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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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.
2010s Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Wood
2010s German Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Early 2000s French Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Faux Fur
20th Century North American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
20th Century European Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Fabric, Faux Leather, Walnut
2010s Belgian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Steel, Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
2010s English Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wool, Felt, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
1950s American Vintage Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Silver Leaf
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Leather, Paint
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Poplar, Foam
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wool, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Faux Leather
2010s American Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
2010s Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery
2010s Ukrainian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Textile, Wood, Plywood
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
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass, Stainless Steel