Classicon Paris
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Western European Rugs
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Dining Room Sets
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sofas
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Stools
Steel
Vintage 1980s French Modern Sofas
Metal
1990s German Modern Sofas
Wool, Wood
Vintage 1920s German Sofas
Fabric, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Canvas, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Canvas, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Canvas, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Canvas, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Canvas, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Trunks and Luggage
Canvas, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Side Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Sofas
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
20th Century European Cabinets
Maple
Vintage 1930s French Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s German Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather
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A Close Look at Modern Furniture
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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