Modern Wall Mirrors
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Epoxy Resin
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror, Hardwood, Oak
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Ecuadorean Modern Wall Mirrors
Bronze
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Fiberglass
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Mirror
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Fiberglass
2010s Ecuadorean Modern Wall Mirrors
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Metal, Stainless Steel, Brass, Copper, Steel, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror, Hardwood, Oak
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Art Glass, Mirror
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
2010s Chinese Modern Wall Mirrors
Porcelain, Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Mirrors
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Fiberglass
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Rattan, Glass
2010s Turkish Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper
2010s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Mirrors
Suede, Mirror
2010s South African Modern Wall Mirrors
Foam, Polystyrene
2010s Hungarian Modern Wall Mirrors
Silver
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Faux Leather, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Nickel
2010s Portuguese Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass, Silver Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Faux Leather, Mirror
2010s Dutch Modern Wall Mirrors
Foil
2010s American Modern Wall Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Faux Leather, Mirror
2010s Turkish Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Murano Glass
2010s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s French Modern Wall Mirrors
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Wall Mirrors
Stainless Steel
2010s British Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
2010s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror