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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Schumacher Colada Stripe Blue Indoor/Outdoor Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Colada Stripe Blue Indoor/Outdoor Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Camile Embroidery Yellow Linen Cotton Two-Sided Lumbar Pillow

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Schumacher Coralline Red Two-Sided Lumbar Linen Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Le Matelot Peacock Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Piet Performance Linen Blanc Two-Sided Pillow with Juno Fringe Tape

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Schumacher Santa Monica Ikat Indigo Cotton Linen Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Larson Tape & Piet Performance Linen Yellow Blue Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher X Veere Grenney Rafe Stripe Quiet Pink Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Freeform Tape + Piet Performance Linen Black Two-Side Lumbar Pillow

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Schumacher Elias Blue Ivory Cotton Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Star Epingle Blue Two-Sided Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Botanico Bronze Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher x Veere Grenney Tabitha Quiet Pink Linen Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Zebra Palm Indoor/Outdoor Leaf Pillow

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Schumacher Calicut Floral Delft Two-Sided Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Sea Grapes Palm Two-Sided Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher X Porter Teleo Filigree Navy Two-Sided Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Kimono Ikat Berry Two-Sided Linen Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Mark D. Sikes Santa Barbara Ikat Indigo Two-Sided Cotton Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Sea Grape Bark Two-Sided Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Cecil Cotton Chintz Black Yellow Stone White Pillow

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Schumacher Indian Arbre Hyacinth Two-Sided Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Zanzibar Trellis Matte Winter Mint Two-Sided Linen Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Tristan Patchwork Indigo Cotton Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Jackie Applique Embroidery Natural Two-Sided Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Caroline Hurley Tiasquam Blue Two-Sided Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Artigianale Italian Handwoven Cotton Wool White Two-Sided 23" Pillow

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Schumacher Horst Stripe Grisaille Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Ming Fret Velvet 18" Pillow in Bronze

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Schumacher Mottley Grid Wren Cotton Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Caroline Hurley Cedar Tree Neck Sky Two-Sided Cotton Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Leaping Leopards Yellow Two-Sided Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Sonora Ivory Chevron Two-Sided Pillow

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Schumacher Indio Ikat Green Cotton Pillow

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Schumacher Iconic Leopard Indoor/Outdoor Graphite Pillow

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Schumacher Zebra Palm Indoor/Outdoor Black Pillow

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Schumacher Ojai Paisley Mark D. Sikes Red Two-Sided Lumbar Pillow

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Schumacher Magic Mountain Dragon Blue Cotton Linen Pillow

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Schumacher Corfu Navy Multi Linen Cotton Pillow

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