Modern Decorative Boxes
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Gold
2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Boxes
Stone, Onyx
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Boxes
Stone, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass, Gold Leaf, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Gold Leaf, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Decorative Boxes
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
20th Century American Modern Decorative Boxes
Mirror
Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Boxes
Silver Plate
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Shell, Wood
20th Century Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone, Felt
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Modern Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone, Horn, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic, Porcelain
1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Silver
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Marble, Travertine, Stone, Metal, Brass
1910s British Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Marble, Brass
2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Boxes
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Travertine
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Copper, Enamel
1910s British Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Agate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone