Modern Loveseats
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s British Modern Loveseats
Cotton, Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Plastic
2010s Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Plastic
2010s Modern Loveseats
Fabric
2010s Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Metal, Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Loveseats
Faux Leather
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Loveseats
Upholstery
Late 20th Century French Modern Loveseats
Metal
2010s Unknown Modern Loveseats
Metal
1990s Modern Loveseats
Gold Leaf
1980s American Vintage Modern Loveseats
Mohair
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Ultrasuede
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Loveseats
Leather, Wood, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Loveseats
Chrome
2010s North American Modern Loveseats
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Egyptian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Loveseats
Leather
1970s American Vintage Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
1990s French Modern Loveseats
Polyester
2010s Egyptian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Loveseats
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Loveseats
Leather
2010s Austrian Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
2010s French Modern Loveseats
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Velvet, Wood, Silk, Trimming
2010s Philippine Modern Loveseats
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Foam, Polystyrene
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Upholstery
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Loveseats
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Loveseats
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Philippine Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s Philippine Modern Loveseats
Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Loveseats
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
2010s Spanish Modern Loveseats
Wood
2010s Modern Loveseats
Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
2010s Spanish Modern Loveseats
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic