Modern Mirrors
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
large Fish shaped mirror in glazed ceramic by French ceramist Curiosa signed
Located in Lyon, FR
Nice ceramic mirror in the shape of a stylized fish. Enameling in shades of blue and green. Certainly contemporary creation. Original and very decorative mirror. Signature of the art...
Category
1990s French Modern Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Mounted "Biscuit" Hall Mirror by Ligne Roset
By Ligne Roset
Located in Dallas, TX
"Biscuit" is an amalgamation of mirrors of various dimensions secured on a back panel to create one large, original piece that can be hung horizontally or vertically. Perfect for placing in a hallway, above a contemporary fireplace, or even in a bathroom. Designed by Michael Koenig...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Specchio da parete tondo italiano con cornice in legno scuro, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Specchio da parete di forma tonda, di medie dimensioni con cornice in legno di colore marrone scuro, con unico dettaglio di lavorazione presente nella parte alta e interna della corn...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Beige and Brown Speckled Sculpted Glazed Ceramic Wall Mirror, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Beige and Brown Speckled Sculpted Glazed Ceramic Wall Mirror, France, 20th Century
Poetic glazed ceramic wall mirror with a sculpted ceramic frame.
Category
20th Century French Modern Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Divergent Mirror II, USA
Located in New York, NY
Djivan Schapira creates unique works of collectible design that draw inspiration from his split childhood growing up between the French countryside and New York City. The son of a ma...
Category
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Style Mercury Glass & Silver Gilt Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Venetian style mercury or antiqued glass and silver gilt filet mirror, of rectangular form, with beveled plates. 43.5" H x 79" W
Dealer: S138XX.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass
Italian Modernist Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Italian wooden and brass mirror. This round mirror features a wooden frame finished in French polish with half spheric solid brass studs.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Modernist Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall mirror knows how to work its angles with those beveled edges and playful circles. It's like a funhouse for your reflection, but with way better lighting!
- 39.5"h, 19.75...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Italian Modern Oval, Brick Red, Curved Wood Wall Mirror, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern oval, brick red, curved wood wall mirror, 1970s.
Oval shaped wall mirror, in curved wood and painted brick red, with curved end ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
The Whistler Mirror, by Vicente Wolf
By Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
The AFP Whistler mirror, created by renowned New York interior designer Vicente Wolf.
At 8 feet high by 5 feet wide, the Whistler mirror is an impr...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Modern Round Bicolor Big Wall Mirror, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round bicolor big wall mirror, 1970s
Round-shaped mirror composed of a smaller round glass inside with normal mirroring and a larger glass around it, placed asymmetri...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Venfield Custom "Lago" Stacked Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Made to order, custom "Lago" stacked, frameless mirror. Designed by Venfield. Please inquire with Venfield for custom orders.
The Lago is currently available as shown in our NYC ...
Category
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
STACKED Round Wooden Mirror by Richard Haining, made of Oak, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mirror’s STACKED Round Frame has been hand-built from salvaged Oak. Made from tiny blocks of wood; each block has been carefully placed to create the desired shape. Once built, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Softwood, Pottery, Mirror, Wood, Hardwood, Ash, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple,...
Contemporary Sculptural blue Glass French Concave Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Modern sculptural beautiful concave French mirror. Wall hanging artwork handmade in bluemolded glass. Finished with bronze finial details on the back t...
Category
2010s French Modern Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Antonio Citterio Psiche Mirror by B & B Italia Large Bronze Frame Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Psiche mirror designed Antonio Cittiero is part of the Max Alto collection for B&B Italia. The angled top surround allows these mirrors to be leaned agai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
1950s Italian Modern Floor/ Wall Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1950s Italian Modern floor/ wall mmirror
Design influences of Fontana Arte & Gio Ponti
A substantial mirror, with ebonized wood frame holding...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Materials
Metal
"Chardon" Line Vautrin Red Mirror 20th Centhury
By Line Vautrin
Located in Paris, FR
Circa 1950.
Talosel (resin) mirror with inlaid pieces of red mirrors
Signed "Line Vautrin " on the reverse.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Talosel, Mirror
Italian Modern Marble and Steel Narciso Table Mirror, S. Mazza for Artemide 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Carrara marble and steel Narciso table mirror by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1970s
Narciso model table mirror, with cylindrical bas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Karl Springer Stunning "Dome Top Mirror" in Black Shagreen 1980s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Large and exceptional “Dome Top Mirror” with frame in black shagreen and beveled mirror by Karl Springer, American 1980's (metal label on back reads "K...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Mirror
Round Grasselli mirror with wood frame by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Round Grasselli mirror with wood frame. Designed by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Modern Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Modernist Circular Brass Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Modernist circular brass mirror.
Category
1990s American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Chrome Modernist Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Chrome modernist mirror.
Category
1990s American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Orange Mirror in Style Fontana Arte by Effetto Vetro
Located in Milano, IT
Scenographic wall mirror of contemporary manufacture made by Effetto Vetro in 2010. In style Fontana Arte. They are limited edition. Its semi-circular structure creates a play of spe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Raphael Fenice Infinity Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Raphael Fenice infinity mirror
Lucite and Rgb
Can be controlled for display different colors with a remote.
Category
2010s French Modern Mirrors
Materials
Lucite
Farrago Design "Radiance" Round Bone Frame Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A "Radiance" round-shaped inlayed bone mirror by Farrago Design, circa 2000.
Mirror area size: 23 inches W.
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Mirrors
Materials
Bone, Mirror
Wave series mirror in hard maple with satin brown varnish
By Roman Erlikh
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Wave series sculptural spiral wall mirror is presented with a sculptural colixoid frame consisting of 6 interpolated spiral concave surfaces, influenced by works of Moebius. Hard maple frame is stained and toned to a warm dark brown shade with satin lacquer finish. Various color options are available as a part of customization process.
Organic, biomorphic shape of the mirror evokes calm and carefully conceived balance of natural and man-made, representing a poetic approach to utilitarian objects. Structural clarity of the shapes of Wave objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Maple, Lacquer
2 Fontana Arte Italian Mid-Century Round Green Glass Wall Mirror
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
2 Italian Mid-Century (1940s) round wall mirrors with tinted light green glass. (By FONTANA ARTE) (PRICED EACH)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Italian Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional Italian mirror.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Pair of Guido Faleschini Wall Mirrors with Chrome Beige Glass Frames
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautifully linear wall mirrors with beveled glass, by Guido Faleschini, inset within chrome frames, with beige toned glass panels to the top and bottoms. Both mirrors are ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Mirrors
Hand Cast Architectural Mirrored Glass Molding No. 1107 Baseboard
Located in New York, NY
Hand cast architectural mirrored glass molding.
Style no. 1107 Baseboard Moulding has been reproduced from an original and is available in two sizes Ht.10” or Ht. 7 ½” in 16” lengths. The image shows a hand-poured glass moulding...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Hand Cast Architectural Mirrored Crown Molding No. 1108
Located in New York, NY
Hand cast architectural mirrored cast glass in clear polished finish no silvering.
Style no. 1108 cove moulding has been reproduced from a detail of an original crown moulding and is available in H 4 3/8”, D 5” in 16” lengths. The image shows an unsilvered hand poured cast glass moulding...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Modern mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern mirrors 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 mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, mirror and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd., Philippe Starck, FIAM, and Glas Italia. 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 mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $80 and tops out at $148,168 while the average work can sell for $3,503.
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