Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1990s English Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Sterling Silver
2010s European Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Porcelain, Clay
2010s Danish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
1970s American Vintage Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Stoneware
20th Century American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
20th Century American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Porcelain
2010s European Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
2010s American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel
2010s American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel
2010s American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel
2010s European Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
2010s Chinese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
2010s Chinese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
2010s Belgian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Stone, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s Danish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel, Iron
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Belgian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Belgian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Stone, Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s European Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
2010s European Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
20th Century French Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s Turkish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Cut Steel, Sheet Metal, Steel, Brass
2010s European Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Clay, Stoneware
2010s American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Steel
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
2010s German Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Glass
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Epoxy Resin
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Glass
2010s Spanish Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Clay, Stoneware