Modern Jewelry 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 German Modern Jewelry Boxes
Aluminum, Nickel
Late 20th Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Stone, Chrome
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Alabaster, Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
20th Century Mexican Modern Jewelry Boxes
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Irish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Mahogany, Walnut
2010s South American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century European Modern Jewelry Boxes
Mirror, Wood, Burl
20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Stone, Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Jewelry Boxes
Travertine
Late 20th Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Stone, Chrome
2010s South American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s South American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather, Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Ultrasuede, Wood
Late 20th Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Malachite, Onyx
2010s Argentine Modern Jewelry Boxes
Metal, Sheet Metal
2010s South American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Chestnut
2010s Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
20th Century American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Horn, Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Chestnut
20th Century French Modern Jewelry Boxes
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Jewelry Boxes
Aluminum, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Suede, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather, Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Suede, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Birdseye Maple
Early 2000s Irish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Mahogany, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
Late 20th Century French Modern Jewelry Boxes
Shagreen, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Suede, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Alabaster, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Ultrasuede, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Crystal, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Hardwood
2010s Argentine Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Suede, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather, Wood
20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather, Suede, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Leather
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Jewelry Boxes
Crocodile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Modern Jewelry Boxes
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Alabaster, Marble, Metal