstered in an aqua blue fabric with slight gray tones acrylic dining chairs.
The acrylic has been professionally polished.
Made by Vivid of Los Angeles, cir...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric
Henredon Ralph Lauren Saddle Leather Sofa
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stunning Ralph Lauren sofa in thick, buttery, luxurious saddle leather. Lovely light patina. Sink in comfort with the softest down filled cushions. L...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Bronze Sculpture by Artiss
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze sculpture by Artiss
Dimensions: L 67 x W 30 x H 57 cm
Materials: Mlachite, Bronze
Artiss is named from artist, whose two -S" stands for natural gem and natural mother shell. ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Aloys F. Gangkofner Glass and Chromed Steel Chandelier, Munich, 1970s
Located in Greding, DE
Large ceiling chandelier made of chromed steel with solid glass spheres arranged radially on thin rods.
Aloys Gangkofner (1920 Reichenberg -2...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gaulino Easy Chair by Oscar Tysquets black lacquered ashwood, contemporary
Located in Barcelona, ES
“The challenge was to design a light armchair, not too high, using wood and leather. At the beginning, it was going in a different direction, but after making various models, prototypes and considering BD’s design team’s different perspectives on the matter, the result has inevitably drawn toward what is now the Gaulino chair, which was designed nearly 30 years ago. We did not envision it so, but the ergonomics and the aesthetic coherence of this piece has taken us toward a solution much like the Gaulino chair, an heiress of Gaudí and Mollino, and have decided to conserve the name.” OSCAR TUSQUETS
The Gaulino Easy Chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Hide, Ash
Italian Late 20th Century Silver Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This highly modernistic Italian Sputnik chandelier, includes stunning silvered rods, radiating from a central nucleus, suspended from a circular ceiling plate. Very good condition, a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern 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 seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern 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 Rug & Kilim, Schumacher, Vistosi, and Kartell. 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.
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