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Rolf Benz Mio Collection Leather Club Chairs, Showroom Samples
By Rolf Benz
Located in Miami, FL
Rolf Benz Mio collection leather club chairs, showroom samples
Offered is a pair of sumptuous overscale leather-upholstered club chairs from the Mio Collection by Rolf Benz. The c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Slink Coffee Table, Nero Marquina Marble Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Slink coffee table is a modern cocktail table made of powder-coated metal with a Nero Marquina marble top. The symmetrical and circular base set this beautiful piece apart from t...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Drip Coffee Table, Powder-Coated Black + Nero Marquina Marble, Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The drip coffee table is a modern cocktail table made of powder-coated metal with a Nero Marquina marble top. The asymmetrical and offset bases set this beautiful piece apart from th...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
H 17 in. W 72 in. D 26 in.
Niermann Weeks Italian 6-Light Chandelier Amazing Faux Paint, Showroom Sample
Located in Chicago, IL
Manufactured by Niermann Weeks this Italian chandelier with 6-lights was used as a showroom sample and never sold or installed. Great looking with simple, yet elegant style and remin...
Category
2010s American Country Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Fordite 1 Rock Shaped Rug by Patricia Urquiola for CC-Tapis - showroom sample
By Patricia Urquiola, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Showroom sample available for immediate pick up in Brooklyn
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and a Himalayan wool, pure ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Cotton
W 66.93 in. L 118.12 in.
French Tolix Kitchen Counter Stools Showroom Samples 100's Available Mix Colors
Located in Chicago, IL
Genuine hand-made Tolix kitchen counter stools. The Tolix kitchen counter stools are considered an iconic design and their matching chairs (also in stock), and have been displayed in...
Category
2010s French Industrial Stools
Materials
Steel
H 25.5 in. W 17.38 in. D 17.38 in.
Genuine French Made Tolix Arm Chairs Powder Coated, Showroom Samples Minor Flaws
Located in Chicago, IL
Genuine Tolix chairs made in France, complete with TOLIX stamp of authenticity. These Tolix chairs are considered iconic, and have been displayed in the MoMA, Germany’s Vitra Design ...
Category
2010s French Industrial Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.38 in. W 21.5 in. D 24.75 in.
Lustre Coffee Table, Nero Marquina Marble, Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Lustre coffee table is a modern cocktail table made of powder-coated metal with a Nero Marquina marble top. The asymmetrical and offset bases set this beautiful piece apart from ...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Tacchini Julep Sofa in Ralf Simons mohair / showroom sample
By Jonas Wagell Design & Architecture, Tacchini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Duplex interpretation of Julep Sofa designed by Jonas Wagell and manufactured by Tacchini, upholstered in Raf Simon / Kvadrat mohair.
Soft, enveloping shapes characterize this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mohair
21st Century Modern Center Coffee Table Stainless Steel Black Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Arabesque Center Coffee Table" listed here is a Showroom Sample made in black lacquered wood and frosted black tempered glass (tabletop). The Arabic pattern matches on the glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
H 11.82 in. Dm 47.25 in.
21st Century Modern Bookcase in Walnut and Brushed Brass Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Bookcase ExCentric 2.0" listed here is a Showroom Sample made in walnut wood and brushed brass, and part of a set, including a Credenza Sideboard and an Executive Desk from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 51.19 in. W 92.52 in. D 25.6 in.
21st Century Modern Suspended Sideboard Oak Wood Stainless Steel Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Arabesque Credenza Sideboard" listed here is a Showroom Sample in oak wood and polished stainless steel.
Original price - 7.900€.
The doors have a gorgeous Arabic pattern. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
H 23.63 in. W 19.69 in. D 78.75 in.
21st Century Modern Center Coffee Table Wood and Stainless Steel Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Center "Gift Wrap 1st Movement Coffee Table" listed here is a Showroom Sample made in ironwood and brushed stainless steel.
Original price - 3.250€.
We can also produce this b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
H 11.82 in. W 39.38 in. D 39.38 in.
21st Century Modern Center Coffee Table Walnut and White Lacquer Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Pebbles Center Coffee Table" listed here is a Showroom Sample, made in walnut wood and white lacquered wood.
Original price - 2.100€.
The piece is in excellent condition, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
H 9.45 in. W 44.49 in. D 47.25 in.
21st Century Modern Center Table Stainless Steel and White Glass Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Arabesque Center Tea Table" listed here is a Showroom Sample made in white lacquered wood and frosted white tempered glass (tabletop). The Arabic pattern matches on the glass an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
H 31.5 in. Dm 29.53 in.
cc-tapis Rotazioni A in Pink by Patricia Urquiola, Showroom Sample
By Patricia Urquiola, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and Himalayan wool coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 individual kno...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Gray Melange Upholstered Nils Dining Chairs, Showroom Samples, Set of 4
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous set of 4 custom Nils dining chairs in grey mélange fabric with off white ultra leather contrast welt and Swedish grey finish legs. Ready for immediate delivery!.
Category
2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric
21st Century Modern Console Table in Red Lacquer and Brass Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Console Table Roots" listed here is a Showroom Sample, made in red lacquered wood and "Industrial Chic" brass finish. The "Industrial Chic" finished is handmade by the author hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 29.14 in. W 37.8 in. D 10.63 in.
21st Century Modern Center Coffee Table in White and Teak Wood Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, this elegant coffee table is handcrafted with carefully selected wood veneers. Perfect for both contemporary and traditional homes.
Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak, Wood, Lacquer
2 bids
H 11.82 in. W 35.44 in. D 35.44 in.
21st Century Modern Center Coffee Table in Walnut Wood and White Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, this elegant coffee table is handcrafted with carefully selected walnut wood veneer and white lacquered wood.
The "Roots Coffee Table" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut, Wood
H 11.82 in. W 35.44 in. D 35.44 in.
Unique Drinks Cabinet with Brass Handle for Large Storage Showroom Sample
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
This piece is a sample from our showroom with almost invisible signs of use and it is available for immediate purchase with a great discount.
Perfect for entertaining at home, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
H 53.94 in. W 30.71 in. D 19.69 in.
High Gloss Black Credenza with Drawers and Large Storage Showroom Sample
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
This piece is a sample from our showroom with almost invisible signs of use and it is available for immediate purchase with a great discount.
The definition of rich furniture des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Credenzas
Materials
Brass
H 28.75 in. W 64.97 in. D 17.72 in.
Modern Drinks Cabinet with Copper Accents for Dinner Parties_showroom Sample
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
This piece is a sample from our showroom with almost invisible signs of use and it is available for immediate purchase with a great discount.
Perfect for entertaining at home, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Copper
H 60.24 in. W 31.5 in. D 16.93 in.
cc-tapis Rug Ultimate Bliss Gold by Mae Engelgeer for Duplex - showroom sample
By Mae Engelgeer, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches “Gold is Bold" project: a unique collaboration with cc-tapis to celebrate boldness.
The iconic Biss rug collection designed by Mae Engelgeer and hand knotted in N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
W 66.93 in. L 118.12 in.
Claire Sofa Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Claire sofa features an upholstered hovering plinth cushion seat and a back waterfalls to the floor. This is a showroom sample sold as is. As shown in a cotton velvet white.
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Sacha Chair Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Sacha chair features layers of channelled leather to create a chic and sophisticated sit. This is a showroom sample sold as is. As shown in white leather.
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Josette Chandelier Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Josette chandelier is a sculptural fete featuring hand-forged gold leaf over iron feathers suspending from custom brass poles. Light bulbs: Eight clear globe g25 standard base 60...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Dax Vertical Chandelier Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Dax chandelier is a sculptural fete featuring gold leafed rebar hand twisted to create a unique one of a kind fixture. Polished brass and Carrara marble finish this piece off.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Gold Leaf
Dot Dresser, 8-Drawer Modern Wood Dresser, Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Dot 8-drawer dresser features an architectural sculpted wood sphere detail with metal plinth bases. As shown with 6 touch latch/soft close drawers. This showroom sample is shown ...
Category
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Showroom Sample Louis XV Headboard with Footboard and Side Rails, King
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful Louis XV-style iron headboard is part of the custom Tara Shaw Maison collection. Handcrafted in New Orleans. Showroom sample in queen size immediately available. Minor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron
Trestles Chair, Modern Design in a Charcoal Velvet Showroom Sample
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
This beautifully designed luxury chair utilizes a sculptural design aesthetic and distinctive base to separate itself from the ordinary. Ortiz Milano's Creative Director Susan Hornbe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Monteverdi young miniature desk sale sample from showroom
By Monteverdi-Young
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare showroom miniature desk sample of Monteverdi and young furniture, this one doesn't have the return as it shows in the picture. This piece was aquired directly from Mrs Montever...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Asym Daybed, Showroom Sample
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
Showroom Sample Asym Daybed
Upholstery: Boucle Soft White - Grade J.
Category
2010s Daybeds
Materials
Bouclé
Showroom SAMPLE SALE!* Icon Table in steel & leather by Christopher Kreiling
By Christopher Kreiling Studio
Located in Pasadena, CA
The Icon library table is steel with a bronzed patina. The legs are upholstered in hand stained lamb leather with adjustable feet. The Icon tabletop is upholstered with black saddle ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 30 in. W 96 in. D 46 in.
21st Century Modern Credenza Sideboard in Walnut and Brass Showroom Sample
By EMOTIONAL OBJECTS, João Faria
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Credenza "ExCentric 2.0 Sideboard" listed here is a Showroom Sample in walnut wood and brushed brass. However, we can produce this brand new in customized options:
Structure and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 29.14 in. W 68.9 in. D 27.56 in.
High Gloss Black Luxury Desk or Vanities Table Showroom Sample
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
This piece is a sample from our showroom with almost invisible signs of use and it is available for immediate purchase with a great discount.
Refined elegance and classic design ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ozz Floor Lamp in Metal Shade & Concrete Base - showroom sample
By Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ozz is made of light and stone. It shifts from shy domesticity to become central to the home, proving itself a key figure, with its large, look-at-me arc. The design starts in the co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Roly Poly Polyethylene Armchair with Cushions, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
H 24.8 in. W 22.4 in. D 24 in.
Atollo Glass Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce- showroom sample
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atollo Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, and hemisphere combine in such a si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vitra Wooden Doll No. 1 by Alexander Girard, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Alexander Girard, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
Together with Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American design. A key source of inspiration for his wide-ranging oeuv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fir, Wood
H 10.83 in. W 1.97 in. L 10.83 in.
Vitra White Eames Elephant, Charles & Ray Eames, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States.
Charles and Ray Eames developed a toy elephant made of plywood in 1945. Manufactured in plastic, the Eames Elephant ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Plastic
H 16.34 in. W 16.15 in. L 16.34 in.
Vitra Little Wooden Devil by Alexander Girard, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Alexander Girard, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
These items are currently only available in the United States.
Together with Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar Am...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood, Fir
H 5.52 in. W 1.82 in. D 1.19 in.
Vitra Small Snake Tray by Alexander Girard, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Alexander Girard, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
The designers Alexander Girard were leading figures in American design during the Post-War era. While the primary focus of Girard‘s work was on textile design, he was also admired fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Plywood
H 11.01 in. W 11.01 in. D 0.75 in.
Vitra Sun Wall Relief by Alexander Girard, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Alexander Girard, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
Along with his colleagues Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures in American design during the post-war era. While textile design wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vitra Wooden Doll No. 5 by Alexander Girard, 1stdibs Gallery Showroom Sample
By Alexander Girard, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
Together with Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American design. A key source of inspiration for his wide-ranging oe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fir
H 10.63 in. W 1.97 in. D 1.38 in.
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Showroom Samples For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of showroom samples for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, fabric and animal skin, all showroom samples available were constructed with great care. We have 1 antique and vintage showroom samples in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Showroom samples have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Showroom samples bearing Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz, Annabelle Selldorf and Christopher Kreiling Studio each produced beautiful showroom samples that are worth considering.
How Much are Showroom Samples?
Prices for showroom samples can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, showroom samples begin at $750 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,525.
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.
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