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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Argentine Modern Candle Holders
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Quartz, Rock Crystal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Candle Holders
Crystal
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Brass
2010s Argentine Modern Candle Holders
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s Argentine Modern Candle Holders
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s Argentine Modern Candle Holders
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Candle Holders
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Pyrite, Rock Crystal
20th Century Italian Modern Candle Holders
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Candle Holders
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Candle Holders
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Candle Holders
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
2010s American Modern Candle Holders
Glass
Early 2000s American Modern Candle Holders
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Rock Crystal
2010s American Modern Candle Holders
Glass
2010s American Modern Candle Holders
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Candle Holders
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Modern Candle Holders
Gold
1980s North American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Candle Holders
Aluminum
Early 2000s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Candle Holders
Ceramic
1980s German Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Porcelain
Early 2000s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Candle Holders
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century North American Modern Candle Holders
Terracotta
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Murano Glass
1980s French Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Quartz, Rock Crystal
20th Century Finnish Modern Candle Holders
Murano Glass
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Travertine, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Candle Holders
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Holders
Quartz, Rock Crystal
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Candle Holders
Glass
1980s Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
1980s American Vintage Modern Candle Holders
Marble, Brass
2010s Czech Modern Candle Holders
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Brass