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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
Moon Phase Crescent Rev Enchanted
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Timewave Inkwell Regatta
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wavy modular retro pattern that can be mixed and matched to create a dual-color or ombré pattern.
Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freigh...
Category
2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Sliver Rev Capricorn
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement Tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Crescent Rev Capricorn
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Timewave Inkwell Maia
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wavy modular retro pattern that can be mixed and matched to create a dual-color or ombré pattern.
Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freigh...
Category
2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Waning Rev Celestial
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Crescent Enchanted
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement Tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Prod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Sliver Rev Enchanted
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Timewave Regatta Snow
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wavy modular retro pattern that can be mixed and matched to create a dual-color or ombré pattern.
Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freigh...
Category
2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Half Enchanted
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Square Powder Swan 'NOT SAMPLED'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors, upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Wavey Menthe
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Undulating ocean waves transport you to the beach within your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic pressing process
Materials: White cement, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Timewave Spruce Verde
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wavy modular retro pattern that can be mixed and matched to create a dual-color or ombré pattern.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic pressing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phases Full Enchanted
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Wavey Monet Powder
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Undulating ocean waves transport you to the beach within your space.
Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freight, please message with the quant...
Category
2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Cement
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Crescent Rev Celestial
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Full Celestial
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement Tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Prod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Moon Phase Full Rev Celestial
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modular design has endless layout possibilities to bring the magic of the moon’s phases into your space.
Cement tiles
Type: Encaustic cement tile
Production process: Hydraulic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Rectangle Right Ebony Swan 'NOT SAMPLED'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors, upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Square Regatta Snow 'NOT SAMPLED'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors, upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Solid Rectangle Inkwell 'Not Sampled'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in our full palette in both cement and ceramic tile, these oversized solid-shade rectangular tiles can be coordinated with our Timewave and Split Rectangle tiles for a perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Rectangle Right Regatta Snow 'Not Sampled'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors — upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Rectangle Left Powder Swan 'NOT SAMPLED'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors, upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Solid Hex Grenadine
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
Split Rectangle Left Ebony Swan 'NOT SAMPLED'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors, upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Solid Hex Pearl
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
Split Rectangle Right Verde Spruce
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors — upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Solid Rectangle Rainstorm
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in our full palette in both cement and ceramic tile, these oversized solid-shade rectangular tiles can be coordinated with our timewave and split rectangle tiles for a perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Rectangle Left Cloud Swan 'Not Sampled'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors — upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Solid Rectangle Regatta
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in our full palette in both cement and ceramic tile, these oversized solid-shade rectangular tiles can be coordinated with our timewave and split rectangle tiles for a perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Rectangle Right Cloud Swan 'Not Sampled'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors — upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Split Rectangle Left Verde Spruce
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors — upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Gaudí Milà 4 Door Knob by Antoni Gaudí
Located in Geneve, CH
Gaudí Milà 4 door Knob by Antoni Gaudí
Dimensions: D 4 x H 4 cm
Materials: Brass
Before reissuing Gaudí’s furniture, BD, together with the archit...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Blackened Cove Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Blackened Cove Handle by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 5 x D 3 x H 25 cm
Materials: Bronze
Each piece is sand cast and rumbled finished. Blackened Bronze Pull Handle...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Tandem Sunlounger by Ego Paris
By Ego
Located in Boston, MA
The convivial and asymmetrical sunlounger allows a wide range of configurations.
His reclining backrest offers 4 different positions.
Mesh available in other colors
Wheels hidden ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Mushroom Sculpture Marble Lamp Designed by Arch. Pierre Gonalons
Located in massa, IT
Mushrooom marble lamp verde Aver + San Gimignano
Bardiglio Perla + Bianco Statuario designed by Arch. Pierre Gonalons & produced by Up&Up for Excelsior Collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
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
Elegant Lounge Chair for Outdoors with Stainless Steel and Gold Planting
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Nodo - Lounge chair
Contemporary outdoor dining chair made with structure: gold plated stainless steel, Upholstery: acrylic fabric
Nodo lounge chair has attractive golden lines...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
White Marble Tall Pedestal Cylinder
Located in Mexico City, MX
Veneciano white marble tall carved cylinder. Handmade in Mexico by local craftsmen. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Santa Clara, Outdoor Aluminum Bench with Chrome Finish, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Shiny and bright outdoor bench, ready to be sun kissed. A luxurious and timeless piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Gold Minimalist Watering Can
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold Minimalist watering can
Dimensions: D 37.2 x W 17 x H 23.1 cm
Materials: Steel.
Also available in black.
The opening of the globe watering can is elegantly off-centered, mak...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
"Sancho" Outdoor Armchair in Natural Teak Wood Aluminum and Naval Rope by Hand
Located in Centro, RS
Classic and sophisticated design, by the mix of the materials.
The Sancho Armchair can be used in both indoor and outdoor areas.
Its structure is produced in natural naval teak wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Deca Planter in Mars By Force/Collide, Size Small, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
Category
2010s American Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Pollaro Custom Made Teak and Titanium Exterior Sunbed
By Pollaro
Located in Hillside, NJ
Ultimate comfort with firm body support and five different incline positions. A head pillow delivers idea positioning of the head and neck. Constructed by hand using solid titanium h...
Category
2010s American Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Cup Washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Cup washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Materials: Calacatta Vagli Oro marble, resin.
Dimensions: D 50 x H 20 cm
Available in other marbles.
Tap not in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Set of 3, Kazimir Screens, Abstract Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3, Kazimir screens, Abstract coating in silk by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H 159, D116, W40 cm.
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric coating with fantasy prints and a steel shaped rusted support;
the structure is composed with 2 with frames in steel or in wood upholstered.
Also available: different coatings, Jersey and Silk Upholstery, Type A, B, C, Custom Printing.
The shapes and decor of these three screens...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Indoor / Outdoor Potocco Loom Sectional
By Potocco Spa
Located in Boston, MA
The loom sofa has a solid mahogany structure with hand-waved Gassa synthetic rope inserts and metal feet.
With essential padded cushions, upholstered in the coverings as per collect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Aurea Plant Stand 1 by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurea Plant Stand 1 by Sofia Alvarado
Limited edition 1 of 10 (one in stock)
Materials: Metal & Woods / Golden, white or black.
Dimensions: W 32 x D 32 x H 86 cm
FI is an ornamental...
Category
2010s Panamanian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Three Piece Lucite & Chrome Fireplace Set Tools
Located in Toledo, OH
Three piece Mid-Century Modern Lucite fireplace set. Shovel, broom and poker sit atop a chrome frame. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 10" diameter at base x 31" H.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lucite
Black Capitol Planter / Champagne Cooler, Designed by Studio Job, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Capitol is an ironic but functional re-presentation of the dome of the Capitol Building in Washington DC, a historic example of American neoclassical architecture that stands on Capitol Hill. By reversing the dome and inserting a surface for the base and housing for plants, objects or to keep champagne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plastic
Bdlove Outdoor Planter by Ross Lovegrove
Located in Geneve, CH
BDLove outdoor planter by Ross Lovegrove
Dimensions: D 100 x W 136 x H 48 cm
Materials: Rotomolded polyethylene in anthracite gray. 100% recycled a...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Polystyrene
Elements Planters S by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Elements Planters S by WL Ceramics
Designer: WL Ceramics
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H60 x Ø70 cm
With their minimal yet elegant forms, the ELEMENTS PLANTERS are designed as a ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Woven Outdoor / Indoor Ottomans
Located in New York, NY
Complementing Studio Lloyd’s light sculptures, the authentic handcrafted ottomans are made out of their signature multifilament rope and offer a timeless aesthetic and feel, which at once brings texture and warmth to your living space. The ottoman is the ideal eye-catcher for your indoor and outdoor space.
The ottomans are made of a Multifilament Polypropylene Rope commonly seen in the yachting industries. The rope is made of a blend of polypropylene and nylon, it is soft to the touch and flexible, floats in water and is resistant to rot, mildew, and UV light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rope
Set of 2 Aluminum Mini Cove Handles by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum Mini Cove Handles by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 5 x D 2 x H 9 cm
Materials: Aluminum
Aluminum pull handle to suit cabinetry.
Each piece is sand cast and rumbled f...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Cabo Outdoor Woven Chaise in Blue and White Stripe
By Foley & Cox
Located in Hudson, NY
Woven chaise with hooped back and open sides updated for the outdoors. Available in natural or white-colored polypropylene on a brushed aluminum frame.
Measurements:
length: 60"
wid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Water-Resistant Stainless Steel Outdoor Coffee Table with Clear Acrylic Top
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Houdini, outdoor center table
The whole design of this sophisticated outdoor center table was developed according to the following structure:
-M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Green Teal Blue Screen by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Green teal blue screen by Mentemano
Dimensions: W 196 x D 28 x H 181 cm
Materials: Green teal blue, grey print, black hinges
The hinges allow the struct...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Other
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.