Sentir-Sentar Sofa by Richard Malachowski and Thai Mainhard
Located in Dubai, AE
Inspired by the rough and chaotic beauty of traditional art studios, where wooden easels hold the canvases, trestles are full of brushes and open paints. The Sentir-Sentar sofa is an...
Leather, Faux Leather
Thai Mainhard "Heart to Heart" Acrylic on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Thai Mainhard "Heart to Heart" acrylic on canvas 37 x 37, signed and dated on verso Born and raised in Brazil with strong Italian and Spanish heritage, Thai Mainhard moved to Cali...
Canvas, Acrylic
Thai Mainhard "Master of My Own Mind" Acrylic on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Thai Mainhard "Master of My Own Mind" acrylic on canvas.
Canvas, Acrylic
Marco Zanuso Style Modern Sofa 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Chic Mid-Century Modern sofa with brass legs in the style of Marco Zanuso. Italy, 1960's. Newly upholstered in pebble color JAB indoor/outdoor fabric by Venfield.
Brass, Steel
$14,795
H 30.71 in W 98.43 in D 39.38 in
M.O.R. sofa designed by Javier Mariscal and Pepe Cortés for Akaba in 1986.
Located in Madrid, ES
Also known as the M.O.R. Sillón or “Morsillón,” this sculptural sofa is an outstanding example of the playful and experimental spirit that defined Spanish Postmodern design during th...
Steel
$23,595 / set
H 29 in W 146 in D 63 in
Contemporary Modern Hug Modular Sofa in Fabric by Collector Studio
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
The Hug sofa is defined by clean, simple lines and a distinctive armrest detail. The armrest, half overlapping the seat cushion, creates an interlocking detail between the two elemen...
Fabric
Margot Sofa, by ATRA
By Alexander Andersson Diaz, ATRA
Located in New York, NY
The Margot Sofa, by ATRA [Alexander Andersson Diaz] All ATRA pieces are produced in-house within our four ateliers — upholstery, wood, stone, and metal — and can be customized in f...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Minimalist Brazilian Sofa ´Sonia´ by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Sonia Sofa by Samuel Lamas, 2022 Experience the elegance of the award-winning Sonia Sofa, a contemporary Brazilian masterpiece designed with geometric and architectural precision. C...
Steel
$10,013 / item
H 27.96 in W 76.78 in D 35.44 in
Customizable Wittmann Andes Sofa Designed by Luca Nichetto
By Luca Nichetto, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
Standard legs & piping. The wide variety of potential groups of sofas and other elements now also includes an elegant, finely proportioned armchair that is a perfect match for the A...
Textile
Sahara Sofa by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
By Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Located in Geneve, CH
Sahara sofa by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance Sofa 3 seats + 2 tops Dimensions: W 416.3 x D 158.5 x H 83.8 cm Materials: Leather or fabric, black aluminium powder, coat structure, wood b...
Aluminum
$9,850 / item
H 31.5 in W 113.78 in D 39.38 in
Extra Deep Fully Upholstered Sofa With Minimalist Design & Ergonomic Proportions
Located in New York, NY
This extra deep sofa explores proportion through mass, softness, and continuous curvature. The design is defined by its monolithic silhouette, gently rounded arms, and oversized seat...
Velvet, Foam, Wood
Air Sofa, by ATRA
By Alexander Andersson Diaz, ATRA
Located in New York, NY
The Air Sofa, by ATRA [Alexander Andersson Diaz] L 2400 mm / 94.5” D 905 mm / 35.6” H 605 mm / 23.8” SH 295 mm / 11.6” All ATRA pieces are produced in-house within our four atelier...
Brass, Stainless Steel
$15,217 / item
H 25.6 in W 110.24 in D 37.41 in
ARCHIE Contemporary and Modern Sofa in Custom Upholstery
Located in Frazão, Porto
The ARCHIE sofa from the Essence collection offers a blend of classic charm and modern customization. Available in two sizes, this sofa allows you to personalize the plinth color to ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Leather, Faux Leather
$10,700 / item
H 31.5 in W 113.78 in D 39.38 in
Extra Deep Fully Upholstered Sofa With Minimalist Design & Ergonomic Proportions
Located in New York, NY
This extra deep sofa explores proportion through mass, softness, and continuous curvature. The design is defined by its monolithic silhouette, gently rounded arms, and oversized seat...
Velvet, Foam, Wood
$12,177 / item
H 34.26 in W 104.73 in D 35.44 in
Customizable Zanotta William Sofa by Damian Williamson
By Damian Williamson
Located in New York, NY
Price listed is for the starting FABRIC. Armchair, monobloc, modular sofas, pouf, day bed and shelves. Aluminum alloy feet, either polished or with natural or black nickel-satin fin...
Textile
Small Baixo Sofa by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Baixo Sofa by Wentz Dimensions: D 105 x W 200 x H 58 cm Materials: Wood, Upholstery. 2 cushions included The Baixo sofa proposes a different way of sitting. An invitation to c...
Upholstery, Wood
Customizable Zanotta Shiki Sofa by Damian Williamson
By Damian Williamson
Located in New York, NY
Monobloc and modular sofas. Wooden base covered with the same fabric or leather of the sofa. Wooden frame. Elastic strips suspension. Backrest and seat upholstered with graduated pol...
Textile
MW06 sofa, by MW Designer Furniture
By Olivier Santini
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
KUUMO – The Perfect Fusion of Art and Design in a Sofa Version The KUUMO sofa embodies a sculptural vision of contemporary furniture, blending bold design with absolute comfort. Des...
Stainless Steel
$10,700 / item
H 31.5 in W 113.78 in D 39.38 in
Extra Deep Fully Upholstered Sofa With Minimalist Design & Ergonomic Proportions
Located in New York, NY
This extra deep sofa explores proportion through mass, softness, and continuous curvature. The design is defined by its monolithic silhouette, gently rounded arms, and oversized seat...
Velvet, Foam, Wood
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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