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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wool, Upholstery, Wood

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...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

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

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Metal

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 ...
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Early 2000s Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Chrome

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...
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2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

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...
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2010s French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

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

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.
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Steel

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...
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2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Birch

Kazimir Screen, Type A, Abstract Coating in Silk by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir Screen, type A, abstract coating in silk by Colé Italia with Julia Douza Dimensions: H.180, D.123, W.40 cm Materials: Partition screen with je...
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2010s Italian 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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Steel

Room Divider Shelf by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
Located in Greding, DE
Large room divider shelf in white designed by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell. Discolored in places. Embossed stamp on the bottom.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Plywood

Knead Screen by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead Screen by Karstudio. 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 se...
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2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Other

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wool, Upholstery, Wood

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 ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Aluminum

"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

Materials

Travertine, Metal, Brass

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

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

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...
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2010s German Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

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

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

Materials

Wood

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Foam, Hardwood, Paint

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

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

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

Materials

Wood

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 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

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

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

Materials

Wood, Cypress

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

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

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...
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2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Steel

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

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

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...
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2010s European Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Sycamore

Paravento 2018, Screen
Located in Mosciano Sant'angelo, TE
Four rectangular doors in walnut and perforated sheet shield spaces drawing light and dark suggestions. Intuit, grasp the forms, which beyond the screen are defined in space. A thin membrane in perforated iron, which hides and exalts, helping the imagination and stimulating curiosity, gradually revealing its essence. Quattro ante rettangolari in legno di noce e lamiera forata schermano spazi disegnando suggestioni in chiaroscuro. Intuire, cogliere le forme...
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2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

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

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

"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

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

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

ClassiCon Folding Screen in Black 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

ClassiCon Folding Screen in Red 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Wood

Reverso Separè Sunset by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel: Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

Luxurious Large 4 Panel Screen / Divider by Maitland Smith
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rich and luxurious looking large four panel wood screen / divider with satin black panels having routed painted grooves in antique gold and silver with red accent striping. This sc...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Signed Dante Ferretti Surrealist Painted Wood Three-Panel Folding Floor Screen
Located in Hudson, NY
Dante Ferretti (Italian, born 1943). Hand-painted wood, three panel floor screen. Hand-painted in various shades of blue and white in a surrealist style. Signed and dated to verso in the middle panel of the screen, 1993. Ferretti is an academy award winning film production designer (Ginger & Fred, Casino, Interview with a Vampire, Gangs of New York...
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Late 20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Playful Crosscut Bamboo Screen by Oly Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful crosscut bamboo screen by Oly Studio. Made with folding wood frame painted grey. Dimensions: 70.75"H x 77"W x 1.5"D.
Category

1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bamboo

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Paravento 2018, Screen
Located in Mosciano Sant'angelo, TE
Four rectangular doors in walnut and perforated sheet shield spaces drawing light and dark suggestions. Intuit, grasp the forms, which beyond the screen are defined in space. A thin membrane in perforated iron, which hides and exalts, helping the imagination and stimulating curiosity, gradually revealing its essence. Quattro ante rettangolari in legno di noce e lamiera forata schermano spazi disegnando suggestioni in chiaroscuro. Intuire, cogliere le forme...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

Plutarco Studio Folding Screen ”Tromploeil”, Spain, 2016
Located in Madrid, ES
The Tromploeil screen is a construction and composition game. Perforated metal sheets and metallic geometric shapes with hinges and magnets come together to create a system that allo...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron, Magnets

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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