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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Iron
20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Concrete
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Ash
1970s North American Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Bronze
2010s Lebanese Modern Racks and Stands
Cement
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century French Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
2010s Danish Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Mirror, Plastic
2010s Belgian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
2010s English Modern Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1990s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
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
Rope
2010s English Modern Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s English Modern Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
2010s Canadian Modern Racks and Stands
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s English Modern Racks and Stands
Leather, Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Danish Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
1990s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
1990s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Racks and Stands
Walnut
Early 2000s European Modern Racks and Stands
Resin
2010s Mexican Modern Racks and Stands
Fabric, Wood, Ash
2010s Mexican Modern Racks and Stands
Oak
1960s French Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood