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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Large Red Boho Coconut Shell Obelisk Sculpture by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Red coconut shell with aged brass feet obelisk sculpture by Maitland Smith. Constructed of wood covered with tessellated stained red coconut shell and cleared lacquered with ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Home Accents

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Coral, Brass

20th Century Four-Panel Sandblasted Oak Screen by Rabih Hage
Located in Chicago, IL
Four-panel sandblasted dark brown oak "Pivot" screen or room divider by Rabih Hage (French, b. 1966). 20th century. Each panel is 21.5" W - total width laid flat is 86".
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Late 20th Century French Modern Home Accents

Materials

Oak

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 Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Unique Vertigo Room Divider Module by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Vertigo Room Divider by Draga & Aurel The published price corresponds to ONE (01) bar. Please contact us for full module quotations. Unique piece. Dimensions: W 30 D 10 H 200,...
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2010s Italian Modern Home Accents

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Brass

Rainbow Nesting Sculpture, Contemporary Colored Concrete Piece by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rainbow nesting sculpture made in colored concrete in 4 separate pieces. Each piece is casted in high quality pastina cement by skilled craftsmen from Italy. The sculpture could be u...
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2010s Italian Modern Home Accents

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Concrete

Baleri Italia Cartoons Low Screen in Paper by Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
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 not a wall. Corrugated cardboard, a humble but reliable material, is presented in a very refined technology. Two sheets of cardboard, positioned side by side, ensure the maximum ease in rolling and unrolling the screen and are couplet to a free-standing structure. Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated cardboard extracted from pure cellulose, available in two configurations, height 170 cm with 40÷400 cm extension or height 150 cm with 40÷300 cm extension. Upper and lower edge in technopolymer in matt black. Terminal stiffening components in brushed diecast aluminium. Born near Milan in 1951, after a degree in architecture at Politecnico he has worked mainly in the field of interior design, although jewellery design was another major interest. In 1994 he won the Compasso d’Oro award for Cartoons screen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

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Aluminum

Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture #3
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. Th...
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2010s South African Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

DeCastelli Dog House N°1 in Natural Corten by Filippo Pisan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dog House n°1 reinvents homes for our furry friends. Created as a version of Cottage n°1, it offers a conceptual revisitation of traditional kennels, focusing on the intrinsic charac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Modern Wood Sculpture Wall Screen / Room Divider by Pierre Sarkis
Located in Guatemala City, Central America
Modern wood sculpture wall screen by Pierre Sarkis from Celine collection. Inspired in the rhythm of ocean waves, beauty of fluid movement and feminine cadenza by basic elements and ...
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2010s Guatemalan Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

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 Home Accents

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Bi Mirror-Divider
$5,463 / item
"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 Home Accents

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Travertine, Metal, Brass

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 Home Accents

Materials

Bronze

Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Havana Paper by Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte black. Terminal stiffening components in brushed die-cast aluminium. Born near Milan in 1951, after a degree in architecture at Politecnico he has worked mainly in the field of interior design, although jewellery design was another major interest. In 1994 he won the Compasso d’Oro award for Cartoons screen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Paper

Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Paper Customized Pantone Colors by Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
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 Home Accents

Materials

Aluminum

Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in White Paper by Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte black. Terminal stiffening components in brushed die-cast aluminium. Born near Milan in 1951, after a degree in architecture at Politecnico he has worked mainly in the field of interior design, although jewellery design was another major interest. In 1994 he won the Compasso d’Oro award for Cartoons screen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Paper

Handcrafted Poplar Wood Screen/Room Divider
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural Elegance for Any Space This stunning handcrafted room divider, meticulously designed in solid poplar wood, features a unique interlocking pattern, this piece combines bot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Poplar

MOMODESIGN Italy Burlwood & Leather Attaché Briefcase
Located in Stamford, CT
MOMODESIGN, an esteemed Italian company renowned for its avant-garde designs spanning fashion, accessories, and automotive adornments, originally gained prominence under its former m...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather, Burl

1950s Wood Screen with Glass Inlays
Located in Toronto, CA
The 1950s four-panel wood screen with amber-hued glass windows is both architectural and whimsical. Featuring rich, patinated wood, brass hinges and a sturdy base - use it to divide ...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Italian Hand Painted Screen Styled After Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Hand Painted Screen Styled After Maitland Smith The ruins of Roman buildings overlook wooded hills. Expressive clouds floa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

"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 Home Accents

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Antique French Manual Hole-Making Machine
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual hole-making machine. Probably used for precision work on leather, paper or small metals. The structure is composed of a solid wood base, with a stepped design, giving stabilit...
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Early 20th Century French Modern Home Accents

Materials

Iron

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 Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Italian Modern Dark Green Marble Obelisk Sculpture, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
An Italian '70s modern or Post-Modern period dark green marble obelisk sculpture, circa 1970s, Italy. Obelisk is green with white veining. Very go...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Marble

Restoration Hardware Industrial Modern Metal Spinning Globe Bookends - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Restoration Hardware Industrial Modern Metal Spinning Globe Bookends - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 6.5" H x 5" W x 6...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

Unique Paravent- Lamp, Illuminated room divider from 1988 by Elsa Prochazka
Located in Vienna, AT
Movable Room- divider with many tiny lamps outside.[nbsp]This piece of art is a unique piece[nbsp]designed by Elsa Prohazka and manufactured by WOKA LAMPS VIENNA[nbsp]for the Exhibition "WIEN MOEBEL" IN 1989, at the Vienna Secession Building. Several artists designed furniture and several manufacturer executed unique pieces of arts. The designers were Luigi Blau...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Steel

Pair of Striped Carrera Marble Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of Carrera Marble Bookends - the "pyramid' shape in addition to the divisional use of stripes is very creative and decorative. Turn a subtle shelf and book area i...
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20th Century Modern Home Accents

Materials

Carrara Marble

Domestic Jewels Room Divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
The collection of medieval kitchen tools and herbs becomes a textural Garden of Eden in the layered panels of this stunning room divider. A precious and l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Home Accents

Materials

Jacquard

Classic Gucci Bookends
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic bookends by Gucci. Classic brown leather stripe with brass bases. Beautiful stitching and attention to details.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Pair of Book ends, in Onyx, White Color, Horse Shape Pattern, France, Circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of book ends, in onyx, the motif pattern are horse heads. They are white in color, and were made in France in the 1970s.
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1970s French Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Onyx

Collection of Vintage Luggage, a Set of Four English Travel Cases
Located in London, GB
Collection of vintage luggage, a set of four English travel cases. English, 20th Century Green: height 18cm, width 67cm, depth 38cm. Tan: height...
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20th Century English Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather

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 Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Astrolite Clear Acrylic Book Ends With Bronze And Gold Metallic Inclusions
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Shirley Ritts was an influential American designer known for her innovative work in interior and furniture design during the mid-20th century. A key figure in the rise of California ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Acrylic

Cerca Screen by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Cerca Screen by Alva Design Dimensions: D 3 x W 290 x H 185 cm. Materials: Solid wood (Peroba Mica) and brass. Available in different wood options. Th...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Narciso Screen
Located in Milan, IT
A sophisticated piece of functional decor that will create a private area in a large room, this screen is composed of three panels that can open completel...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Oak, Leather, Textile

Narciso Screen
Narciso Screen
$9,430 / item
Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture #2
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. Th...
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2010s South African Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Hand-Crafted Tan Leather & Oak Box
Located in London, GB
Hand cut, hand-stitched and riveted from the very finest heavy stirrup bridle leather. Solid English oak with burr copper rivet base. The box is hand saddle stitched in the tradition...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather, Oak

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 Home Accents

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Steel

Italian Handcrafted 3 Part Ottoman Theme Black and Green Wood Screen
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Black and green lacquered wood carefully crafted to enhance light and shadow. Insertion of ottoman personage prints on 100% cotton paper. From the ottoman collection designed by Mass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Gervasoni Black Three Door Folding Screen in Bamboo by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three-door folding screen, Black 90 enhances the naturalness of black bamboo: fine rods of different lengths are interlocked overlapping to give dynamism to the product. A contrast of fullness and emptiness, of seeing and not seeing made possible thanks to the vanishing lines between one rod and the other, allowing our sight to go beyond the immediately apparent. Three doors folding partition...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Cast Brass Double Golf Club Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two golf clubs and golf balls. Circa 1980s Measures: 4.88"W x 1.88"D x 6"H. Good original vintage condition.
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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative SQUARE TOTEM Sculpture Set
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. We t...
Category

2010s African Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass, Steel

Unique Art Deco Bronze Brass Pair of Bookends, Mid Century Modern Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of two brass bronze finish bookends is both a useful and decorative addition to your home office, library, study or lounge....
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1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

'Bird in flight' Room Divider, Blackened Steel and Sculptures, By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig's triptych blackened metal screen/ room divider features sculptured resin birds in flight. These pieces can rotate allowing the collector to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

Madeira Room Divider (small)
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Madeira Room Divider Small Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Foldable screen in six panels made from solid walnut, preserving its natural properties. Bespoke dimensions upon request...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Home Accents

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 1920s Brass Figurative Bookends with White Onyx Base
Located in Austin, TX
This pair of vintage brass and white onyx bookends dates to the 1920s and are clearly inspired by Rodin's 'The Thinker.' From time to time, similar bookends will surface, but differi...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Mid-20th C. Imperial East Coromandel Etched and Painted Six-Fold Floor Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-20th Century Chinese Coromandel Etched and Painted Six-Fold Floor Screen screen or room divider. Exclusively made by Imperial East New York Measure...
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20th Century American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Vintage Cast Brass Golf Club Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of golf clubs and golf balls. Circa 1980s Measures: 3"W x 3"D x 5.38"H. Good original vintage condition.
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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beatiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, moustly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One ...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Rare Four Panel “Coromandel Screen” by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An Incredible 1970 rare four panel “Coromandel” Screen by Karl Springer. The front design is hand carved and painted with black and coral...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Home Accents

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 Home Accents

Materials

Metal

DeCastelli Nest House N.1 in Natural Corten by Filippo Pisan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our care for the environment around us can also be seen in the attention paid to our small friends in the animal kingdom. A small birdhouse can set the stage, with a structure that’s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Fir

Custom Leather Screen
Located in Houston, TX
Custom three panel Italian congnac leather screen with nailhead detail. Floor sample with slight imperfection, as is. See photos. Original retail starting at $7,800.00 C.O.M.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Portoro Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in Portoro marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi. - Slabs in marbl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Marble, Brass

Abstract Bronzed Copper Metal Wood Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A signed copper abstract sculpture on wood base, circa 1960s. Sculpture is copper, with a beautiful rich dark brown patina, adhered to rectangular wood base. Signature (illegible) on...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Home Accents

Materials

Copper

Cuyo Medium Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
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2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Mulberry Tree Long Wallet in Clay Cross Grain Leather, Original Box, Unused
Located in Markington, GB
A Mulberry Tree Long Wallet in clay cross grain leather, original box, Mulberry product card, Condition: excellent, unused, as new, Box - one cor...
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2010s English Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather

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...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Milano Room Divider
Milano Room Divider
$25,927 / item
Onda Su Onda Maple Burl Veneer Room Divider
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.
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2010s Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Pair of Rock Crystal Obelisks
Located in Queens, NY
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone

Modern home accents for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern home accents 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 home accents created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern home accents 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 home accents, popular names associated with this style include AIREDELSUR, Draga & Aurel, Maharam, and ANAKTAE. 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 home accents differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $80 and tops out at $180,000 while the average work can sell for $2,818.

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