Modern Daybeds
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Walnut
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood, Alpaca, Mohair, Linen, Velvet, Oak, Walnut, Lacquer
2010s Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Beech, Wood, Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Alpaca, Mohair, Bouclé, Linen, Velvet, Wood, Oak, Walnut
2010s Asian Modern Daybeds
Aluminum
20th Century Unknown Modern Daybeds
Chrome
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Hardwood
2010s Asian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Synthetic, Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Daybeds
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Plastic
Early 2000s Italian Modern Daybeds
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Daybeds
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Mohair, Oak, Wood, Linen, Bouclé, Velvet, Alpaca, Walnut
2010s North American Modern Daybeds
Steel
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Daybeds
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Plastic
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Mahogany, Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Walnut, Velvet, Oak, Leather, Alpaca, Mohair, Bouclé, Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Brass, Gold Plate
2010s French Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Daybeds
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Copper, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
2010s French Modern Daybeds
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Wool, Bouclé, Cotton, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Daybeds
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Nickel
20th Century Indian Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Teak
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Leather, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Leather, Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Copper, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Brass
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Bronze, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Bronze
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Brass
2010s Swedish Modern Daybeds
Concrete
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Velvet, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Daybeds
Lacquer












