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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Modern
"Banheira" Bathtub Circle or Oval Made of Marble Customizable by Pibamarmi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The "Escavo" collection composed by Bacìa, Balde, and Banheira - the Portuguese names for the simplest water holders - are bath elements designed by Manuel Aires Mateus.
Cavity is a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone, Marble
Trotty Lamp, LDPE, Led RGB Kit, Indoor/Outdoor, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The magic light of VG.
With a fantastic and current spirit, VG performs the night and innovates the light for transforming them into movement, effect and imagination. "Vases and Lam...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Resin
Outdoor dining or workspace table recyled extruded aluminum top concreate base
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Table B has converted into a classic design of the 21st century with lengths from 1.8m to 5m. The outdoor version can be installed with architectonic concrete leg(s) or stainless steel rod legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Aluminum
English Modernist Fireplace Grate, Fire Grate, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
English modernist fireplace basket or fire basket. The fireplace grate is made of wrought iron. 20th century. The condition of the grate is good.
...
Category
20th Century British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Desco Mirror with Marble Stand by Pibamarmi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Desco collection is the results of a renewed collaboration between Pibamarmi and the designer Vittorio Longheu.
This work is defined by a peculiar set of elements, strongly characte...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Limestone, Brass
Four-Poster Canopy Bed or Daybed in Wrought Iron. Indoor & Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
Canopy bed.
It can be used like a sun bed.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Desco Circle Bathtub Made of Marble Customizable
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Desco Collection is the results of a renewed collaboration between Pibamarmi and the designer Vittorio Longheu.
This work is defined by a peculiar set of elements, strongly charact...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone, Marble
Large Wall Painting "The Ways Of The Red October" October Revolution, Kandt, DDR
Located in Epfach, DE
Large wall painting "The Ways Of The Red October" October Revolution, Kandt, DDR
Manfred Kandt (1922-1992)
Oversized mural "Ways of Red October" created...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Roda Piper 007 Sunlounger Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni
By RODA, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Boston, MA
The Piper collection bring new chromatic shades into the Roda range, as well as unusual combinations.
Besides being the painted aluminium a novelty, also the new, versatile rust col...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Trotty Lamp, LDPE, Fluorescent Kit, Indoor/Outdoor, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Transparence and light. An exceptional play of couplings is the must for all the seasons for the VGnewtrend creations. The matter get dressed of light, creating a dialogue between he...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Resin
Italy Pair of Fabric Covered Columns Contemporary Production
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a special pair of columns or pedestals. They are handmade in heavy and strong plywood and then covered with a patterned cotton fabric in light blue and white, with an hand w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Contemporary Simbolo Ribbons Divider in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
A room divider expression of one’s own personality, an iconic product that enriches the spaces and gives a refined touch to every environment.
It makes rooms unique, thanks to the p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Sabine Marcelis Fountain From the series “No Fear of Glass”, Rotterdam, 2019
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis
From the series “No Fear of Glass”
Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis
Produced exclusively for Side Gallery
Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019
Layered curved glass. Polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cut Glass
"Simple Circle" Bathtub Made of Marble Customizable
By VISTO AW
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Designed by VISTO AW, the Play collection is composed by The Simple Ellipse & Circle tub, the Quick Square & Circle freestanding sinks, the Idro Soft shower Tray and the Easy Square ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone, Marble
Gufram Softcrete Sofa Set by Ross Lovegrove
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
To transform concrete in a soft and comfortable material, so comfortable as to become a couch.
From Auguste Perret’s pioneering approach, moving through Le Corbusier’s Copernican rev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Foam
Blue Important Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by F Michel Garden Decorative Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Francine Michel
Large and elegant blue ceramic sculpture by Belgian artist
Realised in France in La Borne, circa 2010
Ceramic sculpture for indoors and outdoors
Sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
New Modern Iron Rectangular Table, Indoor or Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
New modern rectangular white table with glass top. Indoor or outdoor.
Wrought iron.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
20th Century French White Iron-Mirror Fourfold Door
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th century french white painted iron double door with mirrors. The door is formed by 4 elements: 2 x 2 double doors (fourfold).
Each set of doors measure 130cm ( 51 in), so double...
Category
20th Century French Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
English Modernist Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century English andirons made of wrought iron. The style is Modernist. The condition is good.
Category
20th Century British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Simbolo Tigers Divider in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
A room divider expression of one’s own personality, an iconic product that enriches the spaces and gives a refined touch to every environment.
It makes rooms unique, thanks to the p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Simbolo Cheetah Divider in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
A room divider expression of one’s own personality, an iconic product that enriches the spaces and gives a refined touch to every environment.
It makes rooms unique, thanks to the p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Obice Big Lamp, LDPE, Led RGB kit, Indoor/Outdoor, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The magic light of VG.
With a fantastic and current spirit, VG performs the night and innovates the light for transforming them into movement, effect and imagination. "Vases and Lam...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Simbolo Leaves Divider in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
A room divider expression of one’s own personality, an iconic product that enriches the spaces and gives a refined touch to every environment.
It makes rooms unique, thanks to the p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Simbolo Striped Divider in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
A room divider expression of one’s own personality, an iconic product that enriches the spaces and gives a refined touch to every environment.
It makes rooms unique, thanks to the p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
New Dining Table for Indoor and Outdoor in White Iron Structure with Wood Top
Located in Miami, FL
New dining table for indoor and outdoor in white iron structure with wood top.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
New Extendable Dinning Table for Indoor and Outdoor with Wood Top
Located in Miami, FL
New extendable dining table for indoor and outdoor with wood top and iron structure.
You can choose the color, the color structure and t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Roda Indoor or Outdoor Piper 103 Low Sofa Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni, RODA
Located in Boston, MA
The Piper sofas bring new chromatic shades into the Roda range, as well as unusual combinations.
Besides being the painted aluminium a novelty, also the new, versatile rust color fi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Iron Sculpture, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Larger than life-sized iron sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base and can be rotated. The sculpture in an abstract humanoid form has angled arms and an S-shaped body and slightl...
Category
20th Century European Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Arena Lamp, Ldpe, LED RGB Kit, Indoor or Outdoor, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The magic light of VG.
With a fantastic and current spirit, VG performs the night and innovates the light for transforming them into movement, effect and imagination. "Vases and Lam...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Resin
Italian Design Pair of Green Lightened Clear Crystal Pedestal with Vases Inside
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
Italian design pair of green lightened clear crystal pedestal with vases inside in a Comtemporary style
The columns have a vase on the top, usefu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Crystal
Roda Indoor or Outdoor Piperlow Sectional Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni, RODA
Located in Boston, MA
The Piper sofas bring new chromatic shades into the Roda range, as well as unusual combinations.
Besides being the painted aluminium a novelty, also the new, versatile rust color fi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Juan and Paloma Garrido Pedestal, 2019, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
Juan and Paloma Garrido Pedestal.
Geometric Form Metalic Pedestal
Various Finishes and Patinas
Handmade in the Garrido Studio
Signed
Limited Edition of 8
2019, Spain
Excellent...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Hubertus Clothing Rack by Filippo Mambretti & Mogg
Located in New York, NY
"Hubertus, designed by Filippo Mambretti, is a pair of hanger original, unconventional definitely out of the ordinary. A path to the bizarre, the unusual, the very successful attempt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Outdoor armchair by Jaime Hayon grey powder coated aluminum, grey leather fabric
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gardenias is the second collection by Jaime Hayon for BD. It’s made from extruded and cast aluminium, inspired in romantic gardens from the middle of the 20th Century.
Silver Delta ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Planter with Basket Pattern, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Modern rectangular planter out of dark gray marble. The wall imitates a wicker basket.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
New Extendable Dining Table for Indoor and Outdoor with Wood Top
Located in Miami, FL
New extendable dining table for indoor and outdoor with wood top and iron structure.
You can choose the color, the color structure and t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
"Opdium" Plinth by Fredrik Paulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fredrik Paulsen
Opdium
Mdf, paint
900x400x400
2016
Flexible MDF is mounted inside-out on a double curved surface. This reveals the material's milled groves ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Contemporary Bow Screen in Aluminium
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Galactic divider with glitter and reflecting surfaces, based on curvy shapes and metallic-cyber style.
Pricing excludes VAT.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
New Modern Rectangular White Table with Metal Top, Indoor or Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
New modern rectangular white table with metal top. Indoor or outdoor.
Wrought iron.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
New Extendable Dinning Table for Indoor and Outdoor with Wood Top
Located in Miami, FL
New extendable dining table for indoor and outdoor with wood top and iron structure.
You can choose the color, the color structure and the...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Metal and Glass Dining Set. Garden furniture. Indoor & Outdoor
Located in Miami, FL
We love how this dining set blends an aerodynamic, futuristic base with more traditional, cross back chairs, and finishes them all in an Industrial-gr...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Mid-Century Modern Decorative Pot in Solid Wood in the Form of an Olive
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Mid-Century Modern decorative pot in solid wood in the form of an olive with metal base.
Measures: 72cm tall x 35cm wide.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
20th Century English Modernist Fireplace Poker or Fire Poker
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century English modernist fireplace poker made of polished steel.
We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting of more than 1000 listings at 1stdibs. Amongst others we always have 300+ firebacks, 250+ pairs of andirons and 200+ sets of fireplace tools for sale...
Category
20th Century British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Yves Rhaye, Exceptional Sliding Doors with Ceramic Design, circa 1970
By Yves Rhayé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Rhayé (1936-1995), exceptional sliding doors with ceramic design, circa 1970.
Back and frame in solid oak.
Back with Louis XV style molding panel.
Measures: 202 x 102 cm ea...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
MAGNIFICENT ROUND WHITE CARRARA MARBLE SINK 20th Century Handmade
Located in Madrid, ES
WHITE CARRARA MARBLE WASHBASIN 20th Century
WIDTH 74cms
DEPTH 54cm
INTERNAL DEPTH OF THE BASIN 12 cm
THICKNESS 15cm
WEIGHT 20Kg
MATERIAL White marble
Perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Indoor or Outdoor Concrete Coffee Table
Located in Lancaster, GB
This dramatic table is made out of glass-reinforced concrete which considerably decreases its weight and carbon footprint compared with standard concrete
The Table is cast hollow,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Classic Concrete Outdoor Bench
Located in Lancaster, GB
A striking sculptural concrete bench perfect for any outdoor space. Every bench is made to order in the UK out of glass-reinforced concrete which considerably decreases its weight and carbon footprint compared with standard concrete
The Classic bench...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Indoor or Outdoor Concrete Hex-Coffee Table, 24 cm tall
Located in Lancaster, GB
The Hex-coffee table is a perfect hexagon. This simple geometric shape is handcrafted to survive outside in the harshest weather, but with its tactile smooth concrete finish it works...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Contemporary Octagon Narcissus Planter / Pot in Red Rosso Levanto Terrazzo
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
The pieces follow the Narcissus vases in Rosa Perlino and Rosso Levanto shown at David Gill Gallery in November 2017 and are made from these two traditional Italian Terrazzos in thei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Octagon Narcissus Planter / Pot in Red Rosso Levanto Terrazzo
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
The pieces follow the Narcissus vases in Rosa Perlino and Rosso Levanto shown at David Gill Gallery in November 2017 and are made from these two traditional Italian Terrazzos in thei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
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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