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MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.

Style: Modern

Creator: Hermès

Hermes Pillow Cheval Pixel, Ecru Backing

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Hermes Pillow Cheval Pixel, Ecru Backing

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Silver and Brass Lighter, Hermes, Italy, c. 1970

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Hermès Sterling Silver Stirrup Cufflinks Box Paris France 21th Century

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Pair of Down Pillows in Hermes Silk Spirographie Fabric

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Hermés Cartes A Nouer, Scarf Knotting How-To Card Set, New in Box, France

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Vintage Hermes Paris Citrouilles & Coloquintes Burnt Orange Silk Pumpkin Scarf

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Hermes Travel Size Playing Cards

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Hermes Pillow Cheval Pixel, Green Backing

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Hermes Pillow Circuit 24, Orange

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Hermes Pillow Fil D'Argent

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Hermes Pillow Clic Clac Quadrille

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Hermes Pillow Luco Imprime

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Hermes Turquoise, Red Playing Cards

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Hermes Pillow Spirographie

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Hermes Pillow Circuit 24, Burgundy

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Hermes Pillow Feuillage Vague in Orange, Orange Backing

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Hermes Pillow H Losange, Blush Backing

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Hermes Pillow H Losange, Off-White Backing

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Handmade Hermès Pillows

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Hermès Paris, "La Promenade De Longchamps" Square in Printed Silk

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Pair Hermès Black Espresso Zebra Silk Pillows With Leather Trim

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Hermès Custom Silk Scarf Pillow 'Hello Dolly' by Loic Dubigeon with Hermès Box

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