Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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 The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 principles 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, and the Eames’s 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 designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Maple
Late 20th Century French Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Walnut
2010s Canadian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Silk, Velvet, Birch, Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Silk, Birch, Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Silk, Velvet, Birch, Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Plywood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Fabric, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Platinum, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
2010s Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Wood