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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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 Canadian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Hardwood, Carbon Fiber
2010s Canadian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Hardwood, Carbon Fiber
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
1980s Russian Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Porcelain
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
1980s British Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Composition
1980s English Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble, Copper
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
1990s Spanish Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Chrome
Late 20th Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
20th Century French Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Canvas, Paint
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Marble, Copper
1970s Hawaiian Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Gold Plate
1930s French Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Silver Plate, Spelter
Early 2000s Czech Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Olive
1990s Italian Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather