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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Fabric, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1950s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mohair, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
20th Century European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1960s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Marble
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
1990s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
Early 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
1950s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Terracotta
20th Century Austrian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Walnut
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Olive
Early 2000s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
20th Century Irish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cedar
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo, Reed
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Bronze
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cane, Hardwood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
Early 2000s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel, Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Plexiglass
1950s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver Leaf
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Nickel
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1960s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Jute
1960s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Jute