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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Reverso Separè REd Violet 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Modern Table Lamp 'Obelisk' in Stainless Steel and Tortoise Shell Effect
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
The silver satin effect is achieved by fine brushed steel, rendering an everyday object monumental - it is not merely an ambient table lamp but echoes the form of an Egyptian monolit...
Category
2010s Italian 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Space Poetry Yellow
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
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
Modern Acrylic Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of clear acrylic bookends with Modern edge and jewel-like design, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. Each measure: 6" Height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Wooden Screen 4 Panels Interlock André Fu Living Partion Dividers Oak Bronze New
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Description: Wooden screen with 4 panels
Color: Grey
Size: 180(4 x 45) x 4 x 158/200/240/138 H cm
Material: Oak and bronze
Collection: Interlock
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
Vienna Sewing Box on Wheels in Coral and Cream from 1920s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Sewing box with six folding drawers on wheels made of Bakelite.
Lacquered in coral and cream (Schleiflack); in original condition with beautiful patina.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Reverso Separè Blue Shades 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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
Pair of Faux Marble Pop Art "Nose" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of large faux marble surrealist pop art "nose" bookends, circa 1970s. They are in good vintage condition and each bookend measures: 4" W x 8.75" H x 6.5" D. Super fun edition to...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Resin
"Conogó" Colored Partition Screen in Hardwood, Brazilian Contemporary Design
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This contemporary style partition screen or room divider, painted in MDF, is made of sucupira hardwood. Named the Conogó, this partition screen is art–furniture.
Its constructive and aesthetic inspiration is a mix of references that goes from several fields, from universal cultural roots to contemporary art.
In one hand, Conogó’s constructive form and its use of simple materials references the work of indigenous ancestors and their connection with nature. On the other hand, its play with optical illusion, rhythm and movement creates dialogue with contemporary Kinetic art.
The screen partition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Modern Table Lamp 'Obelisk' in Stainless Steel and Tortoise Shell Effect
Located in San Pietro di Morubio, Verona
The silver satin effect is achieved by fine brushed steel, rendering an everyday object monumental - it is not merely an ambient table lamp but echoes the form of an Egyptian monolit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
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
'Light Tropics' Wood Screen with Mutlicolor Murano Glass by Hillsideout
Located in Milan, IT
The screen cover “Light tropics” represents a mask which is inspired by a group of indigenous people called the Caduvei. The screen stylizes face painting by using colorful elements ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Maximalist Four-Panel Hand Painted Screen, After Jean Cocteau, 1950s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Miami, FL
A striking surrealist hand painted floor screen comprised of four canvas panels with profiles centering a "visage de faune" (faun's face), a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Italian Handcrafted 3 Part Jungle Dome Screen Midnight Blue Laquered Wood
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Midnight Blu lacquered wood carefully crafted to enhance light and shadow. Insertion of tropical prints on 100% cotton paper.
From the Jungle Dome collection designed by Massimilian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Glass, Paper
Trunk from 19th Century with Painting from the Artist Vlado Kadnár
By Vladimir Kadnár
Located in Vienna, Austria
The trunk, from solid wood, was made at the end of 19 century. The outside is covered in the original black coat , and is decorated from
the slovak-australian artist Vlado Kadnár (...
Category
1990s Slovak Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Brass Room Divider Made with Dichroic Glass
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Crown room divider was built and designed by artist Troy Smith. This contemporary and one of a kind room divider is made out of the highest grade of materials. Inspired by glitte...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Jaru Lucite and 24-Karat Gold Leaf Sculpture
By Jaru
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A two-piece Jaru cast Lucite sculpture with embedded 24-karat gold leaf flakes this ball placed on a pedestal sparkles and shimmers playing off any light source giving it a element o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Custom Robsjohn-Gibbings Wastebasket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut wastepaper basket with two brass ring handles from a 1938 custom Manhattan NY interior by Robsjohn-Gibbings. This is part of a library suite we ac...
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
Limited Edition Sonar Gradient Mirror Screen in Emerald Sapphire by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in New York, NY
Sonar is a modern and artistic look into the question of sharing a space temporary as well as creating a new space from scratch. Polished and colored steel allows creating a unique s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Home Accents
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
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
Pair of Large Faceted Clear Murano Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large faceted clear Murano obelisks.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Murano Glass
Snake Contemporary Sculptural Wood Bronze Patina Room Divider Screen
By Grain
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
A large screen composed of solid wood posts with hand-cut hinges and bronze sheet. The form evokes prayer flags or a snaking river. The blue color of the bro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Original Mirror Screens
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of screens in brass and coloured mirrors, geometrical shape
Dimensions : 180 X H 221 cm and 192 x H 214 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Barry Kieselstein Cord Brown Lux Leather Extra Long Double Chain Poc
Located in Westport, CT
Barry Kiestelstein cord dark brown lux leather alligator head on front, extra long double gilt chain, and alligator brushed gilt feet, with pooch, looks to be unused.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Modern Three-Panel Screen Divider with Steel and Marble Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning and stylish decorative screen makes a wonderful accent divider or wall art, combining sculpted steel frame with parquet marble inlays. Perfect room divider or screen fo...
Category
20th Century Modern Home Accents
Andrianna Shamaris Rare Rosewood Screen
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite rare antique rosewood carved into this beautiful screen or room divider.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design™
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Rare Celine Black Shoulder Clutch Bag
By Celine
Located in Pasadena, CA
Céline Paris vintage shoulder / clutch box bag in black leather.
Inside - bright red with one open pocket and one with a zip.
The straps measurements are 53".
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Home Accents
Materials
Brass
1950s, Venini Glass Spiraling Obelisk
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Spiraling clear-glass obelisk with red flame-like intrusions made by Venini. One of the most celebrated models of Venini.
This type of glass is called "Vetro Sommerso", model 4256 fr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Glass
Spectacular Trompe L'Oeil Marquetry Screen by Peter Niczewski
By peter niczewski
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning showcase of woodworking virtuosity, Niczewski used this three-panel birch screen as a canvas to create a surrealistic tableau out of wood veneer. Every letter in the newsp...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
"Accent", Monumental Charcoal on Canvas Painting by Jessica Scott Felder
By Jessica Scott-Felder
Located in Hanover, MA
11 foot by 9 foot frame stretched charcoal on canvas painting by Jessica Scott-Felder titled "Accent" 2009.
Jessica utilizes drawings and installations with antique objects to transform spaces into psychological realms that are suggestive of maternal figures and ancestral and social narratives. Initially, the chairs represented matriarchal presence and have currently expanded to ancestry. Jessica’s work addresses issues in identity, heritage, culture, and society’s rapidly disintegrating connection to the past.
Jessica's grandmother's living room has been a focal point of her work. She is visually exploring the suggestive qualities of furniture placement. Many of the images were derived from “Last Year at Marienbad...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
'Tincture Reflector' Screen by Luuk van den Broek
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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 most logical connection or th...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Home Accents
Materials
Metal
Pair of Rosewood and Inlaid Nickel "High Roller" Bookends
Located in Englewood, NJ
Super cool and large 21st century design sculptural carved rosewood and inlaid nickel wood "High Roller" dice bookends atop a nickel bases.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Nickel
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
Vicente Wolf Four-Panel Screen
By Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
A four-panel screen designed by Vicente Wolf. Dark wood frame encasing woven hemp panels. 69" tall, expands to 84" wide. Two available. Sold separately.
Category
20th Century Dominican Modern Home Accents
Materials
Hemp, Wood
Amber Glass Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage glass half-moon bookends in dark amber color, set of two. By Blenko Glass Company.
Category
20th Century Modern Home Accents
Materials
Glass
Louis Vuitton Beauty Case Parigi Anni '90
Located in Milano, IT
Beauty Case Louis Vuitton (Boîte pharmacie) rivestito in tela Monogram. La ferramenta è in ottone, i chiodi sono marchiati. Interno dotato di astuccio con specchio, passanti in pelle...
Category
1990s French Modern Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
1970s Faux Malachite Porcelain Obelisk, Small
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a fabulous, 1970s porcelain obelisk with a faux malachite design all over, attributed to Neiman Marcus' malachite design porcelain collection. Tall, standing just over 12i...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Malachite
1970s Faux Malachite Porcelain Obelisk, Large
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a fabulous, 1970s porcelain obelisk with a faux malachite design all over, attributed to Neiman Marcus' malachite design porcelain collection. Tall, standing just over 14i...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Malachite
Pair of Carved Fossilized Limestone Bookends with Many Fossils Visible
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a high quality pair of demilune columnar form stone bookends, unmarked. Skillfully carved beige limestone with a large number of spiral shell gastropods, nautiloids, and other fossils polished to show off the beauty of the fossils. There are natural streaks of dark and light limestone, orange iron oxide, and crystalline calcite in the shells. The stone contains a large amount of calcite (or aragonite) with the remainder made of impurities such as dolomite, quartz or silicates, clay, iron oxides, and rock particles of many kinds.
These are of lovely quality and are fascinating to look at. As they are cut from the same piece, the fossils match up when both bookends are placed together and the corresponding portion of fossils can be seen on the opposite interior vertical plane.
Dimensions:
7"h x 5.75"w x 2.75"d (each half)
Condition:
Good, a few scratches and nicks on base, attractive appearance.
Provenance:
A Private Collection: The Sherry Netherland...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Stone
Italian Modern Sculpture Bookends in Black Stone Slate, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern sculpture bookends in black stone slate, 1980s
Set of three rectangular base sculptures in slate. The stone has an irregular s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Home Accents
Materials
Slate
Half-Size FSW-6 Screen by Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Half-size FSW-6 screen in ash plywood and canvas. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller, Zeeland, MI, circa 1948. Unmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Home Accents
Materials
Canvas, Plywood
Lionel Jadot and Zaventem Ateliers, Spin Love, BE
By Lionel Jadot
Located in New York, NY
Bringing together 15 of Europe’s most exceptional artisans working across the design spectrum, Jadot has spearheaded the creation of an extraordinary mixed-media, multi-functional object in the form of an unique ping pong table, titled “Spin Love.” In addition to its recreational use, "Spin Love" can be divided with each table top elevated to serve as a double-sided room divider or screen, with a matching pair of standing floor lamps. One of the most ambitious works of decorative arts today, “Spin Love” connects the talents of the idiosyncratic, visionary artists that make up Zaventem Ateliers. Jadot is the mastermind behind Zaventem, an experimental artist workspace accommodating 32 separate workshops dedicated to the production and transformation of materials, allowing a group of exceptional craftsmen working in ceramics, leather, metal, marble, textiles, and wood to collaborate, experiment, and inspire one another. As a physical representation of the ingenuity and creative drive housed within the walls of Zaventem Ateliers, “Spin Love” asserts their commitment to old world craftsmanship, free thinking, and modern innovation.
In conceiving “Spin Love” Jadot aimed to create a work where visionary design and idiosyncratic craftsmanship meets the already collaborative energy, humor and playfulness he had amassed within Zaventem. Each individual element, from the mixed media table tops to the unique ping pong paddles, showcases the height of the artists’ specific expertise.
The double sided clover-shaped table top can be divided into two separate tables, each with the ability to be raised to stand upright, acting as a dual-faced screen allowing for four distinct visual options.One bifurcated table half features black and white geometrically patterned leather collages from Niyona, a French custom leather design company. Its corresponding half is composed of precious wood marquetry work by Alexandre Lowie with a steel star detail jewelry designer by Luna Lotta. The second table is composed of an integration of metalwork by Maison Jonckers and textiles from Studio Krjst enclosed within poured resin. On one side each artist’s work is tessellated into a tightly controlled pattern. Flipping the table over reveals an expressive and chaotic assemblage of patterns and textures.
The freestanding, movable lamps...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
HOLLY HUNT Arolle Screen
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
HOLLY HUNT Arolle screen
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 49.25 W x 9.78 D x 29.9 H inch
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Antiqued Brass
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The conversation started when an overflow of bought reading material required a change in our living room organization. This need and desire birthed the idea of a single material, ea...
Category
2010s American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Cut Steel
Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Galvanized Steel
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The conversation started when an overflow of bought reading material required a change in our living room organization. This need and desire birthed the idea of a single material, ea...
Category
2010s American Modern Home Accents
Materials
Cut Glass
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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