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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Travertine, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Silk
2010s Panamanian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Wool
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stoneware, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
Early 2000s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Fabric, Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton