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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester, Jute
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Lacquer
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cork
2010s Polish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo
2010s Central American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Paint
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Early 2000s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Fabric
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Beech
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Lacquer, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Maple
1970s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Porcelain
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Linen
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Alpaca
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal