Modern Armchairs
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Wood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Faux Leather, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Bouclé, Foam
Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Armchairs
Chrome
2010s Danish Modern Armchairs
Wood
2010s European Modern Armchairs
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Cane, Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet
2010s Norwegian Modern Armchairs
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Cut Steel
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Synthetic, Polyester, Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Cane, Fabric, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Armchairs
Acrylic, Linen, Cotton, Fur, Faux Fur, Velvet, Bouclé, Wool, Fabric, She...
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Armchairs
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Bouclé
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Wool, Upholstery, Wood, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Velvet
1970s British Vintage Modern Armchairs
Leather, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Bouclé, Wood, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Ash
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
1970s American Vintage Modern Armchairs
Oak, Cane
Early 2000s Italian Modern Armchairs
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Teak, Upholstery
2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Textile
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Armchairs
Leather, Rattan, Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery





