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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Vintage Pair of Dolphins Bronze Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of bronze dolphins bookends. The dolphin figurines are displayed hovering a wave Size: each 10" height x 3" x 5". Weight: heavy: 5lbs. 8.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Bronze

Salta Medium Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Large Ama Totem by Ana Tron
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Ama Totem by Ana Tron. Limited Edition of 5 Dimensions: D 25 x H 159 cm Materials: Recycled paper with paste, paint chalk, and matt water-based varnish. Ana Tron is an interio...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Home Accents

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Paper

2 ( Two ) Beautiful Italian Painted Screen 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian Painted Screen 20th Century height: 180cm width: 122 each piece 40cm x 6 perfect conservative condition
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Fabric

Louis Vuitton of Paris Tan Canvas Dress Suit Carrier With Brass Hanger
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Louis Vuitton of Paris Dress Tan Canvas Suit Carrier With Monogrammed Brass Handle With Monogrammed Brass Handle Full height with handle in use 113cm Width 51cm Depth 2cm Height w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Bordeaux 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...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

DeCastelli Monolìte Divider by Tipstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monolìte is an architectonic partition that, like a solid body smoothed by nature’s erosive elements, evokes geological formations along its surface. This partition is a vertical el...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Welcome Biombo Room Divider by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Welcome Biombo Room Divider by Sofia Alvarado Unique piece Materials: Metal base, Guayacan wood, mirror glass Dimensions: 185cm (H) x 300cm (W) FI is an ornamental artist who embodi...
Category

2010s Panamanian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

Salta Round Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Bamboo

Handcrafted Brown English Leather & Oak Box
Located in London, GB
Hand cut, hand-stitched and riveted from the very finest English heavy bridle leather. Solid English oak with burr copper rivet base. The box is hand saddle stitched in the tradition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather, Oak

Brass Obelisks, Set/Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of brass Obelisks with ball feet, in the Modern style, circa late 20th century. Pair have a clear lacquer overlay; brass will maintain its shine. A great set of decorative...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Organic Modern Accent Folding Screen in Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
Inspired by the Sacred Ceiba trees in Havana, Joao Faria created the stunning Roots Folding Screen for contemporary homes. It is handcrafted using carefully selected materials; many consider it a work of art. The Roots Collection includes console tables, mirrors, desks, and coffee tables. Each piece is handmade to order; we can manufacture it in endless combinations. This listing is for a Limited-Edition piece called Back in Black, master-crafted from carefully selected materials in matt black lacquered wood. The author entirely made this piece artisanally in Portugal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Resin Bolt Bookends, Acrylic Blocks, Steel
Located in New York, NY
Resin Bolt Bookends, Acrylic Blocks, Steel. Tall chunky transparent acrylic rectangular block bookends with encased bolt inclusions. Yellowing and scattered surface scratches to the ...
Category

1990s Modern Home Accents

Materials

Steel

Resin Bolt Bookends, Acrylic Blocks, Steel
Resin Bolt Bookends, Acrylic Blocks, Steel
$2,065 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Marc Newson Scope Luggage, Set of Three (2005)
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Newson Scope Luggage, Set of Three (2025) Designed for Samsonite Materials: ABS plastic Ballistic textile EVA (rubber) laminate Mesh textile Dimensions: Carry-on suitcases : 8" ...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Nylon, Rubber

Italian Pink White Marble Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian pink and white marble Obelisk, in the modern style, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Marble is predominantly pink and wh...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Marble

Wrought Iron Walking Man and Shadow Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wrought iron walking man and shadow bookends, each one with fine hand forged detail. The books in the listing are for display only and are not included.
Category

20th Century European Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wrought Iron

Reverso Separè Sunset by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Exploring transparency in epoxy resin, Reverso is a dual-facing room divider that adds a colored veil to the surrounding space. The soft, shaded nuances are achieved through a handcr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Salta Round Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Brass Obelisks, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of brass and wood Obelisks, in the Modern style, circa mid to late-20th century. A great set of decorative objects, statement pieces on a mantel, sideboard, bookshelf, cocktai...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

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 Guatemalan Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood, Cypress

Space Poetry Pink Room divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Space Poetry is a collection of sculptural objects in which Kiki van Eijk researches the relationship between space and architecture. Her findings are translating into a series of pi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Home Accents

Materials

Other

Space Poetry Moss Green Room divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Space Poetry is a collection of sculptural objects in which Kiki van Eijk researches the relationship between space and architecture. Her findings are translating into a series of pi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Home Accents

Materials

Organic Material

The Meadow Fire Screen - Our Newest Addition Custom Made in Brass and Iron
Located in Euless, TX
Introducing our Meadow Fire Screen, Betzinger Designs Latest Masterpiece which is truly a sculptural piece made from a combination wrought iron and brass which is typical of many ti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Marble Horse Head Bookends
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Home Accents

Materials

Marble

Brass Fold Bookend by Stem Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Fold Bookend by Stem Design Dimensions: D 11 x W 11 x H 18 cm. Materials: Brass. Finish: Tumbled and burnished. Weight: 2,5 kg. Finished and assembled by hand in India. Please contact us. Fold bookend captures the recurring act of turning a page as a sculptural object. The simplified form reveals a bold character by allowing the material to take over the conversation. Designed to be used as a bookend, the interior surface reveals itself mysteriously as you move around it. Fold layers on as a metaphor in space beautifying its timeless nature. Sand cast in solid brass, each piece is finished working closely with master artisans. The objects layers on as a metaphor and showcases the beauty of being who you are. It strips off all the layers of ornamentation and artificial finishes to build an immediate and intuitive connection with the product that lasts a lifetime. Stem is a contemporary Indian...
Category

2010s Indian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Japanese Post War Aluminum Riveted Trunk on Iron Stand with Glass Top, Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Post War Aluminum Riveted Trunk on Iron Stand with Glass Top, Restored Experience a significant piece of history in an elegant form with our Japanese post war aluminum rive...
Category

20th Century Japanese Modern Home Accents

Materials

Iron, Aluminum

Vintage Gucci Large Black Leather Suitcase Luggage Travel Bag Green Red Webbing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Gucci Large Black Leather Suitcase Luggage Travel Bag Green Red Webbing. Item featured is original vintage Gucci luggage, gold gilt "Made...
Category

1980s Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather

20th Century Trunk for Storage
Located in Miami, FL
20th century chest on bracket feet with a top that opens to reveal storage and drawers below.
Category

1940s Spanish Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Pine

Maple Marquetry Six-Panel Screen by David Linley
Located in NYC, NY
David Linley maple marquetry six-panel screen. Measures: 6 ft. 2 3/4 in. x 17 3/4 in. (each panel). By repute, the screen was gifted to the current owner directly from David Li...
Category

1990s British Modern Home Accents

Materials

Maple

Vintage Cast Brass Double Tennis Racket Bookends, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of cast brass bookends in the form of two tennis rackets and tennis balls. USA, Circa 1980s Measures: 5.5"W x 2.63"D x 5.5"H. Good original vintage condition.
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Home Accents

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Vintage Custom Italian Leather Toiletry Box Case Travel Trunk w/ Brass Nail Trim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Custom Italian Leather Toiletry Box Case Travel Trunk w/ Brass Nail Trim. Item features brass screw/nail head trim, brown leather corners and trim, leather frame, mirror inte...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Salta Large Square Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images that led us to design our largest collection. It has pure and contemporary lines, a classic vision but with modern design. The chosen materials are alpaca and onyx...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Japanese Post War Aluminum Riveted Trunk on Iron Stand with Glass Top, Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese post war aluminum riveted trunk on iron stand with glass top, restored Stamped TS Tokyo on the lock, at the time of posting we have another trunk and stand LU2592316549342 ...
Category

20th Century Japanese Modern Home Accents

Materials

Iron, Aluminum

The Onyx Screen by Giampiero Tagliaferri
Located in Geneve, CH
The Onyx Screen by Giampiero Tagliaferri Limited Edition Of 8 Pieces Dimensions: D 5 x W 175 x H 180 cm. Materials: White onyx and steel. Giampiero Taglia...
Category

2010s American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Onyx, Steel

Contemporary Room Divider in Brazilian Hardwood by Leo Strauss
Located in Atibaia, BR
The Sarrafo Room Divider is a furniture-art. Its multifunctional aspect enables you to use it in different environments and for multiple functions. Inspired by the simplicity of the...
Category

2010s South American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Italian modern Self-supporting screen cartoons by Luigi Baroli for Baleri, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Self-supporting screen Cartoons by Luigi Baroli for Baleri, 2000s Screen mod. Cartoons characterized by a self-supporting structure made of light gray corrugated cardb...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Monumental Three Fold Maple and Glass Screen/Room Divider
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary monumental 3-fold screen / room divider with burl maple frame and central glass panels with silver metal hardware.
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Home Accents

Materials

Glass

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative 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, th...
Category

2010s African Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass, Steel

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 Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Screen Guise by Odd Matter
Located in Milano, Lombardia
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Home Accents

Materials

Polystyrene, Paint

Reverso Separè Jade by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Exploring transparency in epoxy resin, Reverso is a dual-facing room divider that adds a colored veil to the surrounding space. The soft, shaded nuances are achieved through a handcr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Pair of Scandinavian Modernist Polished Brass Rectilinear Bookends by Skultana
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Scandinavian modernist bookends were realized by the esteemed Swedish maker Skultana during the latter half of the 20th century. They offer dynamic rectilinear ...
Category

20th Century Swedish Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Velvet Dark Gold Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Velvet dark gold rabbit as a door stopper / bookends. Made in Italy: Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication. The typical...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Velvet

Radiant Screen by Baker Furniture Thomas Pheasant
Located in North York, ON
Radiant Screen by Baker Furniture Thomas Pheasant. This beautiful mahogany wood room divider screen from Baker Furniture, made in the USA, is sure to add a touch of sophistication to...
Category

2010s American Modern Home Accents

Materials

Mahogany

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 Guatemalan Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood, Cypress

Early Italian Art Glass pair of Apples Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Art Glass apples. Wonderful deep red transparent color with intentional bubbles on the surface of the apples. The green stem is a seperatly added piece completing eac...
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Blown Glass

Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Green Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in green marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi. - Slabs in marble ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Marble, Brass

Stone Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stone Bookends, nice color weight and size! Ready to go!
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Stone

Stone Bookends
Stone Bookends
$265 / set
Louis Vuitton Vintage Monogramed Traveling Shoe Bags Shoe Stuffers Set of 2
Located in North Miami, FL
This stellar set of 2 authentic coated canvas monogramed Louis Vuitton traveling shoe carriers with original shoe stuffers inserts are vintage and from the 1970s. These were never ev...
Category

1970s French Vintage Modern Home Accents

Materials

Canvas

Mulberry Brown Leather Ladies Handbag With Original Maroon Mulberry Dust Bag
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mulberry Brown Leather Ladies Handbag With Large Loop Handles. Complete With Original Maroon Mulberry Dust Bag
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Reverso Separè Dusty Yellow by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Exploring transparency in epoxy resin, Reverso is a dual-facing room divider that adds a colored veil to the surrounding space. The soft, shaded nuances are achieved through a handcr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Brass

Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture #1
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...
Category

2010s African Modern Home Accents

Materials

Wood

Dunhill Black Calf Leather Wallet With Original Dunhill Box Made in Italy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Dunhill London Branded Black Calf Leather Boxed Coat Wallet Made in Italy Ref: LZV31ON Wallet size width 19.5cm I height 9.5 I depth 1.5cm Featuring te...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Leather

Fornasetti Bookends Gift Tema E Variazioni N. 171 Black/White/Red Metal
Located in MILANO, IT
There can be wit and unpredictability in the order: this was Fornasetti idea when he designed his first bookends. The mix of images with their functional design make these accessorie...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

DeCastelli Painting Room Divider in Black & Green Color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large screen designed as a theatre curtain represents imaginary natural landscapes on both sides: a night sky and the outline of a series of hills. The chromatic variations obtaine...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

Interlock Screen 4 Panels By André Fu Living
Located in Admiralty, HK
a timeless screen designed to integrate seamlessly into all interiors. be it used as a backdrop behind a sofa setting, or a partition besides a dining room, its ability to provide a degree of screening gives endless possibilities. crafted entirely with ash strips that interlock and thoughtful detailing that allows each panel to fully fold back, it is a piece to entice all spaces. Wooden screen with 4 foldable panels in oak with bronze detail on the top edge, with wooden hinges.
Category

2010s Chinese Modern Home Accents

Materials

Bronze

Smoked Glass Fireplace Screen with Bronze Knobs and Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A smoked glass fireplace screen. The glass is beveled and is on panel supported by two bronze feet. the glass has two spherical knobs, which make moving the piece much easier than tr...
Category

20th Century Modern Home Accents

Materials

Bronze

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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