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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Santa Monica Ikat in Netural 26 x 15" Pillow

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Schumacher Santa Monica Ikat in Netural 26 x 15" Pillow

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Schumacher Threshold 20" Pillow in Lapis

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Schumacher Attleboro Ikat 24" Pillow in Blush

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Schumacher Iconic Leopard 18" Pillow in Ink/Natural

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Schumacher Ziggurat Pillow

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Schumacher Tutsi in Natural/Ivory 24 x 12" Pillow

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Schumacher Venetian Silk Velvet in Mink 20" Pillow

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Schumacher Gainsborough Velvet Pillow

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Schumacher Chevron Strie Velvet 22" Pillow in Lapis

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Schumacher Myers Fern Linen 22" Pillow

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Schumacher Ocean in Khaki 20" Pillow

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Schumacher Heraldic in Spezzatura 20" Pillow

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Schumacher Attleboro Ikat 22" Pillow in Natural

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Schumacher Attleboro Ikat 22" Pillow in Blush

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Schumacher Ezra Wool 20" Pillow in Basalt

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Schumacher Iconic Leopard 20" Pillow in Ebony/Natural

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Schumacher Ezra Wool 18" Pillow in Basalt

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Schumacher Khan's Park in Chambray 20 x 14" Pillow

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Schumacher Wentworth Embroidery in Chambray 24 x 12" Pillow

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Schumacher Mixco in Jewel 18 x 12" Pillow

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Schumacher Venetian Silk Velvet in Mink 18" Pillow

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Schumacher Attleboro Ikat 20" Pillow in Natural

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Schumacher Queen of Spain 18" Pillow in Dove

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Schumacher Iconic Leopard 18" Pillow in Ebony/Natural

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Schumacher Citrus Garden I/O in Leaf 18" Pillow

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Schumacher Jokhang Tiger Velvet in Red & Green 18" Pillow

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Schumacher Jokhang Tiger Velvet in Red & Green 20 x 14" Pillow

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Schumacher Dixon Mohair in Vicuna 22" Pillow

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Schumacher Wentworth in Rust Embroidery 22" Pillow

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Schumacher Tempesta Throw in Navy

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Schumacher Jokhang Tiger Velvet in Green 20 x 14" Pillow

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Schumacher Billy I/O in Natural 24 x 12" Pillow

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Schumacher Acanthus Stripe 22" Pillow in Sky

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Schumacher Servilia Stripe in Aqua 18 x 12" Pillow

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Schumacher Iconic Leopard in Ink 20 x 14" Pillow

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Schumacher Branson Embroidery 20" Pillow

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Schumacher Coyolate in Nougat 18" Pillow

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Schumacher Jokhang Tiger Velvet in Green 18" Pillow

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Schumacher Fremont I/O in Green 22" Pillow

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