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Screens and Room Dividers For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1910s
Onda Su Onda Maple Burl Veneer Room Divider
By D3co
Located in Milan, IT
Precious Burl Wood Wave Sculpture designed by Daniel Nikolovski. This nature-inspired room divider has a subtle wavy silhouette that is both visually stunning and elegant. Made of exclusive and precious maple burl veneer, the panels are connected by invisible brass hinges. The organic waves are a contemporary interpretation of the iconic mid-century room screen. This splendid luxury piece can be used to separate different living areas. When closed, it becomes a stunning sculptural column.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Set of 3, Silent Trees, Acoustic Room Divider by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3, Silent Trees, Acoustic Room Divider by Made By Choice
Nordic Silence Collection with Katrín Ólína
Dimensions: 55 x 70 x 180 cm
Materials: Solid Ash, Cork
Finishes: Hea...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Ash, Cork
Marshmallow Folding Screen by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow folding screen by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 165 x 3 x 168 cm
Materials: Lacquered wood with matte finish. Polished brass.
The Marshmallow Folding Screen is inspired...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Modern Minimal Room Divider Dressing Room Privacy Screen in Burgandy
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The Gray screen is a freestanding room divider named after the iconic modernist architect-designer Eileen Gray, a lover of screens. The large powder-coated aluminium curves introduce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Paravent
Located in New York, NY
Yolande Milan Batteau (b. 1970)
USA, 2022
Four panel screen made of wood, marble dust plaster, Abalone, handmade glazes and micaceous waxes.
Category
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Abalone, Wood
Broadway Folding Screen with Gold Leaf
Located in Paris, FR
Folding screen Broadway divided in six panels, two in golden leaf,
two black lacquered, another made through marquetry in walnut
wood and other in ebony veneer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold Leaf
Custom Leather 3 Panel Large Folding Screen with Chrome Nailheads
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous 3 Panel custom leather folding screen with Chrome nailheads. This screen is extremely well made with very high quality leather. The screen would work well as a room divider ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Chrome
Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, this elegant folding screen is made in black lacquered wood. Perfect for both contemporary and traditional homes, the combinations are endless because it's available in customized options:
Lacquer color (any RAL color),
Custom dimensions are available after analysis.
This piece is assembled, and it will be delivered in a wooden box packed in bubble wrap. Please let me know if you have any other questions about the piece.
You can try it in your space using Augmented Reality with your mobile phone (Roots Collection, available on our website).
The Roots Screen is entirely made in Portugal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Wide Paravent
Located in New York, NY
“Mu // Katsura”.
Yolande Milan Batteau (b. 1970).
Six panel screen made of wood, marble plaster, handmade paint, mother of pearl.
Category
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Abalone, Wood
Chic Mirror-Polished or Powder-Coated Aluminum Room Divider or Screen
By Bestcase, Sight Unseen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Song screen by Charles Constantine of Bestcase is a more striking, modern take on the Eames’s iconic 1946 FSW screen. Made from mirror-polished aluminum, it also subverts the idea of traditional folding screens, once adorned with mythological depictions or historical narratives, by mirroring the present rather than reflecting on the past. The screen is fully customizable - panels can be added or taken away, with your choice of finish (a powder coated version of the screen is priced at $4,200).
The Song Screen is part of Sight Unseen's first-ever furniture collection, creative directed by Sight Unseen founders Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer and produced in collaboration with Bestcase, a Long Island...
Category
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in White Lacquered Wood
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, this elegant folding screen is made in white lacquered wood. Perfect for both contemporary and traditional homes, the combinations are endless because it's available in customized options:
Lacquer color (any RAL color),
Custom dimensions are available after analysis.
This piece is assembled, and it will be delivered in a wooden box packed in bubble wrap. Please let me know if you have any other questions about the piece.
You can try it in your space using Augmented Reality with your mobile phone (Roots Collection, available on our website).
The Roots Screen is entirely made in Portugal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Contemporary Folding Screen Screen Divider Foam on Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Screen Divider “What did you do today?”, 2019 by Marseille based duo Studiolow
Ed. 2 of 5
Foam, wooden structure, button, spray paint
It has two sid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Foam, Hardwood, Paint
1950s Italian Design Style Metal and Rattan Wicker Curved Screen Divider
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s Italian Design style metal and rattan wicker curved screen divider graphic and highly composed of 2 bent aerial panels (one big and one smaller) i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Bellini Decorative Panel
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Bellini Panel.
An exquisite decorative wooden panel inspired by the famous Venetian cocktail inven...
Category
2010s Italian Other Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
1950s MCM French Design Style Wooden And Caned Folding Screen Divider
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic and highly decorative folding screen divider composed of 4 panels in wooden base adorned with rattan wicker cane.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Wood
Nort Folding Screen by Tim Vranken
Located in Geneve, CH
Nort Folding Screen by Tim Vranken
Materials: Yellow pine
Dimensions: 183 x 120 cm
Tim Vranken is a Belgian furniture designer who focuses on solid, handmade furniture. Throughout ...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
Large Venier Screen by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large venier screen by Sebastian Herkner
Dimensions: 248 x D 25 x H 177 cm
Materials: Sp.25mm, black poxder coated metal structure, hide belts
Sebastian Herkner (born 1981) s...
Category
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Opto Folding Screen 4 Colors Lacquered by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Opto Folding screen 4 colors Lacquered by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 200, W 300, D 4 cm
Materials: Laser-cut metal panels inside the frame, black anthracite or lacqu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Bi Mirror-Divider
Located in Milan, IT
The new BI divider mirror is an intelligent piece of furniture with a double function. It consists of two wings that ensure privacy and intimacy, while also becoming an elegant full-length mirror. Its neutral colors dissolve seamlessly into each other for a highly refined aesthetic result. It is part of the Nazca Booby collection designed by Matteo Cibic for Scapin Collezioni.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Small Venier Screen by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Venier screen by Sebastian Herkner
Dimensions: 248 x D 25 x H 141 cm
Materials: Sp.25mm, Black poxder coated metal structure, hide belts
Sebastian Herkner (born 1981) s...
Category
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Zanotta Servento Screen in Red Steel Post with Canvas by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Servento Screen in Red Steel Post with Canvas by Achille Castiglioni
Base in black, white or red painted polypropylene. Steel support rod, painted in the shade black, whit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
'Sonar' Mirror / Screen in Stainless Steel by Zieta, Gradient
By Zieta, Oskar Zieta
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror or screen by Zieta
Stainless steel
Gradient collection : Gradient
Dimensions : H. 182 cm x 215 cm x 10 cm
Zieta is best known for his collection of stools “Plopp” ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Venier Screen by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large venier screen by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: black powder-coated metal, Hide
Dimensions: W 248 x D 2.5 x H 177.8 cm
Other dimensions available: small: W248 x D2.5 x H141....
Category
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
'Sonar' Mirror / Screen in Stainless Steel by Zieta, Sapphire
By Oskar Zieta, Zieta
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror or screen by Zieta
Stainless steel
Gradient collection : Sapphire
Dimensions : H. 182 cm x 215 cm x 10 cm
Zieta is best known for his collection of stools “Plopp” ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Knead Screen by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead screen by kar
Dimensions: W 158 x D 56 x H 150
Materials: MDF frame
Available also in black.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause a...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Other
Large Paravent
Located in New York, NY
Yolande Milan Batteau (b. 1970)
USA, 2022
Tall four panel screen made of wood, marble dust plaster, abalone, micaceous plaster, handmade glazes and lacquer.
Category
2010s North American Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Abalone, Wood
Folding Screen 'Kimono' Room Divider
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
Enriched with refined details, this superb screen is a functional way to create privacy, divide areas in a large room or loft, while providing a stylish statement in a home. The stru...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Stainless Steel Sonar Sculptural Floor Mirror by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Stainless steel sonar sculptural floor Mirror by Zieta
Dimensions: D 10 x W 215 x H 182 cm
Material: Stainless steel.
Finish: Polished.
Avai...
Category
2010s Polish Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tacchini Gunta Floating Lamp Designed by Studiopepe
By Tacchini, Studiopepe
Located in New York, NY
An ethereal and floating sculpture that transforms matter into a design tool. A warm and suffused glow that divides the space, but at the same time unites it. Available in two sizes, Studiopepe’s luminous screen is made of cocoon resin...
Category
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Osis Paravent by Llot Llov
Located in Geneve, CH
Osis Paravent by Llot Llov
Limited Edition of 4
Dimensions: D 15 x W 180 x H 170 cm
Materials: birch wood
Behind the LLOT LLOV brand is the studio for product and interior design as well as the producer of furniture, objects, lighting and surfaces. Since their foundation in 2006 by Ania Bauer and Jacob Brinck, the two Berlin based author designers have established themselves internationally. One of their recognizable features is the reinterpretation of traditional arts and crafts brought into a contemporary design context.
An example of this is OSIS, an innovative surface finish using salt...
Category
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Birch
Kazimir Screen Set by Colé, 3 Abstract patterns, decor dividers inspired to Art
By Julia Dodza
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir screens, closed in a set composed by 3 single elements (Type A, Type B and Type C), are not only a perfect divider for minimalist or classic rooms, , but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decoration. In fact the shapes of this screens are freely inspired on the figurative abstract works by the renowned painter Malevich, a pioneer of the geometric abstractionism of 20 the century Russian avant-garde. The geometric motif in black, white, red and green, of the abstract pattern is recalling the body of the characters in the renewed paintings named "Torso".
One screen...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Rattan and Wicker Cane Folding Screen Divider
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Magnificent screen divider in natural fiber composed of 3 panels in a curved rattan structure adorned with wicker cane.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Queen Heart Folding Screen by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart folding screen by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 190 x 200 x 4 cm
Materials: Pearl royal velvet upholstery framed with stainless steel coated in copper.
The Queen heart ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Giacomo Balla Paravento Balla Room Dividers by Cassina
By Cassina, Giacomo Balla
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Room divider designed by Giacomo Balla in 1917, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This wooden screen is based on an original tempera and pencil sketch on paper by artist Giacomo Balla. Today, Cassina revives this brightly coloured accessory to divide and complete the various areas of the house with a real artistic touch.
The Balla Screen consists of three honeycomb panels of different heights and widths joined together by brushed brass double-action hinges specially designed by Cassina, carefully interpreting the original design. The silk-screen printed decoration, on both sides, is available in two versions, with orange background in the colours yellow and green, respecting the shades in the Balla sketch, and with white background in the colours blue and green.
The Balla Screen, part of the Cassina I Maestri...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
'Sonar' Mirror / Screen in Stainless Steel by Zieta, Emerald
By Zieta, Oskar Zieta
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror or screen by Zieta
Stainless steel
Gradient collection : Emerald
Dimensions : H. 182 cm x 215 cm x 10 cm
Zieta is best known for his collection of stools “Plopp” made through the technologist Fidu. With the same principle Zieta conceived mirror collections made of stainless steel called “Tafla”, “Rondo” and “Rondel”. Two laser-cut metal sheets are first welded together before air is injected between them until they separate from each other forming a three-dimensional object.
Screen mirror – a steel wall-like sculpture
Lose yourself in the SONAR’s reflection! The SONAR mirror is a sculptural object that strongly defines the space and generates all sorts of visual impressions. includes RONDO in emerald, deep space blue and sapphire-green shades.
SONAR provides an original stylish solution for open plan interiors allowing to create a room full of reflections. It is not only a mirror or a partition wall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Kazimir Screen, Type A, Abstract Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir Screen, Type A, Abstract Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.180 D.123 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric coating with fanta...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Chroma Contemporary Room Divider in Acrylic and Metal
Located in London, GB
The Chroma room divider seeks to break the confines of its own materiality.
By filtering the light through, it magnifies its presence creating an effect where different shades of co...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Obsidium Aurum Free-Standing Screen
By Inthegarden
Located in Milan, IT
A contemporary take on antique tapestries, the Obsidium Aurum is characterized by a luxurious, golden finish, aptly reflected in Latin name which translates to "Golden Block". The me...
Category
2010s Italian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Opto 1/2 Folding Screen Black Lacquered by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Opto 1/2 folding screen black lacquered by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 200, W 150, D 4 cm
Materials: Laser-cut metal pa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Oak and Mat Black Steel Screen
Located in PARIS, FR
With its elegant hexagonal panels veneered with premium oak, and its discrete mat black steel hinges, the Severin Screen, designed by Alex de Rouvray, exudes style and character. As ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Abstract Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir screen, type B, geometric coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.150 D.133 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with j...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Opto Folding Screen Black Lacquered by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Opto Folding Screen Black Lacquered by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 200, W 300, D 4 cm
Materials: Laser-cut metal panels i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Opto 1/2 Folding Screen, Colors Lacquered by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Opto 1/2 folding screen, colors Lacquered by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 200, W 300, D 4 cm
Materials: Laser-cut metal panels inside th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Shades of Venice High Divider in Giudecca Cords & Black Steel Base by Marco Zito
By Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Shade of Venice dividers are created with a magical colourful weave in nautical cords inspired by the Venetian islands and their local colours. Thus four collections emerge: Mura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Timber Roomdivider by Onno Adriaanse
Located in Geneve, CH
Timber Roomdivider by Onno Adriaanse
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: D 80x W 20 x H 180 cm.
Materials: stained pine wood, clear satin coating, brass hinges
Also available in Colo...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Belix Sculpted Screen, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Belix sculpted screen - Signed by Stefan Leo
Black laquered wood
Measures: 200 x 25 x 200 cm
(Other dimensions, materials can be made to order)
Atelie...
Category
2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Floral Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Floral coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.150 D.133 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with jers...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Kazimir Screen, Type C, Floral Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir Screen, Type C, floral coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza.
Dimensions: H.159, D.116, W.40 cm.
Materials: Partition screen with ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Labyrinth Screen by Kana Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Labyrinth screen by Kana Objects
Dimensions: D 45 x W 291 x H 211 cm
Materials: Natural oak.
Also available in smoked oak.
Other modules available.
...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak
Knead Screen by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead Screen by kar
Dimensions: W 158 x D 56 x H 150.
Materials: MDF frame.
Available also in black.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Other
Blue Hand Painted Screen, Jan Garncarek
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand Painted Screen, Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Each screen is unique and signed by Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Full brass frame. Hand painted on both sides of the screen.
Dimensions: 180 x 2.5 x 190 cm
Weight:20 kg
Hand painted cloth...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted Screen, Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand Painted Screen, Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Each screen is unique and signed by Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Full brass frame. Hand painted on both sides of the screen.
Dimensions: 180 x 5 x 200cm
Weight:20 kg
Hand painted cloth...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Guillaume Bounoure and Chloé Genevaux Screen Called Polyptych, circa 2019
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Guillaume Bounoure and Chloé Genevaux.
Screen called polyptych - circa 2019.
Poplar plywood and textile.
Measures: H 146 x W 120.
Unique piece numbered and signed.
circa 2019.
...
Category
2010s European Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Textile, Poplar, Plywood
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Abstract Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir screen, type B, geometric coating in silk by Colé Italia with Julia Douza.
Dimensions: H.150 D.133 W.40 cm.
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric coating with fant...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Kazimir Screen, Type C, Floral Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir screen, Type C, Floral coating in silk by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.159 D.116 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric coating with fantasy p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Set of 3, Kazimir Screens, Abstract Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3, Kazimir screens, abstract coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.159 D.116 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric coating with fa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Sculpted Screen in Solid Oak
By Sóha
Located in Paris, FR
Screen made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
Measures: 150 x 190 x 3 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Floral Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir Screen, Type B, floral coating in silk by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.150 D.133 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with jersey...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Antique and Vintage Screens and Room Dividers
Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.
The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.
Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.
In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.
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