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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Steel, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s French Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Canvas
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Nickel
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Racks and Stands
Beech
1960s Czech Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Lucite
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1980s Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
1970s American Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Acrylic, Lucite
20th Century American Modern Racks and Stands
Chrome
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Fabric, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
1990s Swedish Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Lacquer
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1910s Austrian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
1990s American Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Cement, Metal
Early 20th Century European Modern Racks and Stands
Birch, Bentwood
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
Early 2000s Modern Racks and Stands
Steel, Chrome
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Cut Steel
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Cut Glass