Abstract Oil Painting, "Nobody Could Sleep" by Jim Condron
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Nobody Could Sleep - Abstract painting by American artist Jim Condron The painting is one of a
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Canvas
Abstract Oil Painting, "Nobody Could Sleep" by Jim Condron
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Nobody Could Sleep - Abstract painting by American artist Jim Condron The painting is one of a
Canvas
"For Saturday" Large Square Abstract Painting by Jim Condron
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large multi colored abstract wall painting titled "For Saturday" by American Artist Jim Condron
Canvas, Linen
$12,102
H 11.75 in W 11.75 in
Paintings and Drawings, by Agnes Martin 1974-1990 (Stedelijk), 1991
By Agnes Martin
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Paintings and Drawings, by Agnes Martin 1974-1990 (Stedelijk), 1991 Additional information: Medium: complete set of ten lithographs on transparent vellum paper each, 30 x 30 cm 11 3...
Lithograph
$8,658
H 43.31 in W 70.08 in D 82.68 in
Carlo Scarpa for Simon Gavina 'Toledo' double bed in Wood and leather, Italy
By Carlo Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Argelato, BO
Carlo Scarpa (1906 - 1978), “Toledo” Bed, Simon Gavina, Italy, 1975. Bed with load-bearing structure in turned solid padouk wood with light wood inserts, leather headboard, brass b...
Leather, Wood
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$5,000 / set
H 13 in W 24 in D 42 in
Charcoal Blocks, Sculptural, Geometric, Shou Sugi Ban Coffee or Side Tables
By Yvonne Mouser
Located in Oakland, CA
The Charcoal Blocks are a grouping of five upright and angled tables. Each of the individual pieces sits with a tilted stance and together they can be organized into a row, grouped l...
Wood, Fir, Reclaimed Wood
$3,600
H 29 in W 23 in
Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated exhibition poster published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at the Fun Gallery in the East Villag...
Lithograph, Offset
Jewelry Safe Brushed Gold Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Jewelry safe vintage golded distinguishes itself following a new hyperluxury trend. Special compartments for jewelry and precious liquors, watch winders for watches and humidors f...
Gold Plate, Brass
Mid Century modern Murano venetian glass chandelier 1960s Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano Glass Floral Rezzonico Chandelier 1960s This stunning chandelier is a remarkable example of Venetian craftsmanship from the 1960s. Expertly handcrafted from Murano blown glas...
Murano Glass
$9,990 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 43.31 in
Minimalist Round Coffee Table - Natural Oak Fundamenta 43 by NONO
By NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Minimalist Round Coffee Table - Natural Oak Fundamenta 43 by NONO Sculptural coffee table made of solid wood with a natural water-based or black tinted finish. Due to the nature of...
Hardwood
Unavailable|$7,450
H 27.96 in W 84.65 in D 43.31 in
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi 'Piumino' Sofa
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jonathan de Pas, Donato D'Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi for Dell'Oca, 'Piumino' sofa, leather, foam, Italy, 1970s Jonathan de Pas, Donato D'Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi formed an innovativ...
Leather
$2,381 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
Simplicissimus Chandelier, 6 lights, Citron Yellow Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Citron Yellow artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a resea...
Blown Glass
Colorful Gemstone Tangram Puzzle
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Reconnect with creativity: gemstone tangram for mindful play. The gemstone Tangram by DAR Proyectos is a meditative dream to solve, as you weigh the 7 pieces of brightly colored gem...
Stone, Multi-gemstone
$18,478 / item
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
1970s Design Anfibio Foldable Sofa Vintage Leather Becchi Giovannetti
By Alessandro Becchi
Located in Casalguidi, IT
The bed-sofa, designed by Alessandro Becchi together with the Giovannetti staff has recently celebrated its 50 years. Its history is full of important events and participations. A p...
Leather
$14,303 / set
H 27.56 in W 125.99 in D 108.67 in
Ligne Roset by Michel Ducaroy Togo Pink Modular Sofa and Footstool, Set of Five
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Basildon, London
The iconic Togo sofa, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973 has become a design Classic. This five-piece modular set is incredibly versatile and can be config...
Fabric
$9,620
H 28.75 in W 93.31 in D 77.96 in
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Double Bed by JOSEPH-ANDRE MOTTE, CHARRON, France 1950
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
A rigorous double bed with an exceptionally graphic line, with its beveled uprights and its large headboard with integrated bedside tables, with rational elegance, Modernist, Reconst...
Metal
Italian Scagliola Top Coffee Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A coffee table with a fine 19th century Italian, probably Florentine, scagliola top, depicting a central polychrome image of Pan in a bucolic riparian setting, entwined with flowerin...
Scagliola
$3,200
H 38.5 in W 10 in D 6 in
Athabasca White 1/10 - tall, white, geometric, modern, stainless steel sculpture
By Philippe Pallafray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A small pillar of stainless steel is patinated in matte white by Philippe Pallafray. This minimalist inspired sculpture is designed with jagged polished "cracks" in the steel that gl...
Stainless Steel
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.
An empty wall in your home is a blank canvas, and that’s good news. Whether you’ve chosen to arrange a collage of paintings in a hallway or carefully position a handful of wall-mounted sculptures in your dining room, there are a lot of options for beautifying your space with the antique and vintage wall decor and decorations available on 1stDibs.
If you’re seeking inspiration for your wall decor, we’ve got some ideas (and we can show you how to arrange wall art, too).
“I recommend leaving enough space above the piece of furniture to allow for usable workspace and to protect the art from other items damaging it,” says Susana Simonpietri, of Brooklyn home design studio Chango & Co.
Hanging a single attention-grabbing large-scale print or poster over your bar or bar cart can prove intoxicating, but the maximalist approach of a salon-style hang, a practice rooted in 17th-century France, can help showcase works of various shapes, styles and sizes on a single wall or part of a wall.
If you’re planning on creating an accent wall — or just aiming to bring a variety of colors and textures into a bedroom — there is more than one way to decorate with wallpaper. Otherwise, don’t overlook what textiles can introduce to a space. A vintage tapestry can work wonders and will be easy to move when you’ve found that dream apartment in another borough.
Express your taste and personality with the right ornamental touch for the walls of your home or office — find a range of contemporary art, vintage photography, paintings and other wall decor and decorations on 1stDibs now.