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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
2010s South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
2010s African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
2010s African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Terracotta
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Early 2000s Afghan Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
20th Century Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn, Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Copper
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mahogany
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Japanese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass