Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wool, Walnut
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wool, Walnut
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wool, Walnut
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wool, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Moroccan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Maple, Mahogany
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Concrete, Brass
1990s Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Lacquer
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Epoxy Resin, Hardwood, Lacquer, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1980s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash, Olive, Macassar
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
20th Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1930s French Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mirror, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Beech
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble
2010s Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze