Modern Desk Accessories
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Explorer Vase No.2 by Jaime Hyon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them over 10 years ago. They are little decorative sculptures that fully reproduce Hayon’s universe.
Made of two glazed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Salta Round Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Contemporary Vase Purple Crystal Hand Engraved by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of vase by Ghirò Studio (Milan, Italy).
This object is an artistic and one-of-a-kind vase. In fact, the craftsmanship and the nature of the material make it impossibl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Solid Brass Oil Burner by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Solid brass oil burner by Henry Wilson.
An object of substance and beauty, a unique, refined alternative to traditional burners. Designed for Aesop by Studio Henry Wilson and craf...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
TRONADOR Rectangular Brown Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Italian Photo Frame in Silver Handmade, Equilibrium Gold
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Equilibrium gold is a photo frame in silver 925 gold-plated by Laura G Art with Heart and It is a very simple and modern piece and can be suitable to hold one or two photos, front an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Ginori Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio Di Nettuno" Squared Pink Plate, 2022
Located in Cagliari, IT
The "Il Viaggi di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco-Roman mythology, and particularly Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and his wife Salacia, the coll...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Green Lucite and Nickel Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jone
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Green lucite and polish nickel magazine holder by American renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones. Part of CHJ new line of colored lucite designs. Available in other colors.
Measur...
Category
2010s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
Io Marble Platter by On.Entropy in White, Modern Desk Accessory
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
This platter is designed as a homogeneous volume, wishing to engage the senses around the plasticity of marble. It is carved off a single piece of marble without joints or seams.
Io...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Glass Pear in Clear
Located in Richmond, VA
Casted glass pear in clear by Devon Made Glass Fruit inspired by blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960's. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
M33 Vessel by Aysun Ay
Located in Geneve, CH
M33 Vessel by Aysun Ay
Dimensions: D15 X H27
Materials: Stoneware Ceramic
Sculptural pieces can vary slighty as each is a unique piece of art.
Improvisational design made by h...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Danese Milano Sumatra Black Paper Tray in Technopolymer by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Sumatra is a stackable letter tray made of technopolymer with rubber feet. When two or more of the trays are stacked all of the space above and below each piece can be maximize...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Rubber
Danese Milano Maiorca White Pencil & Paperclip Aluminum Holder by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
White Maiorca is a pencil and paperclip holder with fire resistant melamine shell and anodized aluminium interior fumé.
Bruno Munari was one of the most important Italian architec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
In Stock in Los Angeles, Missing You Candle a Secret Orient Scent
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Missing you candle: A secret orient scent
In stock in Los Angeles
Spicy scented candle for home with a natural oak wood lid crowned by an angel in Matte white porcelain. The cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Berd Vay'e Limited Edition "Horosphere" Lucite Sculpture 'Small'
By Berd Vay'e
Located in New Orleans, LA
Berd Vay'e limited edition "Horosphere" Lucite sculpture
Aspherical globe embracing both fluidity and precision; an exacting orb which allows the eye a 360° vantage point to the tho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Hermes Desktop Magnifier Paperweight in Silver, 1960s
By Hermès
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Hermes Paris magnifying glass desk accessory with domed lens ensconced in a silver frame with a belt design. We've left the oxidation and patina untouched and simply added a ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danese Milano In Attesa Wastepaper Basket in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
In attesa is a wastepaper basket. It is an injection moulded polypropylene cylinder but the base is not perpendicular to the sides instead it is at a diagonal giving the object a con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Black Marble Tall Cube
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Monterrey black marble carved cube. Handmade in Mexico by local craftsmen. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 addition...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Kartell I Shine in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Danese Milano In Attesa Wastepaper Basket in White by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
In attesa is a wastepaper basket. It is an injection moulded polypropylene cylinder but the base is not perpendicular to the sides instead it is at a diagonal giving the object a con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Constellation Marble Bowl, Large Low in Nero Marquina Marble, In Stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in London, GB
The hexagonal bowls are designed so that they can be laid together forming a honeycomb formation, either in same colour or in different colour combinations.
Please note that no tw...
Category
2010s British Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
M33C Candle Holder by Aysun Ay
Located in Geneve, CH
M33C candle holder by Aysun Ay
Dimensions: D5 X H19
Materials:Stoneware Ceramic, white glaze
This vase is made with stoneware clay using hand building techniques. Natural textur...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Silver Plated Equestrian Letter Opener, Italy, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver plated equestrian letter opener, Italy, 1980s.
This is a must-have on any gentleman collector's wish list.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Danese Milano Perpetual Wall English Calendar in Wood by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Calendario bilancia is a wall calendar that underlines the passing of time thanks to the human intervention needed to methodically change the date each and every day. It consists of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
21st Century Peso Concrete Book and Door Holder 2kg Light Grey Color Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Colored book and door holders made in concrete. A touch of color for your bookcase 100% made in Italy.
2kg: measures: L 9, P 9, H 18 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Concrete
"Proust" Leather Mouse Pad Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Proust" is a leather mouse pad, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned.
Colors combination to be chosen from the a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather
Menhir White Marble Carved Bookend
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Bookend in carved Veneciano white marble. Handmade in Mexico. The delivery time is 6 to 8 weeks for items without marble and 13 to 14 weeks for marble pieces. For shipping outside M...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Albert Paley 1994 "Medallion" Paperweight in Blackened Steel with Bronzed Patina
By Albert Paley
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Albert Paley large handcrafted steel medallion paperweight. Small edition for Arts Patrons. Formed and fabricated blackened steel with chemical patina to resemble aged surface. Stamp...
Category
1990s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Black and White Marble Pyramid Obelisk Style Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A black, charcoal and white marble pyramid 'Obelisk style', circa 1970s, 20th century. Dimensions: 2.63" square base x 7.88" height.
Other items shown in images also available, sea...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Contemporary by Ghirò Studio 'Eye' Sculpture Amber Glass, Brass and 24 Kt Gold
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio (Italy,Milan).
The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Brass
Velvet Dark Gold Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Velvet dark gold rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical elegance of Italian design ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Velvet
Red Burgundy Lacquer Serving Tray by Designer Rae Kasian, Square
Located in New York, NY
A dark red burgundy square lacquer serving tray by designer Rae Kasian, in the modern style, circa late-20th century. Dimensions: 2" H x 12" square.
Second, coordinating larger t...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Porcelain St Lucia Collector Travel Ashtray Vide Poche
Located in North Hollywood, CA
White porcelain "St Lucia" ashtray.
Vintage travel collector white porcelain catchall from St Lucia.
Use it as an ashtray, vide poche or decorative travel collector item.
Made in Fra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Kartell I Shine in Pink by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Small Box in Copper-Plated Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
Hermès Porcelain "Passifolia" Small Salad Bowl, France, 2021
By Hermès
Located in Cagliari, IT
Beautiful small salad bowl made with the "Passifolia" pattern.
"The rain drums on the convex palm leaves. The wind hums over the fringe of petals. These sounds sharpen the chlorophy...
Category
2010s French Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Handcrafted Bookend "Keres" in Oxidized Brass by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted bookend model "Keres" in oxidized brass with a curved contour.
This bookend is part of the "Proetus Series", a collection of six bookends in brass.
Variatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Marble Circles by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble circles by Kristina Dam Studio.
Materials: Black marble
Dimensions: 21 x 30 x H 21cm.
Two unbroken circles make this stunning changeable black marble sculpture. A very po...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
To-Go Business Card Holder in Stainless Steel Mirror Finish by Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Sleek and elegant yet highly functional and easy to use, this card holder is the perfect accessory for the modern lifestyle on the go.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
In Stock in Los Angeles, Pink Killer Shark Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Killer shark mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
"Mr Holder was a shark who loved swimming but could not do it. He was mocked by all the other sharks who call...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns
Measures: length 5 inches, width 2.75 inches, height 1.25 inches
1 in stock in Palm Spr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Set of Two Handmade Aquamarine Crystal Photo Frames by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of picture frames by Ghirò Studio.
Set of two photo frames, one horizontal and one vertical, of excellent workmanship and artistic quality.
The rounded edges give har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Fin Coasters from Souda, In Stock, Set of Four, Gold, Modern, Minimal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Slim, architectural, and refined, the Fin coasters are a decidedly modern approach to a traditional tabletop accessory. Designed by Shaun Kasperbauer, the coasters are produced throu...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Danese Milano Formosa French Letters for Perpetual Wall Calendar by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Danese Milano Formosa letters in French for Perpetual wall calendar by Enzo Mari
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design. He was born in Novara in 1932 and now lives in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Elsa Peretti, Tiffany & Co. Heart Shaped Boxes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of heart shaped keepsake boxes, one in sterling silver, one in black leather. Both are stamped Elsa Peretti/Tiffany&Co.
Sterling measures 3.25" wide x 3 " long x 1.25 tall
Bla...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Circle/Circle, Modern, Minimal, Geometric
Located in Stockholm, SE
Trivets in steel with small rubber pads for protection.
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
1980s by Hermes Paris Silver Golf Ball Magnifying Lens
By Hermès
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver plated and glass magnifying
Excellent condition.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Contemporary Hand-engraved Aquamarine Sculpture by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio.
The "Cactus" Sculpture is not only an elegant and modern piece of furniture but it is also a unique and unrepeatable sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library.
Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Danese Milano Formosa Perpetual Wall English Calendar in Black by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Formosa is a wall calendar with an aluminium back plate that supports the removable sheets of pvc that make up the date. The font used in the black and red version is Helvetica and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
In Stock in Los Angeles, Light Blue Rabbit Bookends / Door Stopper
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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In Stock in Los Angeles
Light Blue Rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Ital...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Brass and Leather Card Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The (wh)ORE HAüS STUDIOS small goods collection was made for those that wanted to experience the (wh)ORE HAüS brand without committing to our larger pieces. Our brass and leather car...
Category
2010s American Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Contemporary 'Papillon' Artistic Crystal Bowl Aquamarine by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
Collection 2021 of artistic bowls by Ghirò Studio (Milan).
Innovative design, fine craftsmanship and a strong artistic sense make this creation not only a bowl but a real artistic s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Danese Milano Koro Wastepaper Basket in Red by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Koro is a waste paper basket intended for the workplace and in public spaces. The cylindrical form is made of injection-moulded polypropylene.
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Menhir Black Marble Carved Bookend
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Bookend in carved Monterrey black marble. Handmade in Mexico. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additional business d...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Black Marble Cuenco Bowl
Located in Mexico City, MX
Monterrey black marble carved cuenco bowl. Handmade in Mexico by local craftsmen. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 ad...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Victor Zaikine Bronze Sculpture Titled Lovers Embrace Vintage
By Zak Zaikine 1
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing sensual bronze vintage sculpture by Victor Zaikine is wonderful from every angle. The lovers embrace surrounding the bowl of life. It rings with sensuality and erotic mo...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Other
