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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
$1,957 / item
Nokta Accessories III by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Nokta accessories III by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 22 x H 100 cm Materials: Natural stone, white paint coating on metal We have interpreted nature's imperceptible form unde...
Stone, Metal
$1,957 / item
Nokta Accessories IV by Rectangle Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Nokta Accessories IV by Rectangle Studio Dimensions: W 22 x H 100 cm Materials: Natural stone, black paint coating on metal We have interpreted nature's imperceptible form unde...
Stone, Metal
$23,143 / item
Ô-CULT TOTEM by Richard Yasmine
Located in Geneve, CH
Ô-CULT TOTEM by Richard Yasmine Materials: Powder coated st.steel, blackened brass, neo cement on st.steel & raffia tassels Dimensions: Height 120 x diameter 40 cm. Ô-CULT our latest commissioned design piece for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy curated by La Triennale di Milano design Museum, a social design project related to the use of water for the exhibition titled “The shapes of Water”. Water, one of the elements that make up everything in this world. The symbolism of water has a universal trace of purity and fertility, it is the source of life since the ancient cultures and considered an aspect of wisdom that takes the form in which it is held. It does not resist, it flows, but always goes where it wants to go to fill empty spaces. As water is becoming rare yet more and more precious due to the environmental problems such as global warming, pollution, climate changes etc… our concept, to create a fantastic water safe taking the shape of a mascot /Genie imitating the authentic type of liquid containers descending since the Neolithic period till the ancient Roman era passing by our heritage but definitely in a contemporary Silhouette using multiple materials. In addition to the shape, providing a faucet, using the whole component as a useful water dispenser...
Cement, Brass, Steel
$4,099 / item
Lolo Object by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
Lolo Object by Studio Yolk Unique - One of One Dimensions: 45 X Ø 35 cm Materials: Alder Wood LOLO is a family of objects, all of which are alike, yet different - like you and ...
Wood
$6,612 / item
Lolo Special Edition by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
Lolo special edition by Studio Yolk. Unique - one of one. Dimensions: 45 x Ø 35 cm. Materials: alder wood. Lolo is a family of objects, all of which are alike, yet different - ...
Wood
$4,099 / item
Lolo Object by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
Lolo object by Studio Yolk Unique one of one Dimensions: 45 x Ø 35 cm Materials: Alder wood LOLO is a family of objects, all of which are alike, yet different - like you and me...
Wood
$5,951 / item
My Moon by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
My Moon by STUDIO YOLK Unique - one of one Dimensions: 45 x Ø 35 cm Materials: Bio Resin Each month, the lunar cycle goes from a full moon to a new moon,...
Resin
$5,951 / item
My Moon by Studio Yolk
Located in Geneve, CH
My Moon by Studio Yolk Unique one of one Dimensions: 45 x Ø 35 cm Materials: Bio resin Each month, the lunar cycle goes from a full moon to a new moon, m...
Resin
$19,837 / item
Rusted Dreams, Sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine
Located in Geneve, CH
Rusted dreams - sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine Dimensions: 200 x 200 cm Materials: Iron Atelier Haute Cuisine transformed an old swimming po...
Fiberglass
Very Bearable Lightness of Bronze, Sculptures by Atelier Haute Cuisine
Located in Geneve, CH
The very bearable lightness of bronze - Big sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine Dimensions: 220 x 205 x 180 cm, 150 x 120 x 130 cm Materials: Fiberglass Atelier Haute Cuisine was ins...
Fiberglass
Very Bearable Lightness of Bronze, Small Sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine
Located in Geneve, CH
The very bearable lightness of bronze - Sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine Dimensions: 150 x 120 x 130 cm Materials: Fiberglass Also available: Big size. Atelier Haute Cuisin...
Fiberglass
The Very Bearable Lightness of Bronze - Big Sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine
Located in Geneve, CH
The Very Bearable Lightness of Bronze - Big Sculpture by Atelier Haute Cuisine Dimensions: 220 x 205 x 180 cm Materials: Fiberglass Also Available: smal...
Fiberglass
Dark Grey Sculpt Art Wave, Mini by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark grey sculpt art wave - mini by 101 Copenhagen. Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L37,5 /W10 /H52 cm Materials: sustainable paper mass Sculp Wa...
Paper
Dark Grey Sculpt Art Triangle, Mini by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark grey sculpt art triangle - mini by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Dimensions: L 37,5 /W 10 /H 52 cm. Materials: Sustainable paper mass Sc...
Paper
Dark Grey Sculpt Art Face, Mini by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark grey sculpt art face - miniby 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Dimensions: L37,5 /W10 /H52 CM Materials: sustainable paper mass Sculp wall ...
Paper
Set of 2 Sculpt Art Triangle, Mini by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 sculpt art triangle, Mini by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Dimensions: L 37,5 /W 10 /H 52 cm. Materials: sustainable paper mass. Scu...
Paper
Set of 2 Sculpt Art Wave, Mini by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 sculpt art wave, mini by 101 Copenhagen. Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 37,5 /W10 /H 52 cm. Materials: sustainable paper mass. Sculp ...
Paper
Dark Kukkii Sculpture 3 Flowers by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark Kukkii sculpture 3 flowers by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm Also available:...
Oak, Walnut
$6,678 / item
Set of 2 Sussin Sculptures by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Sussin Sculptures by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Linden wood, natural, oil wax, stain, lacquer Dimensions: Width 18- 35 cm Depth 18- 35 cm Height 20 - 120 cm Also...
Wood
$9,773 / set
Set of 3 Fossus Sculptures by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Fossus sculptures by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Linden wood, natural oil wax, stain, lacquer, iron wool & winegar mixture Dimensions: Width 20-90 cm Depth 5-10 cm Height...
Wood
$3,028 / item
Medium Fossus Sculpture by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Fossus sculpture by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Linden wood, natural oil wax, stain, lacquer, iron wool & winegar mixture Dimensions: Width 20-90 cm Depth 5-10 cm Heig...
Wood
Small Light Sussin Sculpture by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Light Sussin sculpture by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Linden wood, natural, oil wax, stain, lacquer Dimensions: Width 18 cm Depth 18 cm Height 20 cm Also Available: light c...
Wood
Small Dark Sussin Sculpture by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Dark Sussin sculpture by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Linden wood, natural, oil wax, stain, laquer Dimensions: Width 18 cm Depth 18 cm Height 20 cm Also available: li...
Wood
Light Kukkii Sculpture 1 Flower by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Light Kukkii sculpture 1 flower by Antrei Hartikainen. Materials: black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut. Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm. Also availab...
Oak, Walnut
Dark Kukkii Sculpture 2 Flowers by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark Kukkii sculpture 2 flowers by Antrei Hartikainen. Materials: black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut. Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm Also Availabl...
Oak, Walnut
Dark Kukkii Sculpture 3 Flowers by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark Kukkii sculpture 3 Flowers by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm Also Available:...
Oak, Walnut
$6,612 / item
Large Fiori Sculptures by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Fiori sculptures - Large by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Flowers (Linden wood), Baseplate (Ash/maple) Dimensions: W 120 x D 60 x H 150 - 170 cm The Fiori sculpture composes of slen...
Ash, Maple