Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ash
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Cast Stone
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ash
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Cast Stone
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Cast Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ash
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ash
20th Century Japanese Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Travertine
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
1980s German Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
2010s French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Limestone, Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Leather, Velvet
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Oak
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Slate
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
1990s French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Metal
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Aluminum
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Blown Glass
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal
2010s American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic, Porcelain
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Walnut
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Gold Leaf
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Blown Glass
2010s American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic, Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Gold Leaf
2010s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Mozambican Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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