Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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 The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Gold Plate
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble, Copper
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
2010s European Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Faux Leather
2010s European Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Faux Leather
Early 2000s European Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
1960s Czech Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
1960s German Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal
2010s English Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
2010s English Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
2010s English Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Carrara Marble
2010s English Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble
2010s English Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal, Chrome
2010s Dutch Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Brass
1990s French Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Other
1980s North American Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Glass, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal, Chrome
1990s American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Gold
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Crystal, Gold
1960s British Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
2010s American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Acrylic, Wood
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
1930s French Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Silver Plate, Spelter
2010s American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Olive