Modern Candle Holders
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Candle Holders
Wood, Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Modern Candle Holders
Brass
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Candle Holders
Brass
20th Century Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Quartz
Late 20th Century Modern Candle Holders
Leather, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Candle Holders
Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Candle Holders
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Modern Candle Holders
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders
Sterling Silver
2010s British Modern Candle Holders
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Glass
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Eggshell
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Eggshell
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Eggshell
2010s European Modern Candle Holders
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Shell, Eggshell
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Shell, Eggshell
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Lucite
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Shell, Eggshell
2010s North Korean Modern Candle Holders
Shell, Eggshell
2010s American Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s Unknown Modern Candle Holders
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s British Modern Candle Holders
Carrara Marble
2010s British Modern Candle Holders
Carrara Marble
Early 2000s American Modern Candle Holders
Glass
2010s British Modern Candle Holders
Carrara Marble
1990s Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders
Travertine, Marble
1990s Swedish Modern Candle Holders
Glass
2010s Australian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Candle Holders
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Marble
Mid-20th Century German Modern Candle Holders
Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Blown Glass
2010s Modern Candle Holders
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Marble
2010s Unknown Modern Candle Holders
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Porcelain
2010s Unknown Modern Candle Holders
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
2010s European Modern Candle Holders
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Silver Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Candle Holders
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass