Starck Style
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Satinwood
Vintage 1980s Italian Bookcases
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chairs
Papercord, Wood
Early 2000s French Louis XVI Lounge Chairs
Mirror, Wood
1990s French Modern Chairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1980s French Modern Side Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1980s French Modern Side Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1980s French Modern Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Plastic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
Vintage 1980s French Modern Dining Room Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather
Vintage 1980s French Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Plastic
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Plastic
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sofas
Fabric
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Metal
2010s American Industrial Stools
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Philippe Starck's design style is modern. Some words that capture the spirit of his work include dynamic, sleek, fluid and witty. Starck has created everything from hotel interiors and luxury yachts to toothbrushes and teakettles and incorporates playful and unexpected elements in his work. Shop a range of Philippe Starck furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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