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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Shumacher Woodland Leopard Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Mineral

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Shumacher Woodland Leopard Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Mineral

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Shumacher Gerry Embroidery 14" Pillow A in Document

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Schumacher Kinabalu Velvet 24x12" Pillow in Gold

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Schumacher Janis Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Champagne

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Beasts Pillow in Multi on Ivory, 22"

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Gardenia Pillow in Rose, 16"

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Hedgehog Pillow in Duck Egg Brown, 27x14"

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Schumacher Janis Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Moonstone

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Shumacher Elko Plaid 22x14" Pillow in Straw

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Schumacher Zambezi Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Champagne

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Schumacher Marion Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Sepia

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Dagger Stripe Pillow in Red on Pink, 24x12"

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Zebra Velvet Pillow in Silver Blue, 20"

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Lunaria Pillow in Ochre, 18x12"

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Roxbury I/O Pillow in Leaf, 20"

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Roxbury I/O Pillow in Navy, 20"

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Schumacher Woodland Leopard Velvet 24x12" Pillow in Emerald

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Ra Pillow in Green, 24x12"

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Ra Pillow in Navy, 24x12"

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Queen B I/O Pillow in Green, 16"

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Gilded Star Block Print Pillow in Navy on Natural, 20"

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Schumacher Bodrum Silk Velvet in Indigo 20" x16" Pillow

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Roxbury I/O Pillow in Black, 20"

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Downtown Pillow in Blues, 16"

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Centipede Stripe Pillow in Pumice, 24x12"

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Schuamcher Royal Poppy Stripe 20" Pillow in Sky

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Fuzz Pillow in Navy, 18"

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Gilded Star Block Print Pillow in Green, 20"

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Roxbury I/O Pillow in Coral, 20"

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Fuzz II I/O Pillow in Red, 18"

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Beasts Pillow in Blue and Green, 22"

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Trickledown Pillow in Natural, 18x12"

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Trickledown Pillow in Natural, 16x12"

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Schumacher Dixon Mohair in Vicuna 24" Pillow

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Schumacher Woodland Leopard Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Emerald

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Shumacher Saranda Flower 20" Pillow in Marigold

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Shumacher Gerry Embroidery 14" Pillow B in Document

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Schumacher Venetian Silk Velvet in Mink 24" Pillow

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Schumacher Woodland Leopard Velvet 18" Pillow in Sepia

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