Modern Building and Garden Elements
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: White
Opinion Ciatti Fermaporte Cylindrical Doorstop
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fermaporte by Lapo Ciatti are ready made simple yet sophisticated objects. Essential in shape but refined in materials. A marble cylinder mounted on a shiny 24-karat gold-plated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Contemporary White Cream Ceramic Watering Can for Vases and Garden
Located in Milano, IT
Altea is a handmade ceramic watering can. It has to be filled with water from the head and poured from both horns. With her proud feminine bearing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Guhl Concrete and Steel Floating Bench, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable mid-century floating concrete bench by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Circa 1960s. Sturdy and substantial. Holds the weight of 3 adults easily. Perfect minimal design as is c...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Steel
21st Century white porcelain waste-bin with cover
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century white porcelain waste-bin with golden bronze cover.
Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind.
The style of this waste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Modern Outdoor Stool Lacquered in Brown and Cream With Stainless Steel Details
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Lonian Tourbillion- Outdoor stool.
Greek architecture is known for its structures and that’s the main inspiration for Lonian. An outdoor stool that's unique due to its shapes and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
New Metal Fleur Side Table with White Marble Top, Indoor and Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
New metal fleur side table with wood top indoor and outdoor
You can choose color base and top materials like glass, marble, wood or metal.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Phillip Jeffries Suit Yourself Waistcoat White Textile Wallpaper, Tailored Walls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillip Jeffries Suit Yourself Waistcoat white textile wallpaper, tailored walls. Selling in bolts of 12 yards each. Multiple available. MSRP per yard is 130 USD (1560 per bolt). Gor...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Textile
Modern Skull Terracotta Plastic Planter or Champagne Cooler by Studio Job
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Job says he was inspired by a legendary figure that lived wrapped in mystery: 'the singer without a name'. "No one had ever seen her come out of her house, where heavy velvet curtain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plastic
Gandia Blasco Sonora Planter 3 by Pablo Gironés
Located in New York, NY
“Lining up several Sonora planters in a row allows areas to be divided as using a separator.” – Pablo Gironés (Designer) – SONORA is a collection of designer planters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Gandia Blasco Lighting Llar Fireplace 3 by Borja García
Located in New York, NY
“We wanted to work with a product that could transpose concepts that belong inside the home, such as a meeting around the hearth, to an outdoor space. LLAR responds to this premise with a purely architectural aesthetic, where the proportion and composition of the product convey a certain clarity and presence that are typical of the modern movement, where the fire place was already considered a key architectural element in the home.” – Borja García...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Outdoor Dining Armchair in Stainless Steel with Copper Plated Finish
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nodo Outdoor Dining Armchair
The most luxurious and sophisticated outdoor furniture piece that will assure elegance and a comfortable space to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel Outdoor Dining Chair with Copper Plating and Waterproof Fabric
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nodo Outdoor Dining Chair
The most luxurious and sophisticated outdoor furniture piece that will assure elegance and a comfortable space to enjoy the company of your favorite people...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Outdoor Stool with Marble and Gold Plated Details
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Lonian mirror - Outdoor stool made in fiberglass, marble, and metallic details
Outdoor stool made with top and base in fiberglass, middle in marble, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Gandia Blasco Lighting Llar Fireplace 2 by Borja García
Located in New York, NY
“We wanted to work with a product that could transpose concepts that belong inside the home, such as a meeting around the hearth, to an outdoor space. LLAR responds to this premise with a purely architectural aesthetic, where the proportion and composition of the product convey a certain clarity and presence that are typical of the modern movement, where the fire place was already considered a key architectural element in the home.” – Borja García...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Charlie White Chair
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A modern sculpture that functions as a chair, this splendid objet d'art is a collector's piece that will make a bold statement in any indoor or outdoor contemporary decor. Entirely f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Gandia Blasco Sonora Planter 1 by Pablo Gironés
Located in New York, NY
“Lining up several Sonora planters in a row allows areas to be divided as using a separator.” – Pablo Gironés (Designer) – SONORA is a collection of designer planters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Mamba Mango Swan
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A snakelike shape that twists and turns to form an infinite range of winding patterns for your surface.
Cement Tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic pressi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Modern Outdoor Brown Leather With White Legs and Plated Details
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nero - Dining chair
Contemporary outdoor dining chair made with structure: Legs white matte powder coated stainless steel, Metallic details in gold plated stainless steel, Upholstery: Acrylic fabric and synthetic outdoor leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rainproof Stainless Steel Dining Armchair with Brown Outdoor Leather
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
The whole design of this contemporary Nero Dining Armchair was developed according to the following structure:
-Structure: Legs black matte lacquered stainless steel;
-Metalic detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
White Outdoor Round Dining Table with Marble Top
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
The whole design of this contemporary Nero Round Dining Table was developed according to the following structure:
-Top: Carrara Marble;
-Details: Polished stainless steel;
-Legs: Whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Marble White Outdoor Lonian Stool with Gold Details
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
The whole design of this contemporary Lonian outdoor stool was developed according to the following structure:
-Base: Fiberglass;
-Top: Fiberglass;
-Middle: Outdoor marble;
-Details:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Modern Outdoor Dining Table with Natural Marble
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
The whole design of this contemporary Nero Dining Table was developed according to the following structure:
-Top: Carrara Marble;
-Details: Stainless steel;
-Legs: White matte lacque...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Gandia Blasco Sonora Planter 5 by Pablo Gironés
Located in New York, NY
“Lining up several Sonora planters in a row allows areas to be divided as using a separator.” – Pablo Gironés (Designer) – SONORA is a collection of designer planters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Gandia Blasco Sonora Planter 4 by Pablo Gironés
Located in New York, NY
“Lining up several Sonora planters in a row allows areas to be divided as using a separator.” – Pablo Gironés (Designer) – SONORA is a collection of designer planters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
De Sede Semi-Outdoor Circular Coffee Table
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/793 semi-outdoor large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
DeMille Outdoor Lounge Chair in Matte Cream Powdercoat w/ Coffee Striped Fabric
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Powder coated stainless steel chair frame with removable cushions upholstered in an outdoor fabric, this chair looks great inside or out. Designed by Rachel Bullock and Molly Purnell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gandia Blasco Sonora Planter 2 by Pablo Gironés
Located in New York, NY
“Lining up several Sonora planters in a row allows areas to be divided as using a separator.” – Pablo Gironés (Designer) – SONORA is a collection of designer planters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Baby Powder Swan
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This arching geometric form creates a soft maze with infinite possibilities.
Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freight, please message with t...
Category
2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Solid Hex Swan
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in our full palette in both cement and ceramic tile, these solid-shade hexagonal tiles can stand alone or mix with other colors to create a multi-color surface. They can al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
White Washed Oak and Aged Brass Six Panel Folding Screen by Steve Chase
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1990’s six panel folding screen by Steve Chase.
Out of a Steve Chase design estate in Rancho Mirage CA.
Constructed of solid white washed o...
Category
1990s American Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
HIM Hand Immersion White Module
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
A fascinating and innovative design that combines functionality and a refined aesthetic, the Hand Immersion Sanitizer can be used in both private or public entryways. Equally effecti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Gandia Blasco Lighting Llar Fireplace 1 by Borja García
Located in New York, NY
“We wanted to work with a product that could transpose concepts that belong inside the home, such as a meeting around the hearth, to an outdoor space. LLAR responds to this premise with a purely architectural aesthetic, where the proportion and composition of the product convey a certain clarity and presence that are typical of the modern movement, where the fire place was already considered a key architectural element in the home.” – Borja García...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
21st Century White Carrara Bardiglio Perla Sand Beach Ellipse Marble Washbasin
By Matteo Thun
Located in massa, IT
Ellipse Marble washbasin designed by Arch. Matteo Thun
Size: Cm diameter 93 x 43 x H 12
Materials: Bianco Carrara / Bardiglio Perla / Venus / Sand Beach.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Modern Ming Black Plastic Planter or Champagne Cooler by Studio Job
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Ming is part of a new collection of studio job that plays with icons of history and architecture, rooted in our memory, ranging between East and West. An evolution of Mexico that arr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plastic
Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Myface, Aimee Wilder, sicis, and Bari Ziperstein. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $10 and tops out at $375,000 while the average work can sell for $2,919.
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