Modern Racks and Stands
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Ash
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Racks and Stands
Fabric, Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Racks and Stands
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Rope
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s Turkish Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Racks and Stands
Lucite
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s Japanese Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Acrylic, Lucite
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
1990s French Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Racks and Stands
Walnut
2010s Australian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s French Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass, Enamel, Iron
20th Century French Modern Racks and Stands
Walnut
1990s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Unknown Modern Racks and Stands
Wire
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s North American Modern Racks and Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
1990s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Other
1990s German Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
1970s French Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite
Early 20th Century Modern Racks and Stands
Fiberglass
20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass, Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Racks and Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Racks and Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel