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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
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 British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Silk
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
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 Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
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 Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Satin, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1970s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
1960s Peruvian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Travertine, Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal