Modern Game Boards
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Chessboard, Contemporary Design, Solid Oak & Valchromat, XXIst Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chessboard, contemporary design, solid oak & valchromat, XXIst century.
Chessboard in solid oak and valchromat, contemporary French cabinetmaking, 21st century.
Production time: 4 t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Boards
Materials
Oak
Marble Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful vintage black and white marble chess board with brass inlay and 32 chess pieces.
Dimensions:
Board measures 9.75 in wide (24.76 cm)
Pieces measure between 1 in tall (2.54...
Category
20th Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Marble, Brass
21st Professional Poker Game Set Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Make an impression at poker nights with a gameplay experience like no other.
Entirely covered in genuine calf leather, our Poker set comes in a luxurious wooden box with a magnetic ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Wood
21st Dice Game Set Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The essential design of our Gea round tray made with waterproof and scratch calf skin leather with non-slip base meet Pinetti leisure collection reinventing one of the oldest board g...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Wood, Resin
21st Mahjong Game Set in Walnut Wood and Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our brand new Mahjong, a complete restyling for one of the most popular and played games worldwide.
Entirely covered in genuine calf leather, our Mahjong comes in a luxurious woo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Taupe & Navy Blue Leather and Walnut Wood Backgammon Set Handcrafted in, Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our backgammon set, a must of board games.
Expertly crafted with canaletto walnut wood and dressed on the outside with a textured calfskin leather covering, its interior delivers ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Walnut
21st Century Italian Tic Tac Toe in Calf Leather with Plexiglass Pieces
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A beautiful, modern board game that displays elegantly no matter where it is. Our Boston tic tac toe board is a light-hearted, beautiful complement to any table. Crafted of premium I...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Plexiglass
Orange and Pink Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in pink & orange resin, and board is in white pearl resin. It will ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin
3L Shatranj Chess Set by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
3L Shatranj chess set by Madheke
Dimensions: W 54.8 D 54.8 H 9.5 cm
Materials: Leather, Metal, Wood
Inspired by the Bentley 3-Litre, the 3L Shatranj pays homage to the engineeri...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Modern Backgammon Board Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos Edizioni. The project, composed of four boards inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Modern Backgammon Travel Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited edition collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos. The project, composed of four boards inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Modern Backgammon Travel Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited edition collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos. The project, composed of four boards inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Modern Backgammon Travel Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited edition collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos. The project, composed of four boards inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Modern Backgammon Travel Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited edition collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos. The project, composed of four boards inspired by the elements of water, air, fire and earth, is
born from the concept of play as an existential condition. The FIRE board, as the all collection, is made of epoxy eco resin.
The edge of the boards are surrounded by an assembled frame made of wood, while the pawns are also made of resin, decorated one by one with the symbol of fire.
The game boards are accompanied by an elegant packaging made by hand in cotton and linen.
The product includes:
- The board -open with magnets between the two sides: cm 27 x 28,8 x 0,8 H
close: cm 27 x 14,4 x 0,8
- 30 customized pawns (diameter. cm 2 x 0,5)
- pawn's case (cm 14,4 x 5,2 x 2,6 H)
- 4 dice...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Modern Backgammon Board Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos Edizioni. The project, composed of four boards inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Modern Backgammon Board Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is an handmade limited collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos Edizioni. The project, composed of four boards inspi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
White Marbled Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in white resin with black marbled texture and the board is made of ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin
Modern Backgammon Board Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos Edizioni. The project, composed of four boards inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Black Marbled Resin and Wood Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in black resin with white marbled texture and the board is made of ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin, Wood
Grey and White Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in grey with white marble textured resin, and board is in clear and...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin
Black and White Resin and Wood Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in white resin with black marbled texture and the board is made of ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin, Wood
Grey & White Resin and Wood Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in grey with white marbled texture & grey , the board is made of oa...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin, Wood
Smoke with Black Marble Texture Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces and board are handmade in smoke resin with black marbled texture. It will be the...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin
White Pearl Resin and Wood Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in white pearl & ivory and the board is made of oak wood veneer. It...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin, Wood
Black Pearl Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in black pearl resin, and board is in white pearl resin. It will be...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin
White Pearl Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in white pearl resin, and board is in black pearl resin. It will be...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin
21st Century Leather Playing Cards Holder Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The ideal gift for poker players or card collectors.
A wooden box covered with a luxurious grained leather with hand stitched details. This travel set comes in a wide range of colors...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather
21st Century Leather and Walnut Wood Backgammon Set Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our backgammon set, a must of board games.
Expertly crafted with canaletto walnut wood and dressed on the outside with a textured calfskin leather covering, its interior delivers ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Black Pearl Resin and Wood Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in black pearl & black resin and the board is made of oak wood vene...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Game Boards
Materials
Resin, Wood
21st Century Arianna Labyrinth Game Set in Wood and Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A perfect addition for your game room or the ideal luxury gift?
The choice is yours!
Arianna, our new wooden square maze is laser cut and finished in genuine leather. Its lines a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Wood
21st Century Italian Tic Tac Toe in Walnut and Leather with Alabaster Pieces
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A masterpiece of style and design.
Pinetti Tic Tac Toe, our first addition to our board games collection. A canaletto walnut wood box covered with leather and completed with three...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Alabaster
21st Century Camel Leather and Walnut Wood Backgammon Set Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our backgammon set, a must of board games.
Expertly crafted with canaletto walnut wood and dressed on the outside with a textured calfskin leather covering, its interior delivers ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Walnut
21st Century Petanque Game Set with Leather Box Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A complete game set of 6 metal balls with one jack and a leather measuring rope.
Our portable Pétanque game set comes with its own sleek storage box, completely covered with genuine grained leather. Ideal for outdoor entertaining...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Metal
21st Century Mill Leather Game Set Board Game Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
We are glad to welcome aboard our leisure collection the Mill game.
This new brilliant strategy board game is crafted with a luxury field covered in soft calf leather embellished ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Wood
21st Century Board Game Leather and Walnut Wood Connect Four Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
One-of-a-kind set ready for your enjoyment.
Pinetti Connect 4 is something exclusive. Forty two wooden pieces covered in a bicolour soft leather that neatly fit on satin brass bars. Four in a row...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass
21st Century Italian Leather Chess Board with Brass Pieces Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Two in one. A bicolour game board with an interior storage tray that houses the set’s pearled checkers and black and brass-finished chess pieces.
The class of a noble material such as walnut wood perfectly matches with the timeless beauty of genuine leather. A full chess and checkers set...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass
21st Century Italian Dominoes in Walnut Wood and Real Calf Leather
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
One-of-a-kind gift for board games enthusiasts.
The impressive elegance of this Dominoes set is as always in the details. The handcrafted leather box opens to reveal two storage a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Walnut
21st Century Bowling Game Set in Walnut Wood and Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
More than a game.
Masterfully handcrafted with precious canaletto walnut wood Pinetti portable Bowling set is enriched with leather details and satin brass finish. A sophisticated...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass
Protopunk Chessboard
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Protopunk is a collection of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk. Each piece is handmade with thick cuts of steel roughly cut with a torch, welded together and then...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Game Boards
Materials
Cut Steel
Modern game boards for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern game boards for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage game boards created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with organic material, resin and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern game boards made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Mexico pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original game boards, popular names associated with this style include Pinetti, Paola Valle, Dilmos Edizioni, and Tarek Elkassouf. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for game boards differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $226 and tops out at $15,134 while the average work can sell for $1,454.
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