Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Silk
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
20th Century Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Teak
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
1930s Czech Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Chrome
2010s Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam, Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic, Rubber
1990s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
1890s American Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Fur, Natural Fiber
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Maple
20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass