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Screens and Room Dividers For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 19th Century
'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
A Set Of 4 Screens / Room Dividers. c 1860 - 1880
Located in Kastrup, DK
A set of 4 screens, made in elm wood. Lacquer decorated in polychrome.
Panels decorated with vases, flowers, etc.
Former screen wall from house in Shanxi pro...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Elm
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
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
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, 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
Tacchini Gunta Floating Lamp Designed by Studiopepe
By Studiopepe, Tacchini
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
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 Oskar Zieta, 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
Very Fine 19th Century Brass Fire Screen in the Rococo Manner
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine quality 19th century brass fire screen in the Rococo manner, fully restored and polished. The shaped and curved protective wire mesh is set within an intricately detailed...
Category
19th Century French Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Aubusson Pattern Walnut Fireplace Screen, Louis XV Style
Located in Lomita, CA
Everything about this screen is charming, from the bunch of needlepoint flowers, to the ribbon-like wood carving that frames the screen. This is an antique English piece from the Vic...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Walnut, Wool
Chic Mirror-Polished or Powder-Coated Aluminum Room Divider or Screen
By Sight Unseen, Bestcase
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
Sismology Screen by Atelier Demichelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Sismology Screen by Atelier Demichelis
Limited Edition, Numbered and Signed
Dimensions: W 150 x D 4 x H 185 cm
Materials: Patinated Brass and Copper...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Screen
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight fold screen, depicting courtiers and attendants in pagoda buildings and gardens. set in a boarder of flower pots...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
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 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
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
Carved and Inlaid Shibayama Folding Screen, Japan, Meiji Era, circa 1890
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Folding creen with 2 panels in carved, inlaid and lacquered wood.
The upper and lower parts are carved with birds and foliage / leaves.
The central panels are inlaid on the front...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique 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
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
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
Post-Impressionist Painted Folding Screen by Charles Frechon, France, 1894
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb impressionist folding screen with 4 panels in painted canvas.
The painting depicts the shores of a canal. We see a fisherman on the right bank, accompanied by his little white dog quietly sitting in the grass. The man observes the 2 boats (a sailing boat and a barque) which sail on the water. Woods appear in the background.
The painting is of very good quality, well done and bright.
Signature lower left: "CH Frechon 1894" for Charles Frechon...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Prismania Room Divider, Limited Edition, by Elise Luttik
Located in Geneve, CH
Prismania room divider by Elise Luttik
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 21 x W 70 x H 165 cm
Materials: Acrylic with dichroic film.
The screen is topped by arches. To Elise Luttik the arches embody a door to a different world. The transparent screen shows engraving inspired by antique crystal glasses...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Modern Wood Sculpture Wall Screen / Room Divider by Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern Solid Wood Sculpture screen by Pierre Sarkis from Valentina Collection. Inspired in the Origami Folds theory. Finding in basic geometry meaning of life, truth and beauty. Arti...
Category
2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Cypress
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
Hand Held 19th Century Fan, Floral and Feathers
Located in Incline Village, NV
Hand held 19th century fan, circa 1880 is of European manufacture; probably French, and has seven hand painted floral bouquet designs in pretty color...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Fabric
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
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
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
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
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
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
Draped Flowers, Paper Thread Curtain to Hold Fresh Flowers by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
An ever-changing living vertical divider, the draped flowers curtain contains over 100 pockets where fresh flowers can be placed, transforming the spac...
Category
2010s Japanese Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
Custom Four-Panel Folding Screen with Nail Head Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
This custom-made, four-panel room divider is finished with an American Wool plaid fabric and detailed with antique brass nail heads. Each pane...
Category
2010s American 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 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
Contemporary Fireplace Screen "Argos" in Brass with Organic Forms, by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted fireplace screen model "Argos" in solid oxidized brass with cutout pattern with organic forms.
The screen is standing on a rectangular solid brass base.
V...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Lacquered Wood Screen - Black and Orange - Art Deco style (Customizable)
Located in Paris, FR
Screen by Russian artist Dmitry Samygin
Poplar plywood and beech veneered carved and lacquered
Measure: 170 cm x 180 cm x 2 cm
(67 x 71 x 0.8 in).
Customizable
--
After studying A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Beech
"Ossicles" Screen by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning screen (or wall panel) with rotating "Ossicles" in massive and sculpted travertine stone, brass spheres and black lacquered metal structure.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
...
Category
2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Travertine, Metal, 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
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
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
19th Century Stunning Quality Three Panel Folding Screen in Solid Mahogany
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality 19th century mahogany folding three panel dressing screen or room divider, featuring lovely mahogany panels below and astragal openings to the top part. Three mahogany wooden panels on triple swing hinges. The triple swing hinges allow the panels to swing both ways offering more adjustability. In very good condition. Great quality. A good piece of 19th century english antique furniture...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mahogany
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
Kazimir Screen, Type C, Abstract Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir screen, Type C, geometric coating in silk by Colé Italia.
Dimensions: H.159, D.116, W.40 cm.
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Kazimir Screen, Type C, Abstract Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir screen, type C, geometric 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
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
Set of 3, Kazimir Screens, Abstract Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3, Kazimir screens, Abstract coating in silk by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H 159, D116, W40 cm.
Materials: Partition screen with jersey fabric coating with fantasy prints and a steel shaped rusted support;
the structure is composed with 2 with frames in steel or in wood upholstered.
Also available: different coatings, Jersey and Silk Upholstery, Type A, B, C, Custom Printing.
The shapes and decor of these three screens...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Moeraki Hybrid Sculptural Room-Divider - Albane Salmon
Located in Geneve, CH
Moeraki Hybrid Sculptural Room-Divider - Albane Salmon
Solid sycamore wood, partly dyed, oil finish
H. 195 x L. 186 x P. 180 cm.
One of a kind.
Variations possible on demand
Inspire...
Category
2010s European Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Sycamore
Perspectiva Space Divider by Colección Estudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Perspectiva space divider by Colección Estudio
Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 163 cm
Materials: oak wood, grey wool felt
Also available in ebonized o...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Felt, Oak
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 scree...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Two-Panel Lacquer and Titanium Screen by Frédérique Domergue, Limited Edition
Located in PARIS, FR
Oak screen. One side is matte black lacquer with shiny brass inlay work. The other side is polished, gold-colored titanium with polished brass inlay patterns. The dimensions of the s...
Category
2010s French Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Separè Room Divider with Horizontal Divisions by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Separè room divider with Horizontal Divisions by Mingardo
Dimensions: D72 x W20 x H170 cm
Materials: satin natural brass structure. Iron base
Weight: 17 kg
Also Available in different finishes.
Separè, is a multi-use space divider, centered around a vertical metal frame kept upright via cylindrical anchor weight...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Chinese Qing Four Panel Lacquered Incised Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare unusual late 19th century/early 20th-century Chinese Qing four-panel coromandel screen. The front features dark red lacquer decorated with scholars objects and small landscape s...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Set of 3, Kazimir Screens, Floral Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3, Kazimir screens, floral coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.159 D.116 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with j...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Separè Room Divider with Semi-Transparent and Natural Fabric by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Separè room divider with semi-transparent and natural fabric by Mingardo
Dimensions: D72 x W20 x H170 cm
Materials: Satin natural brass structure and satin natural iron base, Semi-Transparent and Natural Fabric
Weight: 14 kg
Also Available in different finishes.
**price without the stool
Separè, is a multi-use space divider, centered around a vertical metal frame kept upright via cylindrical anchor weight...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Iron
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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