Modern Home Accents
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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
Marble Obelisk, Small
Located in New York, NY
A small, neutral, marble obelisk, in the Modern style, circa mid to late-20th century, 1960s, 1970s. Marble is a neutral marble stone similar to the hue of travertine marble. Piece m...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Stone
Reverso Separè Steel 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
Large Vivai del Sud Standing Mirror or Screen in Lacquered Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large screen or standing mirror by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970's. Rare version in black lacquered wood and mirror produced in late 1970's by this Rome based company.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Esther Fuhrman Abstract Bronze Stairway Scupture '20th C.'
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible piece by Esther Fuhrman (American, b. 1939). This beautiful abstract modern bronze sculpture of a stairway leading to a gold-tone element pie...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
$680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
SECRE Screen in Brass and Black Metal by Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Secre screen and room divider reveals its duality in its texture, pattern and finishes. Disclosing the screens beauty from any vantage point.
Finished in ebon black steel on one side and orbital...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Faux Marble Pop Art "Ear" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of large faux marble surrealist pop art "ear" bookends, circa 1970s. They are in good vintage condition and each bookend measures: 3.125" W x 8.875" H x 6.5" D. Super fun editio...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Resin
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Garden Screen 4 Panels By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
designed as a nod to the beauty of japanese zen gardens, this artfully designed movable screen is visually pure in its composition, yet intricate at the same time. crafted in solid a...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Home Accents
Materials
Ash
$20,618 / item
White Brera Bookcase, Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This bookcase main peculiarity are some vertical elements which break the linear con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Lacquer
Collectible Design 'Reflector' Screen by Luuk van den Broek
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Yellow/Black reflector
About: Based in Eindhoven, Luuk van den Broek is working in the field between art and industrial design. Intuitively looking for the deepest colour, the mos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Reverso Separè Mulberry 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
Contemporary Organic Form Natural Plain Beige Fiberglass Screen by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead screen by kar
Dimensions: W 158 x D 56 x H 150
Materials: FRP
Available also in black.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause and eff...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Home Accents
Materials
Other
Salta Medium Square Cream Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
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
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
Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Portoro Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in black marble type "Portoro" and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi.
- S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mayfair Lacquered Screen by Ryan Korban
Located in New York, NY
Mayfair screen by Ryan Korban consist of three high gloss lacquered panels with beautiful nickel finished hinges. Each striking screen is handmade in New Y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Lacquer
$6,800 / item
Geometric Oak Room Wood Divider Screen Moon by Ana Volante
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary Dark Brown Stained Wood Birdcage
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary wooden birdcage with a sloped roof, hanging hook, and two removable bottom trays with a dark brown stained finish.
Category
20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Custom Four-Panel Folding Screen with Nail Head Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
This custom-made, four-panel room divider is finished with an American Wool plaid fabric and detailed with antique brass nail heads. Each pane...
Category
2010s American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Fuchsia Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fuchsia rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical eleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Plastic
Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative HORN TOTEM Sculpture
By Egg Designs
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
Bronze Screen
By FOS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The bronze screen by FOS is placed in the center of the exhibition Warm Leatherette. Functioning as a tissue in the lung that FOS created for the exhibition.
Using a traditional met...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
$55,114
Italian Mid-Century Crystal Sphere with Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid-Century crystal sphere with air bubbles throughout. Flat on bottom to sit on surfaces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
$12,388 / item
Yellow Rabbit Door Stopper / Bookends, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Yellow rabbit as a door stopper / bookends.
Made in Italy:
Made in Italy furniture means design, quality, style and sophistication.
The typical elega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Plastic
Opto 1/2 Folding Screen, Colors Lacquered by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Opto 1/2 folding screen, colors Lacquered by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 200, W 300, D 4 cm
Materials: Laser-cut metal panels inside th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Contemporary Painted Beige and Floral Floor Trunk
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American Country style beige painted wooden floor trunk painted with red and green trim, and decorations of florals, laurels, butterflies and ladybugs on the top, front ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Ring Mini - Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Marble Bookends Set
Located in Cologna Veneta, IT
A circle that encompasses balance, beauty and functionality.
Ring is much more than a simple bookend: it is an essential graphic sign that transforms the bookcase into a living compo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Contemporary 21st Century bookcase accessory, sculptural bookend made in Italy
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Capo is a collection of bookends designed by Milano based studio Spinzi, and artisanally handcrafted from metal in Italy. They are small in size yet big in personality: rather then s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Belix Sculpted Screen, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Belix sculpted screen - Signed by Stefan Leo
Black laquered wood
Measures: 200 x 25 x 200 cm
(Other dimensions, materials can be made to order)
Atelie...
Category
2010s German Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
$64,316 / item
Three Black Screen by Massimo Morozzi, Mazzei, 1980's
Located in Uccle, BE
Three Mid Century Screen by Massimo Morozzi, Mazzei, 1986
Category
20th Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
2010s French Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$22,249 / item
Pair of Bookends with Authentic Fossil Ammonites - Exclusive Design
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Add a touch of elegance and prehistoric charm to your bookshelf with this pair of bookends made of black slate and authentic fossil ammonites. A unique work that combines modern aest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Slate
Set of 2 Large Structural I-Beam Gold Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Large Fin Bronze Bookends by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 12 x D 8 x H 16 cm
Materials: Bronze
Fin bookends come in two sizes...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
2010s French Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$20,620 / item
Pair of Large Vintage English Travel Cases Made by Frenchs
Located in London, GB
Pair of large vintage English travel cases made by Frenchs.
English, 20th Century.
Blue case: height 31cm, width 84cm, depth 51cm.
Red case: height 32cm, width 90cm, depth 51cm.
Dating to the early twentieth century, these intriguing pieces are a pair of large, antique travel cases...
Category
20th Century English Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Wood
Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative RING TOTEM Sculpture
By Egg Designs
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
Telo Screen by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Telo screen by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 220, W 124, D 40 cm
Materials: Partition screen in solid oak; round foot in red lacquered MDF
...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
$2,096 / item
Modern artisanal sculptural multifaceted wood screen made in Italy
Located in Pordenone, IT
This solid wood hand made in Italy screen is very versatile due to its appeal, well fitting any classic or contemporary environment,
It's part of " Metropolis " collection by Sebast...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Floral Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Floral coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.150 D.133 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with jers...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
$6,350 / item
Ego Screen Pearl White Large by Karim Rashid for Scarlet Splendour
By Karim Rashid
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 Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$9,435 Sale Price / item
15% Off
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 Home Accents
Materials
Steel
Black and White Marble Pyramid Obelisk Style Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A black, charcoal and white marble pyramid 'Obelisk style', circa 1970s, 20th century. Dimensions: 2.63" square base x 7.88" height.
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Lucite & 1970s Pennies paperweight...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Marble
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Spectra Dichroic Blinds, Rona Koblenz
Located in Geneve, CH
Spectra dichroic blinds, Rona Koblenz
Dimensions: W 108, D 5, H 203 cm
Material: Dichroic Borosilicate glass 6mm, SS cable, SS fixings
Weight: 35/50KG
Fixing methode: Hanging
De...
Category
2010s English Modern Home Accents
Materials
Glass
$28,995 / item
Vintage Travel Case and Top Hat by Tress & Co., London
Located in London, GB
Vintage travel case and top hat by Tress & Co., London.
English, 20th century.
Measures: hat: height 16 cm, width 26 cm, depth 31 cm.
case: height 27 cm, width 35 cm, depth 20 cm.
These intriguing objects, a vintage leather travel case...
Category
20th Century English Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Silk
Handbag, Longchamp, Yellow Leather, Chrome Buckle, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handbag, Longchamp, Yellow leather, Chrome buckle, 20th century.
Handbag, Longchamp, chrome buckle, yellow leather, good condition, 20th century.
h: 25cm , w: 29cm, d: 16cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Home Accents
Materials
Chrome
Reverso Separè Light Blue 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
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 Home Accents
Materials
Steel
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 Home Accents
Materials
Iron, Magnets
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Brass
Colorful Storage Box Designed and Made in the 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Colorful storage box designed and made in the 1970s. Besides being a practical item, this box can also be a colorful detail ideal for a (kids) room, l...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Malachite
Space Poetry Blue 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
$7,838 / item
Italian Travertine Marble Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian travertine marble Obelisk, in the Modern style, circa 1970s, Italy. A great decorative object for a shelf, credenza, office, library, cocktail table, etc. Very go...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Crouch & Fitzgerald Leather & Brass File Holder Briefcase
By Crouch & Fitzgerald
Located in Stamford, CT
Established in New York, Crouch & Fitzgerald is renowned for its premium luggage and travel accessories. The company, founded in 1839, is synonymous with luxury and durability, appea...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
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 Home Accents
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
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 Home Accents
Materials
Steel
Salta Round Bordeaux Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
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
Opto Folding Screen Black Lacquered by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Opto Folding Screen Black Lacquered by Colé Italia with Lorenz + Kaz
Dimensions: H 200, W 300, D 4 cm
Materials: Laser-cut metal panels i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$10,615 / item
Mulberry Small Darley Handbag in Midnight, Red and White Silky Calf Geo-Floral
By Mulberry
Located in Markington, GB
Sought after Mulberry Small Darley handbag in midnight, red and white silky calf geo-floral,
original packaging, protective wrapping to chain and film to clasp, Mulberry product ...
Category
2010s English Modern Home Accents
Materials
Leather
$822 Sale Price
60% Off
Kazimir Screen, Type B, Abstract Coating in Jersey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Kazimir screen, type B, geometric coating in Jersey by Colé Italia with Julia Douza
Dimensions: H.150 D.133 W.40 cm
Materials: Partition screen with j...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Steel
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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