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Modern Screens and Room Dividers

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Item type: New and Made To Order
Style: Modern
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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wool, Upholstery, Wood

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...
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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 ...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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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...
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2010s Central American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Cypress

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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Steel

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Steel

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Steel

Set of 3, Kazimir Screens, Floral Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3, Kazimir Screens, 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 fantas...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Steel

Geometric Oak Room Wood Divider Screen Moon by Ana Volante
Located in Miami, FL
Oak wood moon divider Baltic birch plywood with quarter cut white oak veneer Designed by Ana Volante Dimensions each pyramid 160cm x 50cm x 42...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Plywood

Ego Screen Pearl White Large by Karim Rashid for Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Ego screen pearl white is a breathtaking maze-like pattern of the human face. It can be used as a divider or even a console. The Ego Screen is an illusion...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Ego Screen Pearl White by Karim Rashid for Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Ego Screen Pearl White is a breathtaking maze-like pattern of the human face. It can be used as a divider or even a console. The Ego Screen is an illusion...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Chic Mirror-Polished or Powder-Coated Aluminum Room Divider or Screen
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...
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2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Aluminum

Milano Room Divider
Located in Milan, IT
A painted wooden room divider whose apparently solid outer face opens up into louvre at a touch, almost disappearing. Each panel has two faces: the...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Handmade Geometric Fireplace Screen "Rimbaud" in Brass by Anaktae
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted fireplace screen model "Rimbaud" in solid oxidized brass with cutout geometric pattern. The screen is standing on a rectangular solid brass base. The interl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

contemporary Separè king size, signed by the artstist , unique piece
Located in Torino, IT
The characteristic of this large screen inspired by the geometric shapes of the alpine glaciers is the size that makes it suitable for dividing two areas of the house or to decorate ...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

"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. ...
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2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Travertine, Metal, Brass

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...
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2010s Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Paper Customized Pantone Colors by Luigi Baroli
Located in Milan, IT
Cartoons creates a spatial division that is baroque and minimalist at the same time. The idea of the screen is a sublime mystification: a wall that is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Aluminum

Shades of Venice High Divider in Giudecca Cords & Black Steel Base 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Steel

James Bearden "Meteor Storm Screen"
Located in New York, NY
Sonic sculpture of torch-cut and polychromed steel, fused bronze, solvent dyes, and glass enamel. An elongated version of "Meteor Storm" that can serve as a screen or divider. A 2019...
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2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Bronze, Enamel, Steel

Contemporary Fireplace Screen "Kalahari" in Brass with Free Forms Cutout Pattern
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted fireplace screen model "Kalahari" in solid oxidized brass, with free forms cutout patterns. The screen is standing on a rectangular solid brass base. Vari...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Gervasoni Black Screen in Bamboo by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black bamboo screen, Black 199 is a clear reference to the earth and the naturalness of the materials. Like a tapestry hung within a frame in Canaletto walnut available in wood lacqu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bamboo

Screen "Le Curieux" by Caroline Schilling Limited Edition
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
There is a country, close to Wonderland, where objects come to life and grow like no other. Caroline Schilling, a designer who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, ( ENSAD ), imagines a country where excess reigns supreme. ? The motto "Think big - Live bigger" resonates until nightfall. The objects that emanate from it at dawn all have their own character and the power to combine both the useful and the unusual. Raised on the emerged lands of dreamlike Design; a form of game, a game of form, are the fertile ground of puns, which are here to tickle our cheekbones. Giants with golden hands shape these everyday companions, straight from the wild imagination of a designer who sees big, very big. "Le curieux" According to him, curiosity is not a bad thing and this screen will use this to his advantage! This screen is mischievous, sometimes opening up and sometimes shutting himself away, but always there to protect you from prying eyes. Its screw or bolt-shaped pegs can be used as a coat or bag holder. The folding screen is on wheels and can be moved easily This room devider...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Aluminum

"Louvre" Screen by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning "Louvre" screen in sculpted and patinated bronze and rock crystal squares, composed by 4 parts. Creation by Studio Glustin.
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2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Shade Low Divider in Green Vip Upholstery with Matt Black Base by Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shade, as in the Japanese meaning of “divider”, has been restyled in a contemporary way and found a place in the living area. Shade is a filter, a divider, a compact system created for constructing spaces: decorating, separating, reserving private and intimate corners. The two sizes and the different textiles for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Upholstery

Hand-Crafted Sculptural Room Divider, Monochrome, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig's triptych blackened metal screen/ room divider features hand-crafted sculptural elements . These pieces can rotate allowing the collector to create varying levels of o...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Hand-Crafted Sculptural Room Divider, Colourful, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig's triptych blackened metal screen/ room divider features hand-crafted sculptural elements. These pieces can rotate allowing the collector to create varying levels of op...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Carlton Wood Room Divider, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase and room divider, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Plastic

Marie Suri "Constellation" Fire Screen
Located in New York, NY
Marie Suri The "Constellation" fire screen Fire screen with scattered 2.5” and 4” steel medallions with bronze decoration. Mesh backing makes these ...
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2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Bronze

Screen Guise by Odd Matter
Located in Milan, IT
Guise screen by Odd Matter, the Netherlands, 2019. Nilufar edition. EPS foam, spray. 205 x 15.8 x H 216 cm, 84.6 x 6.2 x H 85 in. Guise explores the first encounter?through the poten...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Polystyrene, Paint

Contemporary Fireplace Screen "Argos" in Brass with Organic Forms, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Origin Polcha X Atelier Veneer Claustra
Located in PARIS, FR
This claustra is the first piece completely imagined by Polcha. It was entirely made from wood scraps and manufactured by Atelier Veneer, a French carpentry workshop. Each slat r...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Shade Low Divider in Pink Vip Upholstery with Matt Black Base by Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shade, as in the Japanese meaning of “divider”, has been restyled in a contemporary way and found a place in the living area. Shade is a filter, a divider, a compact system created for constructing spaces: decorating, separating, reserving private and intimate corners. The two sizes and the different textiles for...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Upholstery

Folding Screen 'Separe' Room Divider in Terracotta Elm burl Veneer
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
Imperfections and irregularity are the most highly regarded form of beauty at KABINET. The designer duo are mesmerised by the almost-deformed-looking grains of elm burl - commonly fo...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Shades of Venice High Divider in Murano Cords & Black Steel Base 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

Screen with 3 Panels with De Gournay Covering Art Déco Garden André Fu Living
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Screen with 3 panels in pinewood and oak wood with De Gournay covering Color: Grey and lead grey Size: 164 x 4 x 200 H cm Material: Pinewood ...
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2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine, Oak

Shades of Venice Low Divider in Sant'Erasmo Cords & Black Steel 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

Shades of Venice Low Divider in Burano Cords & Black Steel Base 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

Contemporary Valentina Giovando Screen Iron Brass Crystal Gold Bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Sutra love Sutra Love is a foldable screen from the "Sutra" Collection. The structure is an iron frame, the decoration is made of hand-cut round brass discs, rows of crystal stra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Crystal, Brass, Iron

White Brera Bookcase, Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (1.8) This bookcase main peculiarity are some vertical elements which break the linear con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Lacquer

ClassiCon Folding Screen in White by Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The high-tech look that arose in the 1980s and which is still potentially current had an ingenious predecessor. Over half a century ago, Eileen Gray anticipated the cool industrial a...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

GAN Spaces Lan Screen with Oak Wood Frame & Steel in Indigo by Neri&Hu
Located in New York, NY
“Neri&Hu questions the sofa typology. Once the normal typology of a piece of furniture is broken down into its components, seating and rug become a single space. The back componen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wool

Contemporary Handmade Room Divider "Aether" with Mirrored Surfaces by Anaktae
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted free-standing room divider, model "Aether" composed of four folding pieces of wood with a brass patina finish. The surfa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Screen with 4 Panels with De Gournay Covering Art Déco Garden André Fu Living
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Screen with 4 panels in pinewood and oak wood with De Gournay covering Color: Charcoal and raw earth Size: 219 x 4 x 200 H cm Material: Pinewood and oak wood Collec...
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2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Oak, Pine

Colony Screen in Vienna Straw with Natural Ash Structure by Skrivo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Screen in Vienna Straw, with frame in solid natural ash or stained black. The rattan is only available in the same finish of the structure. We wanted to enhance the hidden role of the screen in the indoor environment, presenting a highly scenographic element that could come out of some Wes Anderson...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Straw

Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider "Kirigami" by Sebastiano Bottos Italia
Located in Pordenone, IT
These architectural and sculptural screens, as well as other Sebastiano Bottos collection projects, distinguish themselves due to the mix of innovative material and processing . A tw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Ombra Screen by Chiara Provasi
Located in Milan, IT
An exercise in visual harmony and artistic sensibility, this decorative wooden screen will transform any interior with its dynamic character. The rectangular silhouette features four...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Textile

Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Whiskey Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in whiskey ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with woven cane accents. A sustainably sourced solid Fre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan

Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider by Sebastiano Bottos, Italia
Located in Pordenone, IT
The " Cortina " screen by Sebastiano Bottos is a geometric piece of furniture handcrafted by assembling extroflexed pine wood elements, the result of an innovating working process th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall "LEAVES" Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in green or black marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi. - Insert ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Marble, Brass

Conogó Partition Screen in Hardwood, Brazilian Contemporary Design
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This contemporary styled partition screen or room divider is made of sucupira hardwood. Named the Conogó, this partition screen is art–furniture. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Contemporary QD24 Floor Screen with Silk, Velvet, Walnut and Lacquered Wood
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The QD24 ia a double-sided floor screen or room divider is made with silk, velvet, lacquered wood and walnut wood. This piece is ideal to embellish or to transform any space. It is c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Silk, Velvet

Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Nude Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in nude brushed ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with woven cane accents. A sustainably sourced soli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan

Arflex Vela Screen C in Glass by Bernhardt & Vella
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two colored glasses with different shapes, but complementary, create a play of transparency. Vela is a screen that divides in a light and simple way, without weighing down the space,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Glass

Modern screens and room dividers for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern screens and room dividers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage screens and room dividers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern screens and room dividers made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original screens and room dividers, popular names associated with this style include Draga & Aurel, Kiki van Eijk, Marco Zito, and Sebastiano Bottos. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for screens and room dividers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $928 and tops out at $180,000 while the average work can sell for $7,200.

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