Mission Style Desk Lamp
Early 20th Century American Mission Table Lamps
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Metal, Stainless Steel, Nickel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Iron, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Oak, Rosewood, Walnut, Wenge, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Teak, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pedestals and Columns
Wenge, Plywood, Oak, Rosewood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Wood, Oak, Rosewood, Walnut, Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Plywood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Oak, Rosewood, Walnut, Wood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Wood, Plywood, Oak, Rosewood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Conference Tables
Stainless Steel, Iron, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cupboards
Leather, Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Stainless Steel, Iron, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Leather, Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut, Leather, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Leather, Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Leather, Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cupboards
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Crystal, Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Conference Tables
Metal, Stainless Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Nickel, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Metal, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel, Nickel
Late 20th Century American Mission Table Lamps
Marble, Copper
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze, Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Minimalist Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
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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.