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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk
1940s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Nylon
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chenille, Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Nylon
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Resin
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Feathers, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1990s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Resin
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Silk
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
20th Century Japanese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome