Original Lee Hafer Acrylic Abstract Painting 3
Located in Wichita, KS
An original acrylic painting on canvas by contemporary American artist Lee Hafer (Ohio/California
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Lee Hafer Acrylic Abstract Painting 4
Located in Wichita, KS
An original acrylic painting on canvas by contemporary American artist Lee Hafer (Ohio/California
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Lee Hafer Acrylic Abstract Painting 2
Located in Wichita, KS
An original acrylic painting on canvas by contemporary American artist Lee Hafer (Ohio/California
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Lee Hafer Acrylic Abstract Painting 1
Located in Wichita, KS
An original acrylic painting on canvas by contemporary American artist Lee Hafer (Ohio/California
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,550 / item
H 18 in W 12 in D 12 in
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Seth Premo, Arvo Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a powder-coated steel shade and...
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
Pair of Westport Style Adirondack Chairs
By Harry Bunnell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Westport style Adirondack chairs, circa 2000s. We had these chairs custom made for a client based on the Westport chair, which was originally designed by Thomas Lee in 1903 f...
Wood, Oak
$13,914 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$8,106 / set
H 48 in W 69 in D 48 in
Trapezi Five Lights Neutral Shades Contemporary Pendant/Chandelier Brass, Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi Chandelier Offers a Contemporary Interpretation of the Murano Glass Chandelier, Grounded in Italian Design and Shaped by the Clarity and Lightness of the International St...
Brass
$2,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Lladró Nightbloom Hanging Lamp in White by Marcel Wanders
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain hanging lamp with a spectacular design inspired by the petals of a flower delicately swaying in the breeze. This work is part of the lighting collection created by Marcel W...
Porcelain
1970s Selig Lucite & Leather Strap Sofa Couch
By Selig
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1970s Selig lucite frame and leather strap sofa couch. Three long nickel bars run through the length of the sofa holding the black leather straps and back cushion straps. Newly recov...
Metal
19th Century Italian Baroque Oval Mirror with Ornate Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Italian Baroque style mirror with an oval shape. The mirrors features an ornate frame made of wood with intricate carvings of scrollwork and floral motifs. The design inclu...
Wood, Paint
Contemporary Italian Wine Storage Cabinet in Solid Walnut
By Giuliano & Gabriele Cappellettii
Located in NEW YORK, NY
multifunctional storage unit with double glass doors, with plinth and solid wood drawers assembled with dovetails joints and solid wood push-pull opening system. Unit and inner str...
Metal, Wire
$4,800 / set
H 12 in W 55 in D 55 in
Midcentury Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble 2 Piece Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Two piece contemporary design circa 1990s from Italy. Solid travertine construction. Each table measures 55 inches from corner to corner. 27.5 inches wide. The taller table is 16 inc...
Travertine
"Ossicles" Screen by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning screen (or wall panel) with rotating "Ossicles" in massive and sculpted travertine stone, brass spheres and black lacquered metal structure. Creation by Studio Glustin. ...
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Italian Channeled Leather and Chrome Chaise Longue, 1970
Located in New York, NY
A handsome chocolate brown channeled Italian leather chaise longue from the 1970's. The sloping contoured wavy curved frame sits in harmony with the angular chrome support. The warm ...
Chrome
Glass and Walnut Wood Bar Cabinet with Refrigerator
By Rimadesio, Giuseppe Bavuso
Located in Boston, MA
The Alambra bar cabinet designed by Giuseppe Bavuso is bar version of the standard glass and walnut wood cabinet. It is equipped an internal fridge and open compartments and door in ...
Aluminum
$5,990
H 31.11 in W 19.69 in D 31.11 in
Minimalist Brutalist Lounge Chair, Burn Oak Wood Muted B Easy Chair by NONO
By NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Minimalist Brutalist Lounge Chair, Burn Oak Wood Muted Easy Chair by NONO Brutalist chairs boast a strong, yet passive presence with minimalist designs that highlight the rich text...
Hardwood
Set of 2 postmodern mirrors by Deknudt, 1980s Belgium.
By Deknudt
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Set of 2 postmodern mirrors by Deknudt, 1980s Belgium. Graphic mirrors with a chrome frame. The print is screen printed. Because the middle is open, it’s still a functional mirror. S...
Chrome
$16,694 / set
H 31.11 in W 26.78 in D 38.59 in
Fine Pair of Fully Restored Antique Art Deco Armchairs Hand Carved Carved Panels
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored pair of antique hand dyed Cigar brown leather Art Deco club armchairs with hand carved panels. An exceptionally goo...
Leather, Wood
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.