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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
20th Century Unknown Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Nickel
Early 2000s French Modern Candle Holders
Wrought Iron
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Brass, Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
2010s Argentine Modern Candle Holders
Onyx, Nickel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Candle Holders
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Candle Holders
Iron
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Silver
1980s Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Art Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Candle Holders
Onyx
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
Late 20th Century Asian Modern Candle Holders
Fruitwood
2010s Canadian Modern Candle Holders
Oak, Walnut
2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders
Metal
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Candle Holders
Brass, Stainless Steel, Copper
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Bronze
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Candle Holders
Stoneware
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders
Iron
2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Candle Holders
Stoneware
2010s Japanese Modern Candle Holders
Stone
2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders
Iron
1940s Danish Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Pewter
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Modern Candle Holders
Iron
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Brass, Steel
1990s Swedish Modern Candle Holders
Art Glass
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Marble
2010s Portuguese Modern Candle Holders
Carrara Marble, Brass
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Marble
2010s Danish Modern Candle Holders
Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Marble
2010s Australian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Copper
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic