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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1970s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Abalone, Wool
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s Egyptian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Pine, Lacquer, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Jute
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Jute
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Nylon
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Linen, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Straw
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Feathers, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Feathers, Linen
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers, Satin
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Jacquard
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polystyrene, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
1940s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass